Junior
goalkeeper Mikey Meagher (Liverpool, N.Y.) completed her sweep of
National Goalie of the Year honors this weekend, earning the honor of C.
Markland Kelly Goalie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse
Coaches’ Association. Meagher, who was also named Goalie of the Year by by
WomensLax.com and SynapseSports.com, is the first Gator to win a major
postseason award from the IWLCA.
Mikey
Meagher, a consensus First Team All-American, finished the season leading the
nation in both save percentage (.537) and goals-against average (7.04),
becoming just the third player to do so since the NCAA began tracking
statistics in 1996. The junior keeper consistently had more saves than goals
allowed, and finished the year one of just three netminders with a season save
percentage above .500, sitting .025 above the second-best keeper in the nation.
Meagher made 145 saves and allowed just 125 goals in 1066:31 minutes of play,
earning a 16-3 record in 21 appearances.
An IWLCA
First Team All-South Region selection and a member of the All-ALC Second Team,
Meagher was named the Most Valuable Player of the ALC Tournament after making
16 saves and allowing just 11 goals in her two tournament starts. She then
earned a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament team after making 15 saves in the NCAA
Semifinals, including stopping 10 shots while allowing just three scores in the
first half.
The IWLCA
also gave out Division I honors for Attacker, Midfielder and Defender of the
Year. NCAA Semifinalist Maryland had two honorees, as Tewaaraton Award winner
Katie Schwarzmann was named Midfielder of the Year and Iliana Sanza took home
Defender of the Year. NCAA Runner-Up Syracuse’s Michelle Tumolo was named
Attacker of the Year.
