2018 ALL-SSC Women’s Lacrosse Awards

2018 ALL-SSC Women’s Lacrosse Awards

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MELBOURNE, Fla. - Twenty-nine women's lacrosse student-athletes are recognized as All-SSC in the fourth year of Sunshine State Conference women's lacrosse. Lauren Tybor of Florida Tech is awarded Player of the Year honors. Bridget Sutter of the University of Tampa earns Freshman of the Year accolades, while UT’s Kelly Gallagher was selected Coach of the Year.
 
Voting for the All-SSC Women's Lacrosse Team was conducted among the league's head coaches.
 
All-SSC History: SSC Players and Coaches of the Year | All-SSC Teams
 
Tybor played in 16 games at midfield for Florida Tech in 2018, tallying 74 points from 45 goals and 29 assists with a .584 shooting percentage. The Jacksonville, Florida product also provided the Panthers with 106 draw controls, 42 ground balls, and 33 caused turnovers. The sophomore ranks second in conference draw controls per game (6.63) and caused turnovers per game (2.06). She is also Top-5 in SSC points per game (4.63) and assists per game (1.81). Tybor is the first SSC women’s lacrosse athlete to earn Freshman of the Year1 and Player of the Year honors. She is also the second Panther to be named Player of the Year2.
 
Sutter started all 17 games in goal for Tampa, accumulating over 880 minutes between the pipes this season. The Evergreen, Colorado native recorded 141 saves and allowed 137 goals for .507 save percentage in 2018. Her 9.33 goals against average helped the Spartans secure a 12-5 record, and is the lowest GAA in program history. Among conference goalkeepers, she ranks first in saves per game (8.29) and second in save percentage. Sutter is the first Tampa women’s lacrosse athlete to win an individual award.
 
Gallagher has been awarded Coach of the Year by her peers. In her fifth year leading Tampa’s program, Gallagher led her team to new heights. For the first time in school history, the Spartans posted winning records for an overall season (12-5) and in conference play (4-2). The 2018 Spartans squad also earned its first IWLCA national ranking3 and received its highest seed in the conference tournament to date4.
 
Florida Tech's Sara Grenier becomes the first SSC women’s lacrosse student-athlete to earn First-Team accolades in four consecutive years. Kallie German (Rollins College), Meghan O’Brien (Florida Southern College), and Lindsay Van Beck (Rollins) are awarded ALL-SSC First-Team honors for a third straight  year. In total, 12 of this year’s 18 upperclassmen award winners repeat as an All-SSC selection.
 
Player of the Year: Lauren Tybor, Florida Tech
Freshman of the Year: Bridget Sutter, Tampa
Coach of the Year: Kelly Gallagher, Tampa
 
2018 All-SSC Women’s Lacrosse First Team
Attack Kallie German*~& Rollins Jr. Centreville, Maryland
Attack Meghan O'Brien*~ Florida Southern Sr. Rochester, New York
Attack Caroline Dunleavy*+ Florida Tech Sr. Annapolis, Maryland
Attack Sara Grenier*~• Florida Tech Sr. Oakland, Maine
Attack Rachel Crawford Tampa Jr. Arnold, Maryland
Midfield Lauren Tybor^@ Florida Tech So. Jacksonville, Florida
Midfield Emily Santoli*#† Florida Southern Sr. Fort Salonga, New York
Midfield Sam Schiano^~ Florida Tech Jr. Perry Hall, Maryland
Midfield McKenzie Jackson Embry-Riddle Fr. Bowie, Maryland
Defense Lindsay Van Beck*~ Rollins Jr. Atlanta, Georgia
Defense Samantha Keesey Florida Southern Jr. Bel Air, Maryland
Defense Alexa Scudillo Tampa So. Millstone, New Jersey
Defense Olivia Going* Florida Tech So. West Islip, New York
Goalie Bridget Sutter Tampa Fr. Evergreen, Colorado
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2018 All-SSC Women’s Lacrosse Second Team
Attack Hannah Ashton^ Rollins So. Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Attack Mya Watson Embry-Riddle Fr. St. Johns, Florida
Attack Leslie Ferguson Saint Leo Jr. Marietta, Georgia
Midfield Dani Bursinger* Florida Southern Jr. Powell, Ohio
Midfield Claire Swanson^ Tampa So. Cheyenne, Wyoming
Midfield Mary Gormley*+† Florida Tech Sr. Denver, Colorado
Midfield Lily Rizk^ Rollins So. Columbus, Ohio
Midfield Marina Jozokos Florida Southern So. Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Defense Brittney Embree Florida Tech Jr. Orlando, Florida
Defense Haley Heggblod^+ Florida Tech Sr. St. Augustine, Florida
Defense Kaitlin Prince Rollins Jr. Scarborough, Maine
Defense Sarah Rheinsmith Florida Southern Sr. Virginia Beach, Virginia
Defense Amanda Coppolo^ Saint Leo Gr. Guilderland, New York
Goalie Malorie Olin^~†Δ Rollins Sr. Skaneateles, New York
Goalie Stephanie Stuart*~ Florida Tech Sr. Palm Coast, Florida
 
* = 2017 First Team
^ = 2017 Second Team
# = 2017 Player of the Year
@ = 2017 Freshman of the Year
~ = 2016 First Team
+ = 2016 Second Team
& = 2016 Freshman of the Year
• = 2015 First Team
† = 2015 Second Team
Δ = 2015 Co-Freshman of the Year

 
1 Tybor was named Freshman of the Year in 2017
2 Allie Modica (Florida Tech) earned Player of the Year in 2016
3 UT was ranked No. 23 on February 26th. They ended the year at No. 16.
4 The Spartans earned the No. 3 seed