#7 Sasha Cielak Season 2007-08
Midfield
2007: One of nine players to start all 17 games… Named a second-team All-American by the IWLCA… First-team All-West/Midwest Region honors… First-team All-American Lacrosse Conference for the second straight season… Led the Commodores in ground balls and caused turnovers… Third on the team in draw controls… Season-high five caused turnovers against No. 1 Northwestern… Picked up six ground balls and four caused turnovers against Cal… Five ground balls and four caused turnovers at Cornell… Caused multiple turnovers in 13 games during the year.
2006: Started all 16 games as Vanderbilt[apos]s top matchup defender… Earned second-team All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse magazine and womenslacrosse.com… Named a first-team All-South Region selection by the IWLCA… Honored as first-team All-Conference by a vote of American Lacrosse Conference coaches… Led the Commodores in ground balls and caused turnovers for the second straight season… Posted a season-high six ground balls in win over New Hampshire… Caused season-high four turnovers on three occasions: vs. Penn State, at Duke and vs. Ohio State… Third on the team in draw controls… Controlled six draws at North Carolina… Assisted on a Kate Hickman goal late in the Stanford game.
2005: Started all 15 games in the Commodore defense… Received a host of post-season honors… Earned second-team All-ALC honors… Also recognized as a second-team South Region All-American by the IWLCA… And named a third-team All-American by Inside Lacrosse magazine… Placed on the womenslacrosse.com national All-Rookie team… Tied for first on the team with 25 caused turnovers… Third on the team in ground balls and draw controls… Picked up an individual season-high five ground balls in her first collegiate game, Feb. 26 at Penn State… Came up with at least one ground ball in every game… Caused a team season-high four turnovers at conference-rival Ohio… Controlled three draw controls against Notre Dame, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
High School: Four-year varsity starter for the Bulls… First-team all-county selection during junior and senior seasons… Won group 2A state championships during freshman, sophomore and junior seasons… Also lettered in track and field.
Personal: Sasha Noel Cielak… Born Dec. 7, 1986 in Sparks, Md… Daughter of Debbie Ensor and Stan Cielak… Oldest of six children — Natasha, Jacob, Stashu, Jessica and Marek… Step-father played lacrosse at Cornell… Uncle played lacrosse at Maryland… Majoring in elementary education and child studies… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.