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Date: May 25, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's lacrosse has six on IWLCA All-Region teams

WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College women's lacrosse team had six players receive Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Regional honors on Thursday.

Allie Libby (Needham/Needham, Mass.), Kate Sheridan (Tabor Academy/Hingham, Mass.), Catharine O'Brien (Hotchkiss School/Reading, Vt.), Liz Morbeck (Lakeside School/Seattle, Wash.) and Elizabeth Ghilardi (Norwell/Norwell, Mass.) were all named to the first team in the Pilgrim Region. Libba Cox (Choate Rosemary Hall/Guilford, Conn.) was selected to the second team. The IWLCA decided to break the New England Region into two separate regions because of the amount of teams in the region.

Libby led the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) in scoring with 35 goals and 53 assists for 88 points. She set single-season records for points in a season and assists in a season. Libby, a junior, heads into her final season at Colby with 67 goals and 63 assists for 130 points.

Sheridan, a first-year midfielder, finished second on Colby in scoring with 59 points and led the Mules with 46 goals. She also led the team in draw controls (52) and was second in ground balls (64). Sheridan was honored as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year.

O'Brien and Libby both earned NESCAC first team honors. O'Brien, a junior goalie, finished the season with a 13-4 record and led the NESCAC in save percentage (.530). She has 520 saves and a 31-18 record heading into her senior season next year.

Morbeck, a junior defender, led the Mules in caused turnovers with 37 and added 58 ground balls and 25 draw controls. Morbeck has 122 ground balls and 68 caused turnovers in her three years at Colby. She earned second team honors along with Sheridan from the NESCAC.

Ghilardi was third on Colby in scoring this season with 36 goals and 20 assists for 56 points. She finished her career with 90 goals and 42 assists for 132 points.

Cox had her best season in her three years at Colby with 21 goals and four assists for 25 points. She led the Mules with 65 ground balls and added 30 caused turnovers and 28 draw controls. Cox has 34 goals and 11 assists for 45 career points.

Colby won a program-best 14 games this year and made the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time.