CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Seniors
Lindsey Ehrhardt (defender),
Kady Glynn (goalkeeper) and
Taylor VanThof (midfielder), in addition to Loyola University Maryland women's lacrosse head coach
Jen Adams, all earned major year-end awards from the Patriot League Monday, while eight Greyhounds earned All-Patriot League honors, as announced by the League office.
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VanThof was voted the Patriot League Midfielder of the Year, Ehrhardt the Defender of the Year and Glynn the Goalkeeper of the Year, all for the first time, while Adams picked up her fifth Patriot League Coach of the Year accolade since joining the League for the 2014 season.
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Senior
Hannah Powers (attack), senior
Kristen Yanchoris (defense) and sophomore
Livy Rosenzweig (attack) joined Ehrhardt, Glynn and VanThof on the All-Patriot League First Team, while sophomore
Sam Fiedler (midfield) and freshman
Katie Detwiler (defense) were included on the All-Patriot League Second Team.
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With the first-team all-conference nod, Powers and Yanchoris become Loyola's first four-time All-Patriot League honorees and just the sixth and seventh players in all-time program history to earn four all-conference accolades throughout their careers. Powers joins Grace Gavin '11, Hannah Schmitt '15 and Annie Thomas '15 as four-time all-conference attackers, while Yanchoris and Maddy Lesher '16 are the only Greyhound defenders to accomplish the feat and Marlee Paton '14 is the only midfielder.
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Ehrhardt has had a breakout year for Loyola, as the defender from Westbury, New York, is not only earning her first Defensive Player of the Year accolade, but her first nod on an all-conference team, as well. A fast and feisty match-up defender, Ehrhardt was added to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List after leading the Patriot League and ranking 11th in the NCAA with 38 caused turnovers. She also has 39 ground balls on the year.
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Glynn picks up her third-straight All-Patriot League honor after leading the League and ranking 21st in the NCAA in goals-against average (9.72) and 17th in save percentage (.488). A four-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week selection this year, the Florham Park, New Jersey, native has posted six double-digit save performances this season, including five against ranked opponents. She has also limited opponents to single digits in goals through 12 of the 17 regular-season games.
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Powers is collecting her fourth All-Patriot League honor after putting together a 52-game point streak to become the first player at Loyola with 150 goals and 100 assists throughout their career. A Tewaaraton Award Watch List honoree and ILWomen Preseason All-American, Powers ranks tied for 22nd in the NCAA in points (4.50 per game) and 22nd in assists (2.19). She's posted seven hat tricks this season, 10 multiple assist games and 10 four-plus point contests.
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Rosenzweig earns her second-straight All-Patriot League first-team honor after ranking second in the League in points (90) and assists (54) this year. A top-25 Tewaaraton Award semifinalist, Rosenzweig has a 29-game point streak going and in the regular-season finale, broke Loyola's single-season record for assists. So far this season, she's posted six hat tricks, 13 multiple assist games and 13 four-plus point performances.
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VanThof, a midfielder from Livonia, New York, is picking up her first major award and third-straight first-team All-Patriot League accolade. An impactful player all over the field, VanThof not only owns Loyola's records for draw controls in a single game (21), season (146) and career (372), but also has 27 goals, 11 assists, 38 points, 20 ground balls, 88 draw controls and 17 caused turnovers this season.
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Yanchoris has captained the defense to a top-15 national ranking in scoring defense (8.65 GA) and to the top of the League in conference games, as the unit is giving up just 6.33 goals per game, with no League team reaching double digits in goals this season. The defender from Sykesville, Maryland, Yanchoris not only has 20 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers this season, but she's also helped jump start Loyola's transition game, helping the Greyhounds rank 10th nationally in clearing percentage (.901).
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Detwiler has emerged as one of the top match-up defenders in the League, as she's stepped into the starting lineup and held five of her personal match-ups scoreless this season. She also broke Lafayette's all-conference performer Jane Kirby's 30-game scoring streak that dated back to the 2016 season. A native of Devon, Pennsylvania, Detwiler has helped the Greyhounds hold 12 of its 17 opponents to single-digits in goals, including all eight Patriot League foes.
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Fiedler is earning her first all-conference accolade after leading the Greyhounds in goals and ground balls this year. A shifty midfielder from Reisterstown, Maryland, Fiedler leads the team with a 29-game goal streak and 43 goals, as she's posted eight hat tricks, six multiple assist games and at least four points in 10 games. She's also the second-ranked midfielder in goals and points (61) in the League this year, while she's the top-ranked midfielder in ground balls (43). In League only games, she leads all League midfielders in goals (30), points (40) and ground balls (24).
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In capturing its sixth-straight undefeated regular-season Patriot League Championship, the Greyhounds will host the Patriot League Tournament at Ridley Athletic Complex this week. Top-seeded Loyola will host fifth-seeded Colgate on Thursday at 5 p.m., before a second semifinal game between second-seeded Navy and third-seeded Army West Point at 8 p.m. The Championship Game will be played on Saturday at noon with the winner capturing the League's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
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