WAUKESHA, WI -- The 2016 All-Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) Team was announced Wednesday. Concordia University's Allison Kurek (Chicago, Ill./Nazareth Academy) was selected as the 2016 Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year.
Concordia University's Lauren Paquin (Waukesha, Wis./West) earned Rookie of the Year accolades and Illinois Institute of Technology head coach Kirk Lamitie was tabbed Coach of the Year following the Scarlet Hawks (13-4, 8-1 MWLC) second place finish in the standings.
The All-MWLC team, as voted on by the MWLC's head women's lacrosse coaches, appears below.
Offensive Player of the Year: Allison Kurek, Concordia University Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year: Allison Kurek, Concordia University Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year: Lauren Paquin, Concordia University Wisconsin
Coach of the Year: Kirk Lamitie, Illinois Institute of Technology
First Team All-MWLC
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Name |
School |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/H.S. |
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Kenny Hughes |
Aurora |
Junior |
Attack |
Calgary, Alberta/Winston Churchill |
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Lauren Paquin |
CUW |
Freshman |
Attack |
Waukesha, Wis./West |
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Alyssa DeLuca |
Illinois Tech |
Freshman |
Attack |
Wrentham, Mass./King Philip |
|
Chloe Madison |
Aurora |
Senior |
Midfield |
Loves Park, Ill./Harlem |
|
Allison Kurek |
CUW |
Sophomore |
Midfield |
Chicago, Ill./Nazareth Academy |
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Madison Meredith |
Illinois Tech |
Freshman |
Midfield |
Allen, Texas/H.S. |
|
Christina Nelson |
Augsburg |
Freshman |
Defense |
Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy |
|
Taylor Arcivar |
Aurora |
Sophomore |
Defense |
Lisle, Ill./Naperville North |
|
Briana Lakebrink |
Aurora |
Junior |
Defense |
Union, Mo./H.S. |
|
Katherine Pauletti |
CUW |
Senior |
Defense |
Roseville, Minn./H.S. |
|
Cassandra Reineke |
Illinois Tech |
Sophomore |
Defense |
Waukegan, Ill./Carmel |
|
Abbie Reynolds |
Illinois Tech |
Freshman |
Goalkeeper |
Gurnee, Ill./Warren |
Second Team All-MWLC
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/H.S. |
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Lauren Whitfield |
Aurora |
Junior |
Attack |
Rockford, Mich./H.S. |
|
Helena Nguyen |
Augsburg |
Sophomore |
Attack |
Maple Grove, Minn./H.S. |
|
Samantha Link |
Benedictine |
Senior |
Attack |
St. Charles, Ill./East |
|
Kaitlyn Kutsch |
Loras |
Senior |
Attack |
Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert Catholic |
|
Megan Howe |
Wartburg |
Senior |
Attack |
Monona, Iowa/MFL MarMac |
|
Andrea Colford |
Aurora |
Sophomore |
Midfield |
Eden Prairie, Minn./H.S. |
|
Becca Gullett |
Benedictine |
Junior |
Midfield |
Lockport, Ill./H.S. |
|
Sabrina Boehlke |
CUW |
Senior |
Midfield |
Random Lake, Wis./Kewaskum |
|
Jasmine Moreno |
Benedictine |
Sophomore |
Defense |
Chicago, Ill./Taft |
|
Martha Venchus |
Loras |
Freshman |
Defense |
Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East |
|
Jennifer Young |
Illinois Tech |
Freshman |
Defense |
Leawood, Kan./Shawnee Mission East |
|
Ashlyn Jelinek |
Wartburg |
Freshman |
Defense |
Stillwater, Minn./H.S. |
|
Marissa Guillou |
Augsburg |
Sophomore |
Goalkeeper |
Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley |
|
Veronika Metanova |
CUW |
Junior |
Goalkeeper |
Palatine, Ill./H.S. |
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MWLC All-Sportsmanship Team
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/H.S. |
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Rachel Frantz |
Augsburg |
Junior |
Midfield |
Mounds View, Minn./Irondale |
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Alex Canning |
Aurora |
Sophomore |
Defense |
Chicago, Ill./Hope |
|
Libby Storrick |
Beloit |
Senior |
Midfield |
Coon Rapids, Minn./H.S. |
|
Lauryn Ligocki |
Benedictine |
Senior |
Back |
Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley |
|
Melissa Franco |
Concordia Chicago |
Sophomore |
Attack |
Wood Dale, Ill./Fenton |
|
Paige Cowgill |
CUW |
Senior |
Defense |
Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South |
|
Sydney Cooper |
Cornell College |
Sophomore |
Attack |
Morton, Ill./H.S. |
|
Isabella Rubin |
Illinois Tech |
Freshman |
Defense |
Concord, N.H./H.S. |
|
Nia Stompanato |
Loras |
Sophomore |
Defense |
St. Charles, Ill./St. Francis |
|
Sophia Corpstein |
Wartburg |
Junior |
Midfield |
Anamosa, Iowa/H.S. |