Holy Cross Names 2011 Women's Captains
from press release
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross women's lacrosse
program has named seniors Annie Boylan (Andover, Mass.), Amy Martin
(Bloomfield, Mich.) and Meg O'Leary (Longmeadow, Mass.) as 2011
team captains.
Starting all 17 games of the Crusaders' 2010 season, Boylan led the
team with 30 draw controls. Boylan has recorded 104 career draw
controls which are ranked fourth all-time at Holy Cross. The
midfielder tallied eight caused turnovers and 17 ground balls last
season. Boylan also recorded a career high 10 goals this past
season, totaling her career goals to 24 thus far.
In 2009, Boylan started all 16 games for the Crusaders and was
ranked third on the team with a career-best 10 assists. As a
freshman in 2008, she led the team in draw controls with a
career-best 43 which ranked second all-time at the school for a
single-season.
Last season, Martin ranked fifth nationally for saves and fourth
nationally for saves per game, as she played all 17 games.
Recording a career-high 181 saves on the season, Martin totaled her
career saves to 489 thus far which places her fourth all-time at
Holy Cross. She was also second on the team with 26 ground balls.
Martin was chosen the Patriot League Goalie of the Week four times
this past season which tied the record set by Kristine Vida of
American in 2008.
Also in 2010, Martin became only the second Crusader to be named
the Patriot League Goalie of the Year, as she was chosen to the
All-Patriot League first team as well as the All-Patriot League
Tournament team. In 2009, Martin started 15 games of her sophomore
season and led the Patriot League with 10.20 saves per game. As a
freshman in 2008, Martin started all 16 games and her 9.69 saves
per game were fourth in the Patriot League.
O'Leary started all 17 games last season. She led the team with a
career-best 21 caused turnovers which are tied for third all-time
at Holy Cross for a single-season, while her 44 career caused
turnovers are third. Her 1.24 caused turnovers per game were ranked
fifth in the Patriot League, while she also led the team with a
career-best 33 ground balls. O'Leary also recorded 12 goals last
season, totaling her career goals to 57 thus far as she also has 29
assists for 86 career points.
Along with Martin, O'Leary was chosen to the All-Patriot League
first team as well as the All-Patriot League Tournament team for
the 2010 season. In 2009, O'Leary started all 16 games and tied for
the team-lead with a career-best 25 goals, earning her second team
All-Patriot League honors. O'Leary started every game of the 2008
season and was ranked sixth in assists by all Patriot League
freshmen with six. O'Leary is also a three-time member of the
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
