GRAND LAKE, Colo. – The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) has honored 128 student-athletes in Division I with a selection to one of the All-Region teams for 2017. Of the 128 honorees, 15 came from BIG EAST members, including six from conference champion Florida.
These student-athletes are now eligible for inclusion on the IWLCA All-American teams, which will be announced on Wednesday, May 17. The IWLCA will honor the National All-Americans at the IWLCA All-American Banquet on Saturday June 3, 2017 at the Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Md.
Florida's six All-Region selections tie for the most in program history; the Gators also had six players honored in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016.
All-Region First Team honorees include Connecticut’s Grace Nolan (Northeast Region), Denver’s Layne Voorhees (West/MidWest Region) and Florida’s Taylor Bresnahan, Sammi Burgess, Caroline Fitzgerald and Mollie Stevens (South Region).
For full IWLCA All-Region lists, click
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Mid Atlantic Region
Second Team
Morgan Glassford, Temple, Sr., M
Brenda McDermott, Temple, Sr., A
Northeast Region
First Team
Grace Nolan, Connecticut, Jr., A
Second Team
Cassie Ekstrom, Connecticut, Jr., D
West/MidWest Region
First Team
Layne Voorhees, Denver, Sr., D
Second Team
Kendra Lanuza, Denver, So., A
Grace Gabriel, Marquette, So., M
Julianna Shearer, Marquette, Sr., A
South Region
First Team
Taylor Bresnahan, Florida, Sr., D
Sammi Burgess, Florida, Sr., A
Caroline Fitzgerald, Florida, Sr., D
Mollie Stevens, Florida, Sr., A
Second Team
Sydney Pirreca, Florida, So., M
Lindsey Ronbeck, Florida, So., A
Francesca Whitehurst, Georgetown, So., M