Three Dartmouth women’s lacrosse players named All-Americans

By Rick Mezzasalma

The Dartmouth women’s lacrosse team continues to rack up post-season accolades after an impressive Spring campaign that led the team to finish 12th in the nation.

Goalie Julie Wadland was named to the IWLCA Coaches’ All-America Third Team. With the award, Wadland becomes the first Big Green player to garner honors from the IWLCA since 2007.

The All-American nod is in recognition of Wadland’s stellar career between the pipes for the Big Green. A two-year captain, Wadland often kept the Big Green in games with impressive saves at key moments. During her career, she racked up 450 saves and finishes third on Dartmouth’s all-time saves list. During the 2010 season, she ranked in the top five in the nation in goals against average and posted a .457 save percentage.

Defender Shannie MacKenzie also garnered All-American status as she was named to WomensLacrosse.com’s first team All-America. Additionally Greta Meyer received recognition from the website, and was named to the All-America third team.

Following head coach Amy Patton’s defense-first philosophy, MacKenzie was the centerpiece of the Big Green protection. She ranked second on the team in both ground balls, with 30, and turnovers, with 24. With MacKenzie’s services, the team ranked fifth in the nation in scoring offense, conceding only 7.94 goals per a game.

Meyer posted equally impressive numbers this season for the offense, leading Dartmouth in scoring this season with 58 points on 35 goals and 23 assists. She was an efficient scorer in the low attack for Dartmouth, putting 77 percent of her shots on goal and netting 57.4 percent of her attempts.

Although Wadland is set to graduate in two weeks, Meyer and MacKenzie are two of 10 retuning starters to the team next year.

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