WLX: McComb and Grady lead Lasell group of All-GNAC selections

NEWTON, Mass. – The Lasell University women's lacrosse team received two major awards and six All-Conference selections Tuesday as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced the All-Conference Teams for the 2021 season. The All-GNAC Team is voted on by the conference's head coaches.

Grad student Jordan McComb (Cumberland, R.I./Mt. Saint Charles Academy) and senior Caitie Grady (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) topped the list for the Lasers by being named Midfielder and Defender of the Year, respectively. It is the second straight major GNAC award for McComb and the first for Grady.

Joining McComb and Grady on the All-GNAC First Team were junior midfielder Sydney Brady (Westfield, Mass./Westfield) and freshman attacker Teresa Kessner (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood). Representing Lasell on the Second Team were grad student goalie Morgan Choquet (Woonsocket, R.I./Mt. Saint Charles Academy) and freshman defender Kait Bedell (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry). Sophomore Emily Chapdelaine (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) was Lasell's representative on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

The Lasell standouts helped the Lasers finish with a 6-2 overall record under first-year head coach Al Eaton, including a 5-1 mark in GNAC play and a quarterfinal playoff victory over Norwich University.

Jordan McComb	Caitie Grady	Sydney Brady	Teresa Kessner	Morgan Choquet	Kait Bedell

McComb completed another outstanding season for the Lasers, leading the GNAC with 51 goals and 79 points and ranking second with 28 assists. She also topped the conference with 42 ground balls and 25 caused turnovers and ranked second with 61 draw controls. McComb also made an impact on the national scene, leading all of Division III with 6.38 goals and 9.88 points per game and ranking eighth with 3.5 assists per game. She also ranked in the top 15 nationally in draw controls, ground balls and caused turnovers per game.

McComb has made a huge impact on Lasell's career record book, playing in parts of six seasons and ranking in the top five in six major career categories. She is fifth all-time with 226 goals, fourth with 65 assists, 184 ground balls and 209 caused turnovers, third with 291 points, and second with 98 caused turnovers.

Grady and Bedell helped anchor a Laser defense that ranked third in the GNAC, allowing 9.5 goals per game. Grady was second on the team behind McComb in both ground balls and caused turnovers, ranking third in the GNAC with 30 ground balls and fourth with 19 caused turnovers, while Bedell was 10th with 19 ground ball pick-ups.

A three-year starter on defense for the Lasers and a Second Team All-GNAC selection in 2019, Grady ranks sixth on Lasell's career list with 61 caused turnovers and seventh on the career chart with 112 ground balls.

Brady finished second on the team and fourth in the GNAC with 33 goals this spring, and seventh in the GNAC with 35 points. She scored at least three goals in seven of Lasell's eight games this season. She had a breakout campaign after scoring just six goals in 10 games in her first two seasons.

Kessner enjoyed a strong rookie season, finishing third on the team in scoring with 10 goals, 13 assists and 23 points. She was tied for sixth in the GNAC with her 13 assists and tied for 13th with 23 points.

Lasell's starting goalie in all 47 games the past four seasons, Choquet posted a 6-2 record this season with a 10.84 goals against average and a .396 save percentage. She was second in the conference in wins, third in goals against average and fourth in save percentage. Choquet ranks third all-time in the Lasell record book with 345 career saves, fifth with a 10.27 goals against average and seventh with a .441 save percentage. She became Lasell's all-time victories leader this season and winds up her career with a 37-10 record.

2021 GNAC All-Conference Team

FIRST TEAM
A - Kayla Datys, Johnson & Wales
A - Dani Lydecker, Johnson & Wales
A - Teresa Kessner, Lasell
A - Lydia Dexter, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M - Emily Saef, Emmanuel
M - Marley Medina, Johnson & Wales
M - Sydney Brady, Lasell
M - Jordan McComb, Lasell
D - Olivia Mahoney, Emmanuel
D - Alyssa Santangeli, Emmanuel
D - Hadley Borkowski, Johnson & Wales
D - Caitie Grady, Lasell
GK - Emma Crowley, Emmanuel

SECOND TEAM
A - Alice Yokabaskas, Anna Maria
A - Chandra Franca, Emmanuel
A - Allison Hutchings, Emmanuel
A - Emily Schromm, Norwich
M - Maire Brown, Dean
M - Elizabeth Fortier, Emmanue
M - Megan Steele, Emmanuel
M - Allison Sturgeon, Norwich
D - Katie Sloan, Johnson & Wales
D - Kait Bedell, Lasell
D - Brittney Poljacik, Norwich
D - Erica Irvin, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
GK - Morgan Choquet, Lasell 

THIRD TEAM
M - Carson Battaglia, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M - Megan Mourmouras, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M - Josie Ring, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M - Cailyn Wesley, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
D - Nicole Maffei, Anna Maria
GK - Emma Crowley, Johnson & Wales 

ATTACKER OF THE YEAR – Dani Lydecker, Johnson & Wales

MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR – Jordan McComb, Lasell

DEFENDER OF THE YEAR - Caitie Grady, Lasell

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR – Emma Crowley, Emmanuel

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Megan Steele, Emmanuel

COACH OF THE YEAR - Liz Maloney, Emmanuel

INSTITUTIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Anna Maria College

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Hannah Zajchowski, Anna Maria
Allie Bezio, Dean
Ali Bergin, Emmanuel
Paiton Luis, Johnson & Wales
Emily Chapdelaine, Lasell
Samantha Stewart, Norwich
Taya Valdez, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Josie Ring, Saint Joseph's (Maine) 

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