Aston, Pa. (May 10, 2007) – Alvernia College senior Melissa Senick (Reading, PA/Central Catholic) and junior McKenna Shafer (Delran, NJ/Cinnaminson) were named to the All-Conference First Team by the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference on Thursday. Senior midfielder Lisa Ross (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) was named to the second team and sophomore Kristen Rutledge (Howell, NJ/Howell) was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Senick is making her second appearance on the All-PAC Team moving up from honorable mention a season ago. Ross is a three-time selection earning Second Team honors for the second straight season and Shafer is making her first appearance on the team.
Senick, who earned defensive MVP for both Women’s Lacrosse and Field Hockey this year, scored one goal and two assists, and picked up a team-high 42 ground balls. She also led the team in cause turnovers with 35.
Shafer led the team in scoring with 38 goals and nine assists for 47 points. She finished the season six goals short of the school record for goals in a season which she shares with Stacie Arnosky (’04). She tallied two game-winning goals, 21 ground balls, and 12 draw controls this season.
Ross, who joins Arnosky as the only three-time Women’s Lacrosse All-PAC selections at Alvernia, finished the season second in scoring with 29 points on 20 goals and nine assists. She also totaled 33 ground balls and a team-high 20 draw controls.
Rutledge finished the season with 10 ground balls, one draw control, and five caused turnovers.
2007 All-PAC Women’s Lacrosse Team
Player of the Year: Kate Hoy (Eastern University)
Rookie of the Year: Shannon Tinkham (College Misericordia)
Coach of the Year: Jackie Neary (Cabrini College)
First Team All-PAC
Katelyn Penrose (Cabrini College), Attacker
Kerri Ricker (Cabrini College), Attacker
McKenna Shafer (Alvernia College), Attacker
Shannon Tinkham (College Misericordia), Attacker
Jessie Basch (Eastern University), Midfielder
Amanda Felte (College Misericordia), Midfielder
Emilie Greto (Cabrini College), Midfielder
Kate Hoy (Eastern University), Midfielder
Meg Volz (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Midfielder
Melissa Senick (Alvernia College), Defender
Caitlin Volz (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Defender
Brooke Bennett (Wesley College), Defender
Kate Schmid (Cabrini College), Goalie
Second Team All-PAC
Leslie Cervenka (Wesley College), Attacker
Kirsten Gustafson (Cedar Crest College), Attacker
April Kaufmann (Cabrini College), Attacker
Gabby D'Ambrosio (Neumann College), Midfielder
Jade Martin (Wesley College), Midfielder
Jamie Stevenson (Arcadia University), Midfielder
Lisa Ross (Alvernia College), Midfielder
Jamie Wargo (College Misericordia), Midfielder
Sarah Hager (Eastern University), Defender
Helen Luu (Cedar Crest College), Defender
Kerri Sinclair (Neumann College), Defender
Jenn Van Ness (Eastern University), Goalie
Honorable Mention
Rachel DiCiccio (Neumann College), Attacker
Claire Lichty (Immaculata University), Attacker
Kaitlin Pope (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Attacker
Courtney Murphy (Neumann College), Midfielder
Melissa Burks (Gwynedd-Mercy College), Midfielder
Brittany Schorr (College Misericordia), Defender
Tami Scanlan (Cabrini College), Defender
Stacy Spezzano (Arcadia University), Defender
Caitlin O'Shea (Neumann College), Goalie
Push the Rock Sportsmanship Awards
Kristen Rutledge, Alvernia College
Jackki Timony, Arcadia University
Tami Scanlan, Cabrini College
Jen Woytach, Cedar Crest College
Amy Norman, Eastern University
Kaitlin Pope, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Danielle Meadows, Immaculata University
Jessy Schwenk, College Misericordia
Caitlin O'Shea, Neumann College
Patty Sheridan, Wesley College