Stevens' Pigott Named E8 Player of Year
from press release
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 28, 2010) – Senior attack
Alyssa Pigott was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year for the
second-straight season and six other members of the 12th-ranked
Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team were honored
by the conference as the Empire 8 office released its
all-conference teams on Thursday afternoon. Pigott, junior
midfielder Christine Smith, and junior defender Kate Cox were named
to the first-team, while junior attack Leah Wasserman, freshman
midfielder Spencer Waybright, and sophomore defender Ashley Carey
were all named to the second-team.
Pigott has now earned first-team All-Empire 8 honors three times in
her career and currently leads the conference in goals (51), points
(69), and points per game (4.60). She is tied for the league lead
in game-winning goals with four and has also accumulated 34 draw
controls, 24 ground balls, and 15 caused turnovers. Pigott scored
the game-tying and game-winning goal in a 9-8 come-from-behind win
at Nazareth, and also notched the decisive score in a triple
overtime win over No. 8 Union College. She has been named the
Empire 8 Player of the Week two times in 2010. Pigott is at the top
or near the top of most categories in the Stevens record book and
is a two-time IWLCA All-American. She has played in and started all
73 games over the course of her career, tallying 244 goals –
second all time – handing out 89 assists, and accumulating
334 total points. She has racked up 20 game-winning goals as
well.
Smith earned her second first-team all-conference nod as a
midfielder, recording 41 points on 35 goals and six helpers. She
has 65 draw controls, which is good for first in the conference and
24th in the nation, and the junior has also collected 26 ground
balls and caused 14 turnovers.
Like Smith, Cox was named first-team All-Empire 8 in 2009. The
defender leads the team in ground balls with 48 and caused
turnovers with 29. She is ranked 53rd in the country in caused
turnovers and has three points on two goals and an assist.
Wasserman was named to the second-team for a second-consecutive
season and is having a monster year for the Ducks' attack. She
leads the team with 26 assists and is second in points (63) and
goals (35). Wasserman also has picked up 19 ground balls,
controlled 24 draws, and caused eight turnovers.
Waybright, a newcomer, earns a second-team nod after showing her
ability from end line to end line all season. The Duck rookie
tallied 22 goals, handed out 12 assists, controlled 20 draws,
picked up 16 ground balls, and also caused 11 turnovers. She is the
only Duck other than Pigott to have double-digits in all six major
statistical categories.
Carey has been a force on the defensive end of the field all season
and is a big reason the team is ranked 20th nationally in scoring
defense and 28th in caused turnovers. She is second on the team in
ground balls (27) and caused turnovers (18), while her 25 draw
controls is third best.
Senior Fionuala Quinn was named the Stevens Sportswoman of the Year
and is also having a solid season, recording seven points on six
goals and one assist from the Stevens midfield.
