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Fitzgerald named league’s Rookie of the Year
May 3, 2007
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Sarah Dillon |
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Molly Fitzgerald |
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Sarah Davidson |
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Jessica Scott |
GENEVA, N.Y.—William Smith College first-year Molly Fitzgerald (Gould Academy/Sudbury, Mass.) was tabbed the Liberty League Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year today. Also receiving league honors was senior Sarah Dillon (Blair Academy/Oldwick, N.J.), junior Sarah Davidson (South Burlington/South Burlington, Vt.), and senior Jessica Scott (Wayneflete School/Portland, Maine). The awards are voted on by the league’s coaches.
Fitzgerald, also named to the All-Liberty League second team, leads all first-years in goals (30), assists (11) and points (41). She recorded six hat tricks this season, and tallied five points (3-2) in a win over Denison. An attacker, Fitzgerald was tabbed the league’s Rookie of the Week three times this season.
The lone first-team selection for William Smith, midfielder Dillon leads the league in points with 74. Over the past three years she led the Herons in scoring, and enters the postseason of her final year with 125 career goals and 45 career assists. This spring she recorded a career-high 12 points (7-5) in a win over Clarkson, the first part of a two-game 20-point outburst. Dillon was named the league’s Offensive Performer of the Week, RACA Co-Female Athlete of the Week, and ECAC Upstate Player of the Week following that performance. A three-time all-league selection, Dillon also leads the Herons in draw controls with 37.
Davidson was named to the All-Liberty League second team. A two-time all-league defender, Davidson leads the team in ground balls with 27. She has won 21 draw controls on the year, and also tallied a goal and an assist. Against the Golden Knights, Davidson collected a season-high seven GBs and netted a goal.
Scott, a midfielder, was tabbed all-league honorable mention. This season she totaled 13 goals and nine assists, picked up 17 ground balls, and won 27 draw controls. Scott posted three goals and an assist at Clarkson, and won four draw controls in the Herons’ win over Rensselaer. Entering the Liberty Leauge Tournament, Scott has tallied 77 career points and won 79 draw controls.
The Herons, ranked fifth in the New York State Region by the NCAA, enter postseason play this weekend with a 10-5 overall mark. Third-seeded William Smith will meet No. 2 Union in the Liberty League Tournament semifinals on May 4 at 5 p.m. Top-seeded Hamilton will host the two-day tournament.