WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's Claire Donegan (Great
Falls, Va.) is the only NCAA Division III player to make it past the first
round of tryouts for the 2009-10 U.S. developmental team at the recent U.S.
Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournament.
The event, held over Memorial Day weekend in Maryland,
featured more than 150 players in the Stars & Stripes Division vying for
spots for the U.S. team tryout. The second round of tryouts will be held August
1-2 at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Donegan was one of 64 players
selected for the next round.
Donegan, a strong defensive midfielder, had a fine first
season with the Mules by scoring 17 goals and dishing 19 assists for 36 points.
She was fifth on the team in scoring and was second to four-time All-American
Kate Sheridan in assists. Donegan also helped out with 33 groundballs, 30 draw
controls, and 13 caused turnovers.
Donegan helped Colby to a 16-2 record and a second straight
New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title. The Mules also
made the NCAA tourney for the third time in four years.
A listing of players selected
for the 2009-10 U.S. developmental team tryout follows:
Attack
Jillian Byers Notre Dame
Rachel Culp Virginia Tech
McKinley Curro Boston University
Alexandra Emala Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Falco Hofstra
Grace Gaeng Maryland
Whitaker Hagerman Virginia
Jackie Lyons Massachusetts
Jenna Martino Saint Joseph's
Colleen McCaffrey Johns Hopkins
Kaitlyn Messinger North Carolina
Shannon Smith Northwestern
Midfield
Kelly Berger James Madison
Caroline Chesterman Florida
Sarah Dalton Boston University
Emily Dashiell Louisville
Claire Donegan Colby
Christina Dove Syracuse
Katrina Dowd Northwestern
Lauren Dykstra Lehigh
Cara Filippelli Loyola
Alexandra Frank Northwestern
Corrine Gandolfi Hofstra
Julie Gardner Virginia
Kristin Igoe Boston College
Ashby Kaestner Georgetown
Sarah Kuonen North Carolina
Deirdre Lafferty Cornell
Katie Lewis-LaMonica Princeton
Nicole Musto Drexel
Jamie Nesbitt Stanford
Sarah Plumb Dartmouth
Mallory Poole C.W. Post
Erin Rawlick Navy
Jennifer Russell North Carolina
Lauren Schmitt Stanford
Lauren Schwarzmann Johns Hopkins
Jaime Sellers William and Mary
Defense
Bryana Borrelli Hofstra
Alicia Burkhart Oregon
Kristen Carr North Carolina
Becky Clipp Maryland
Corcoran Downey Boston University
Katy Fitzgerald North Carolina
Tara Gardner Loyola
Caroline Helmer Cornell
Angela Hughes Johns Hopkins
Alyssa Kildare Johns Hopkins
Jenny Martin Boston University
Marie McKenna Princeton
Alexandra Mundy Vanderbilt
Kelly Munroe Boston University
Colleen Olsen Dartmouth
Riley Perry Massachusetts
Brittany Poist Maryland
Brigid Strain James Madison
Lacey Vigmostad Northwestern
Ashley Wood Duquesne
Goalie
Catherine Conway Boston College
Rachel Klein Boston University
Kendall McBrearty Virginia
Erin Tochihara Princeton
Julie Wadland Dartmouth
Natalie Wills Vanderbilt
