FH: Two Lasers named to GNAC All-Conference teams
Newton, Mass. – Two standouts on the Lasell University field hockey team earned recognition from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) when the All-Conference teams were named Tuesday.
Junior Sheridan Blaha (Waltham, Mass.) earned All-GNAC second team honors and senior Claire Shepherd (Huntington Beach, Calif.) earned All-GNAC third team.
Additionally, Senior Kait Duarte (Fair Haven, Mass.) was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship team.
Blaha earned All-GNAC second team for the second straight season, the first of which was as a member of Regis College where she also went on to win Rookie of the Year. Blaha led the Lasers in both goals and assists and her ten goals ranked eighth in the GNAC.
Shepherd grabbed All-GNAC third team after having a solid season in the Lasell midfield. Having a big impact on the defensive end for the Lasers she gave a lift on the offensive side as well with an assist. She was a staple in the lineup starting all 18 games the Lasers played this year. Shepherd finishes her career with eight goals and four assists appearing in 61 games while starting 34 of them.
Lasell went 7-11 in the 12th year under head coach Cait Connelly with a 6-5 mark in the GNAC. The Lasers qualified for the GNAC tournament as a six seed and fell in the Quarterfinal to third-seeded Saint Joseph's College Maine.
FIRST TEAM
F – Aoife Daly, Colby-Sawyer
F – Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F – Emma Rutledge, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
F – Sydney Gonyea, Simmons
M – Julia Lanctot, Colby-Sawyer
M – Margaret Johnson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
M – Meghan Hill, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
B – Jess Shatford, Colby-Sawyer
B – Haley Budenas, Johnson & Wales (RI)
B – Claire Decker, Johnson & Wales (RI)
GK – Nora Newman, Elms
SECOND TEAM
F – Mya Bolk, Johnson & Wales (RI)
F – Sheridan Blaha, Lasell
F – Olivia Esposito, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
F – Emilia Elko, Simmons
M – Chayna Bingham-Hendricks, Anna Maria
M – Aleah Murph, Colby-Sawyer
M – Katie Sloan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
B – Chelsea Perry, Colby-Sawyer
B – Morgan Dalton, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
B – Emily Plummer, Simmons
GK – Lauren Wilkinson, Colby-Sawyer
THIRD TEAM
F – Chrissy Coffield, Colby-Sawyer
F – Courtney Larson, Colby-Sawyer
F – Hunter Langley, Rivier
F – Megan Quirion, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M – Bella Silva, Colby-Sawyer
M – Carissa Ramirez, Elms
M – Claire Shepherd, Lasell
B – Sam Bonneau, Elms
B – Kayla Bednarz, Rivier
B – Alison Michalik, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
GK – Katie Olsen, Rivier
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Claire Decker, Johnson & Wales (RI)
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR – Nora Newman, Elms
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Katie Sloan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
COACH OF THE YEAR – Emily Dewdney, Colby-Sawyer
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Dean
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Sam Bonneau, Elms
Mya Bolk, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Haley Budenas, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Katie Sloan, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Abby Nadeau, Rivier
Wendy Bowden, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Abbie Jacques, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Cailyn Wesley, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Emilia Elko, Simmons
Sydney Gonyea, Simmons
Anna Tedeschi, Simmons
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Jesly Cortez, Albertus Magnus
Abigayle Celata, Anna Maria
Caroline Koziol, Colby-Sawyer
Zoe Coleman, Dean
Nora Newman, Elms
Megan Kramer, Johnson & Wales
Kait Duarte, Lasell
Hannah Schneiderman, Regis
Madison Streeter, Rivier
Taya Valdez, St. Joseph (CT)
Emma Dubuc, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Haley Dover, Simmons