Northwestern University Athletics
Three Wildcats Named 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy Nominees
4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
April 14, 2010
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Greater Washington Sports Alliance has announced the nominees for the 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy, with three Wildcats among the 25 women vying for the sport's most prestigious award. Senior attackers Katrina Dowd (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) and Danielle Spencer (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) and sophomore attacker Shannon Smith (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) all represent Northwestern among the Tewaaraton nominees, which will be awarded June 3 in Washington, D.C.
The trio have helped lead top-ranked Northwestern to an 11-0 mark thus far in 2010, including seven victories against nationally-ranked opponents. Dowd and Smith are tied for the team lead in points (52), with Dowd leading the Wildcats with 38 goals and Smith holding the top spot in assists with 18. Spencer is right behind with 42 points of her own as the trio have each surpassed the 30-goal mark, combining for 104 goals and 146 points on the year.
All three of the Wildcats rank among the nation's leaders in a handful of categories. Dowd ranks third nationally in points per game (5.20), fourth in goals per game (3.80) and 15th in draw controls (3.40). Smith is following suit, placing ninth in the national rankings in points per game (4.73) and 16th in goals per game (3.09). Spencer has emerged as one of the country's top draw control threats, ranking fourth nationally with 5.09 draws per game while placing 34th in the nation in points per game (3.82) and 35th in goals per game (2.91).
The three Northwestern nominations ties Maryland and North Carolina for the most of any school. The Tewaaraton Trophy is an award the Wildcats have become quite familiar with past years as Kristen Kjellman (2006, 2007) and Hannah Nielsen (2008, 2009) have captured the last four Tewaaratons.
The Tewaaraton Award was formally established in August of 2000 and is the pre-eminent lacrosse award, which is given annually to the NCAA men's and women's lacrosse player of the year. This will be the 10th annual awards ceremony and is the "Year of the Seneca".
2010 Tewaaraton Award Nominees
Sarah Bullard - Duke
Ally Carey - Vanderbilt
Kristen Carr - North Carolina
Ali DeLuca - Penn
Christina Dove - Syracuse
Katrina Dowd - Northwestern
Kaitlin Duff - Virginia
Hillary Fratzke - Towson
Lindsay Gilbride - Duke
Kim Griffin - James Madison
Blake Hargest - Franklin & Marshall
Liz Hogan - Syracuse
Alison Jaeger - College of New Jersey
Karri Ellen Johnson - Maryland
Sarah Johnson - William & Mary
Brittany Kalkstein - Virginia
Caitlin McFadden - Maryland
Greta Myer - Dartmouth
Logan Ripley - North Carolina
Jenn Russell - North Carolina
Shannon Smith - Northwestern
Danielle Spencer - Northwestern
Karissa Taylor - Maryland
Leigh Titus - Lock Haven
Julie Wadland - Dartmouth
