LACROSSE ALUMNAE...college and beyond

Andover Class of 1999

Rachel Burnes, who WAS also captain of the ice hockey team at Andover, IS playing varsity field hockey at Yale.

Tysie Sawyer has joined her sister Melita '97, on the Stanford field hockey team.

Andover Class of 1998

Heather Gotha, Harvard '02, started for the Crimson, notched an unassisted goal in her first varsity game, as Harvard bowed to UMass by a 10-3 margin. On April 3, 1999 she scored 2 goals for Harvard against Yale.  Then, unfortunately, she tore her ACL in the B.U. game and was finished for the season. Gotha is skipping soccer in the Fall of 1999 while she continues rehabbing.

Working her way back from an ACL injury, Heather scored her first goal of the season for Harvard in an April 19, 2000, game against Dartmouth.

Captain Whitney Grace, Yale '02, is playing varsity lacrosse. As a freshman,Whitney scored her first goal on St. Patrick's Day in an 11-6 triumph over Holy Cross. She wound up the regular season with 3 goals and 1 assist, seeing limited duty in five games due to a nagging hamstring injury. Whitney

did switch to defense for the '00 season, but "injuries and other time commitments forced Whit to give up varsity lacrosse following the 2000 season."

Annie Morris, University of Maryland '02, is playing lacrosse for perennial power Maryland, which has won the NCAA championship 1994-98. Maryland finished the 1999 regular season a perfect 18-0.  Breaking into the lineup for the first time as a freshman, Annie scored 2 goals on 2 shots, as #1 Maryland routed Brown 18-3 on March 22, 1999. Annie saw significant playing time in the 21-3 rout of the Crimson.

Andover Class of 1997

Mary Barensfeld, Dartmouth College '01, chipped in with 7 goals and 7 assists in 1998 as a freshman for Dartmouth, the nation's highest scoring team.  In 1999, Dartmouth won the Ivy League championship again, and lost to #2 ranked Virginia in the Div. I NCAA quarterfinals. After two years, Mary has given up lacrosse and has taken up rugby, playing for the Dartmouth club team in the Fall of 1999. She scored her first try for the B-side in a win over Amherst.

NOTE

Stephanie Hunter, Davidson College '01

From the 1999 Davidson media guide: "Sophomore Stephanie Hunter is an exciting player to watch. She led the team in interceptions her freshman year, starting all 14 games, and should be on top again this season. Stephanie is a great leader on defense and also a threat on attack, contributing with four goals and five assists. She has great game sense and reads the other team's attack well."

In 1999, Steph scored 14 goals and 7 assists in 12 games from her defensive position though April 3, 1999 including 4 goals in the game against Johns Hopkins, and an OT goal to beat Richmond 10-9 on April 3, 1999. Steph visited Andover in October, 1999 for the Choate weekend.

Steph Hunter, although primarily a defender, nevertheless was No. 3 scorer for Davidson with 25 goals and 15 assists for 40 points. Steph will return in 2001 for her senior season (Spring 2000).

Steph has been elected co-captain of the women's varsity lacrosse team for 2001 at Davidson.Ê A senior, Steph anchors the defense and is also among the team's scoring leaders.

Melita Sawyer

played field hockey at Stanford in 1998. A preseason injury knocked Melita out of the 1999 field hockey season, but she will be back at Stanford in the fall.

Melita Sawyer was co-captain of the Stanford field hockey team in 2000.

Andover Class of 1996

Lael Burnes, Bowdoin College '00, captain.

Lael got a record 7 goals for Bowdoin in a 17-7 victory over Babson in 1999. At 5'2", Lael had 25 points on 15 goals and 10 assists during the regular season in 1999. Her team made the NCAA Div. III playoffs.

Captain Lael Byrnes led Bowdoin to a 10-2 record with 20 goals and 28 assists for 48 points. Bowdoin was edged out for the NCAA tourney by conference foes Williams and Middlebury, to whom it lost by 1 and 2 points respectively (Spring 2000).

5/2000 Lael was named a 2nd team Division III All American, NE Region.

Jean Ficociello, Harvard College '00, captain.

Jean switched from attack to defense in 1998, although she still took most of the draws, and played almost every minute of every game. Jean was named to the 2000 All-Ivy Lacrosse Team as a defender.

Jeanne Ficcocello has been named to the Division I Regional All-American 1st team. (5/25/00)

NOTE

Julie Gwozdz, Stanford '00

Julie played field hockey at Stanford.

Abby Harris, Union College '00, captain.

Abby

had 53 goals and 19 assists for 72 points in 19 games to lead her conference in scoring and set a new team scoring record in 1999.  She was selected as a Div. III Second Team All-American. Union played in the NCAA Div. III tournament for the first time, falling to Rowan. The 5'4" Harris has been Union's leading scorer the last two years, and is also first team All-Conference in soccer.

Captain Abby Harris led Union in scoring for the third straight year, with 43 goals, 22 assists and 65 points. Abby was selected tournament MVP as Union won the New York Womens Collegiate Athletic Association championship for the first time in school history. (spring 2000).

5/2000 Abby was named a 1st team Division III All American, NY Region

Erica Prahl, Kenyon College '00, captain.

As a goalie, Erica played every minute of every game in the net for Kenyon in 1997 and 1998, then was sidelined by a knee injury. She recovered in time to lead her team to a 12-10 triumph over Ohio Wesleyan in the 1999 season opener - the first victory in 10 years over Kenyon's traditional rival - and again played virtually the entire season in goal. She is also goalie for the field hockey team, of which she was elected team captain.

Erika Prahl has switched from goalie to midfield as a senior at Kenyon.

Katie Stewart, Colby College '00. Her team made the ECAC Div. III playoffs in 1998 and 1999. We hear she's thinking about doing a term abroad in Australia. She also played field hockey.

Andover Class of 1995

Freddie Barrows, Princeton University '99, played lacrosse and ice hockey.

Katherine Blanton, Hamilton College '99, was a two-year lacrosse captain. She was elected an Academic All-American as a senior.

Ali Coughlin,

Princeton '99, onetime holder of the Andover lax single-season scoring record - passed up lacrosse at Princeton in favor of ice hockey. She led her team in scoring as a Junior and as a Senior and was nominated for the national Katzenmaier Award as "the intercollegiate varsity ice hockey playerwho represented the highest standards of personal and team excellence."

Banumathi Kuppusami '95, was honored as a "William and Mary Scholar" and identified in the accompanying W & M press release as "a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, the alma mater of former U.S. President George Bush."

Katherine Blanton

, Hamilton College '99, Captain, '98; '99; 1998 Academic All-American.

Vanessa Kerry, Yale University '99, four-year varsity player, 1998, 1999 Academic All American. DeLaney Kiputh Award for the senior athlete at Yale who ranks highest in scholarship.

Senior-Midfield   Bozeman, Montana
Vanessa enjoyed a solid season patrolling the midfield last season. She played in every game and notched nine goals

and one assist. Her two goals against Boston College helped the Bulldogs to a 17-8 victory. She also enjoyed success

off the field, earning Academic All-America honors from the USWLCA. As a sophomore, Kerry scored five goals in thefirst nine games before losing the rest of the season to injury. As a freshman, she appeared in nine games, starting two. At Phillips Academy, she captained her team to a league championship her senior year.

She was twice named a second-team All-American.

Madeline Wickwire played for University of Michigan '99, Captain '98; '99.

Andover Class of 1994

Heidi Cline

Amherst College '98, Captain; Division III All-American;
1998 Academic All-American.

During her senior year at Amherst, Heidi scored her hundreth college goal against Springfield College on March 31, 1998 and then went on to break the all-time scoring record for Amherst with 132 goals. She was selected for the Academic All-District and Regional All-American teams. During her senior year Amherst was "Little Three Champs" and with a record of 10-3.

Heidi began her teaching and coaching career in 1998. For three years after college she taught math, lived in a dorm and coached field hockey and lacrosse teams at Deerfield Academy. Currently she is teaching at North Yarmouth Academy, just north of Portland, ME where she is the head coach in both field hockey and lacrosse.

Honor MacNaughton, Andover Lacrosse, '94, Captain
Harvard College '98, Captain; All-Ivy, 1997, 1998; 1998 Academic All-American

Nicole Rhodes

U. of New Hampshire '98; Captain; All America East, 1997, 1998; 1998 Academic All-American.

Andover Class of 1993 and earlier

Carter Marsh, Princeton University '97; 3-time College All-American, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Coaching: Episcopal High School (VA)

Heidi Salin Godomsky '87
Coaching: Colby College

Cat (Bryant) Crocker '90 is coaching (and teaching) at Riverdale Country School in New York.

Jen Greeley Andover '81, Harvard '85 While at Harvard, Jen was an All American in lacrosse and 1985 Ivy Player of the Year.
Coaching: Concord-Carlisle Reg. H.S.

Jen was the coach of the N.E. Girls Team in the National Tournament in 2000.

Martha Fenton '83
In 1999 Martha was named Athletic Director at Andover.

Click here for an Andover Bulletin article from fall 1999. (Requires Adobe Reader)