May 3, 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior Ally Carey and junior Paige Cahill were recognized Thursday when the American Lacrosse Conference announced its postseason award winners. Carey earned first-team all-conference honors for the third consecutive season, while Cahill was a second-team honoree for the first time in her VU career.
Carey leads the ALC in draw controls this season and also has paced the Commodores in goals, assists, points and caused turnovers. A Tewaaraton Award nominee, Carey was named the ALC’s Offensive Player of the Week in March after a pair of VU victories over Boston College and Canisius. A two-time first-team All-America selection, Carey is Vanderbilt’s career leader in both ground ball and draw controls. She also ranks in the school’s all-time Top 10 in goals, assists, points and ground balls.
Cahill started every game on defense for the Commodores for the second straight year. The Nashville native has provided Vanderbilt with a second option in the center circle this season and ranks third on the team in draw controls. Cahill had a career-high four ground balls in VU’s 13-12 win over Boston College. She also caused a turnover and had two ground balls in VU’s upset of No. 5 Duke.
Carey, Cahill and the rest of their Commodore teammates open play at the 2012 ALC Tournament tonight against Ohio State at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The game is scheduled to start no earlier than 6:08 p.m. CT, following a 3:30 matchup between Penn State and Johns Hopkins.
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Northwestern claimed ALC Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors while Florida won the Rookie of the Year and Penn State the Goalie of the Year. The complete list of honorees is below.
ALCâ€Ë†All-Conference Honors
Player of the Year: Taylor Thornton, Northwestern
Goalie of the Year: Dana Cahill, Penn State
Rookie of the Year: Nora Barry, Florida
Coach of the Year:â€Ë†Kelly Amonte Hiller, Northwestern
ALC First Team
Dana Cahill, Penn State
Gabby Capuzzi, Ohio State
Ally Carey, Vanderbilt
Lizzy Carney, Penn State
Kitty Cullen, Florida
Taylor D’Amore, Johns Hopkins
Brittany Dashiell, Florida
Sam Farrell, Florida
Erin Fitzgerald, Northwestern
Alayna Markwordt, Ohio State
Shannon Smith, Northwestern
Taylor Thornton, Northwestern
ALC Second Team
Nora Barry, Florida
Paige Cahill, Vanderbilt
Tatum Coffey, Penn State
Kirsten Donahue, Ohio State
Alex Frank, Northwestern
Alyssa Kildare, Johns Hopkins
Colleen McCaffrey, Johns Hopkins
Maggie McCormick, Penn State
Mikey Meagher, Florida
Lacey Vigmostad, Northwestern
Gabi Weigand, Florida
Theresa Zichelli, Penn State