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2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster

14 Kristen Yanchoris

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Century
  • Hometown Sykesville, Md.

Biography

Worth Noting
• Two-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s lacrosse ('18, '19)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 First Team ('18, '19)
• ILWomen All-America (Second Team: '18; HM: '19)
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ('18)
• Four-time All-Patriot League (First Team: '17, '18, '19; Second Team '16) - one of just seven four-time all-conference performers in Loyola history
• Three-time Academic All-Patriot League ('17, '18, '19)
• First player in Patriot League history to earn four all-conference awards and three all-academic team honors
• Two-time Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ('18, '19)
• Three-time Preseason All-Patriot League Defender ('17, '18, '19)
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week ('16)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ('16, '17, '18, '19)

2019 (Senior)
• Earned ILWomen All-America Honorable Mention honors
• Named Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s lacrosse for a second-straight year, becoming the fourth player in program history to earn the award more than once
• One of just seven Greyhounds in program history to earn four-straight all-conference honors, collecting a third-straight first-team accolade
• Also named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team for a third-straight season
• Became the first player in Patriot League history to earn four all-conference honors and three all-academic awards
• Named to IWLCA All-Star Game North Team roster
• Started and played all 21 games on defense
• Finished the season with 27 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers
• Helped the defense rank 15th nationally in save percentage (.484), and 12th in scoring defense (9.11 GA)
• Had four ground balls vs. No. 5 Florida
• Caused four turnovers vs. No. 22 Georgetown
• Had three ground balls vs. Navy
• Had six ground balls and five caused turnovers in the two NCAA Tournament games vs. Richmond and No. 8 Princeton
• ILWomen Preseason All-America Third Team
•  Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
•  Preseason All-Patriot League Team Defender
• Team captain

2018 (Junior)
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
• Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Women's Lacrosse
• One of eight defenders on the first or second ILWomen All-America teams, being named to the second team
• All-Patriot League First Team defender
• ILWomen Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
• One of three defenders named ILWomen Midseason All-America First Team (Brooke Gubitosi - Stony Brook; Elizabeth Miller - Boston College)
• Academic All-Patriot League Team
• Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
• Preseason All-Patriot League Team Defender
• Team captain
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on 3/5 after a two GB and three CT game at No. 13 Penn State
• Caused a turnover with 46 seconds to go to give Loyola a chance to tie the game and for OT with Nittany Lions
• Started and played all 21 games on defense
• Fourth on the team with 25 ground balls and second with 19 caused turnovers
• Had multiple ground balls on seven occasions, including tying a career-high four at No. 3 Florida
• Caused three turnovers at Penn State and also vs. No. 14 Syracuse and at Bucknell


2017 (Sophomore)
• All-Patriot League First Team defender
• Patriot League All-Academic Team
• Tied a career-high four ground balls and four caused turnovers at Navy
• Scooped up 50th career ground ball vs. Colgate
• Doubled her career high in games led with ground balls
• Led the team with caused turnovers in five games
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2016 (Freshman)
• All-Patriot League Second Team at defense 
• Started and played in 19 games throughout the sesaon
• Started first collegiate game at No. 7 Florida 
• Had three GBs and game-high four CTs at #3 Syr 
• Named PL Rookie of the Week on 3/14 after UVa game
• Finished the season second on the team with 25 caused turnovers and fourth with 28 ground balls 
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

High School 
• Ranked No. 39th incoming freshman and as seventh-ranked defender by Inside Lacrosse
• Two-time State Champion at Century (’12, ’15) 
• Under Armour All-American in 2015 
• Two-time US Lacrosse Academic All-American 
• Three-time all-conference 
• Four-time All-County 
• Three-time All-Metro 
• Played club for Check-Hers Elite

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2016Freshman

    Defense
    5'8"
    14
  • 14

    2017Sophomore

    Defense
    5'8"
    14
  • 14

    2018Junior

    Defense
    5'6"
    14
  • 14

    2019Senior

    Defense
    5'6"
    14