BRYANT PLACES THREE ON NORTHEAST-10 ALL-CONFERENCE WOMEN'S LACROSSE Burns Named Defensive Player of Year
SMITHFIELD, RI - (May 9, 2006) The Bryant University women's lacrosse team placed three players on the 2006 Northeast-10 All-Conference Women's lacrosse team announced during the conference's championship this past weekend. Bryant junior Shaun Leddy (Sea Girt, NJ/ Manasquan) and senior Maureen Burns (Derry, NH /Pinkerton) were both named First Team All-Conference while junior attacker Lauren Carlisle (San Diego, Calif./ Mt. Carmel) was named Second Team All-Conference.
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Maureen Burns was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 |
Burns, a standout member of the Bryant's women's field hockey team in the fall, was named to the Northeast-10 Women's Lacrosse First Team for the second year in a row. She was also named second team all-conference as a sophomore in 2004. In 2006, she started all 17 games at defense for the Bulldogs, leading the team with 54 ground balls, 36 draw controls, and 27 caused turnovers. In addition, she was named the 2006 Defensive Player of the Year in the Northeast-10 by the conference coaches. She concludes her career seventh in school history with 45 career goals and is Bryant's all-time career leader with 220 ground balls and 141 career draw controls. Leddy enjoyed a solid junior season for the Bulldogs. She was third on the team with 40 goals and is Bryant's all-time career leader with 135 career goals entering her senior season. With 52 goals as a freshman in 2004 and 43 goals in 2005, this is Leddy's third-consecutive season earning First Team All-Conference honors.
Carlisle tied for the team lead with freshman Delia Glover (Marston Mills, Mass.) with 41 goals this season for the Bulldogs. She is currently ranked second all-time at Bryant with 113 career goals and third with 135 career points entering her senior season. This is her second-straight season earning Second Team All-Northeast-10 Conference honors.
Bryant, under the direction of second-year coach Karen Healy, posted an 11-5 overall and finished third in the conference regular season standings at 8-2. The Bulldogs advanced to the conference tournament semifinals last weekend.
