The Siena Women's Lacrosse program took in a haul of three All-MAAC selections announced by the league office on Friday with two student-athletes being named as All-MAAC First Team selections and another was named as an All-MAAC Second Team selection.
Voted on by the league head coaches, the selections are comprised of two teams with four attackers, three midfielders, four defense, one goalkeeper, one at-large/specialist as well as an All-Rookie Team that comprised of 12 position-less spots. If there were any ties, both student-athletes were included.
Major awards included Defender of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Midfielder of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Coach of the Year.
Coaches could not vote for their own players.
The Unanimous All-MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Choice and fifth-year midfielder/attack
Mary Soures was named to the First Team on attack and senior defense
Jenna Colabufo was named as a First Team Defense selection.
Redshirt sophomore
Jordan Bentley was named to the All-MAAC Second Team on attack.
Soures added another accomplished chapter to her highly decorated collegiate career as a Saint, ranking seventh in the MAAC in goals with 42 on a .676 shooting % with 13 ground balls, nine caused turnovers, four draw controls and five assists.
The Rochester, NY native also ranked seventh in the MAAC with 21 goals scored in conference games.
A one-time MAAC Offensive Player of the Week this season, Soures has thrived in big moments by scoring four game-winning goals.
Large scoring outputs are rather common as well as Soures has totaled nine hat tricks.
The Webster Thomas High School product became just the second player in program history to eclipse the 200-career points club on March 25 and is the all-time leader in goals scored with 188.
This marks Soures' second time being selected to the All-MAAC First Team.
Colabufo, who was dubbed as a Preseason First Teamer on defense, lived up to her billing, by often being tasked with covering the top offensive threats in the league.
The Bethlehem, NY native totaled 25 draw controls, 21 ground balls, caused 13 turnovers.
The senior was the key anchor of defensive back line that limited opponents in single digit scoring in eight games this season (at Colgate, Binghamton, New Hampshire, at Iona, Marist, Mount St. Mary's, Canisius, at Manhattan).
The Saints' defensive unit held opponents' goals-against average to 10.50 in conference games.
The Bethlehem High School product was also the central figure in making the transition from defense to offense for Siena by routinely running with the ball for more than half the length of the field to set up the offense.
This was Colabufo's first time being selected to the All-MAAC First Team. She was chosen as an All-MAAC Second Team selection last season.
Bentley had the team's most productive month of April by averaging 3.8 points per game in seven games and 7.2 draw controls over the last six games of the regular season.
The midfielder, who transferred from Richmond two seasons ago, ranked tied for third in conference goals (22), tied for sixth in points (28) and third in draw controls (36).
The Queensbury, NY native was a two-time MAAC Offensive Player of the Week on April 10 and 17 and she surpassed 100 career draw controls on April 12.
Overall, the Queensbury High School product tallied 36 goals on a .733 shot on goal %, 64 draw controls (ranks fourth in the MAAC), six assists, 11 free position goals and two game-winning goals.
This marks the first All-MAAC Second Team Selection for Bentley.
| 2023 Women's Lacrosse Major Awards |
| Awards |
Player |
School |
| Offensive Player of the Year |
Olivia Doody |
Fairfield |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
Caroline Mangan |
Fairfield |
| Co-Midfielder of the Year |
Kira Varada |
Iona |
| Co-Midfielder of the Year |
Rachel Crane |
Niagara |
| Goalkeeper of the Year |
Kat Henselder |
Quinnipiac |
| Rookie of the Year |
Mia Delmond |
Quinnipiac |
| Coach of the Year |
Laura Field |
Fairfield |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Olivia Doody |
Sr. |
Attack |
Fairfield |
| Kerri Gutenberger |
Sr. |
Attack |
Marist |
| Lexi Brainecki |
Jr. |
Attack |
Niagara |
| Mary Soures |
5Y. |
Attack |
Siena |
| Skylar McArthur |
Gr. |
Midfield |
Canisius |
| Paige Stachura |
Sr. |
Midfield |
Canisius |
| Nicollette LaVista |
Gr. |
Midfield |
Fairfield |
| Kira Varada |
So. |
Midfield |
Iona |
| Rachel Crane |
Sr. |
Midfield |
Niagara |
| Jill Galanti |
Jr. |
Defense |
Canisius |
| Lindsey Barnes |
Sr. |
Defense |
Fairfield |
| Caroline Mangan* |
Gr. |
Defense |
Fairfield |
| Andrea Liotta* |
Sr. |
Defense |
Manhattan |
| Jenna Colabufo |
Sr. |
Defense |
Siena |
| Kat Henselder |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
Quinnipiac |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Libby Rowe |
Sr. |
Attack |
Fairfield |
| Elizabeth Talluto |
Sr. |
Attack |
Fairfield |
| Micaela FitzPatrick |
Jr. |
Attack |
Iona |
| Mia Delmond |
1Y. |
Attack |
Quinnipiac |
| Jordan Bentley |
R-So. |
Attack |
Siena |
| Haley Burns |
So. |
Midfield |
Fairfield |
| Maggie Fort |
Sr. |
Midfield |
Fairfield |
| Rylee Harrell |
Jr. |
Midfield |
Fairfield |
| Emily Stewart |
Sr. |
Midfield |
Iona |
| Emily Derrico |
So. |
Midfield |
Manhattan |
| Julianna Iovine |
Jr. |
Midfield |
Manhattan |
| Sophie Spencer |
Gr. |
Midfield |
Quinnipiac |
| Julia Rigolizzo |
Jr. |
Defense |
Fairfield |
| Margaret Lonergan |
Sr. |
Defense |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Abby Zeigenfuse |
Sr. |
Defense |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Sydney Huhtala |
Fr. |
Defense |
Niagara |
| Melissa Murphy |
Sr. |
Defense |
Quinnipiac |
| Madison Bradley |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
Mount St. Mary's |
| MAAC All-Rookie Team |
| Player |
Class |
Position |
School |
| Jody Chu |
Fr. |
Goalkeeper |
Canisius |
| Meg Hiltz |
Fr. |
Attack |
Canisius |
| Maggie Tifft |
Fr. |
Midfield |
Canisius |
| Arianna Burns |
Fr. |
Midfield |
Iona |
| Maliya Haddock |
Fr. |
Attack |
Iona |
| Lauren Sweeney |
Fr. |
Goalkeeper |
Iona |
| Caitlin McNaboe* |
Fr. |
Midfield |
Marist |
| Hailey Chester |
Fr. |
Midfield |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Logan Cook |
Fr. |
Midfield |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Sydney Huhtala* |
Fr. |
Defense |
Niagara |
| Katie Ling |
Fr. |
Goalkeeper |
Niagara |
| Giordan Peck |
Fr. |
Midfield |
Niagara |
| *Denotes unanimous selection |
| First Team |
| Second Team |
A total of 182 student-athletes were named to the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women's Lacrosse All-Academic Team, announced by the league office today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Fairfield University led all institutions with 30 All-Academic Team selections. Niagara University was next with 24 honorees, followed by 23 from Quinnipiac University and 20 from Siena College. Canisius College and Mount St. Mary's University each placed 18 on the lineup, followed by 17 student-athletes apiece from Manhattan College and Marist College, while Iona University closed out the academic team with 15 choices.
Among the Siena Women's Lacrosse student-athletes who achieved this feat were:
| First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Class |
Major |
| Taryn |
Asselin |
Siena |
Jr. |
Applied Physics Mechanical |
| Jordan |
Bentley |
Siena |
R-So. |
Communications-Marketing |
| Laura |
Bonomo |
Siena |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Christina |
Burnam |
Siena |
Sr. |
Health Studies Health Science |
| Jenna |
Colabufo |
Siena |
Sr. |
Economics |
| Mikayla |
Cooke |
Siena |
So. |
Psychology |
| Meghan |
Decker |
Siena |
So. |
Health Studies Health Science |
| Grace |
Dobrzynski |
Siena |
So. |
Biology |
| Hannah |
Field |
Siena |
Gr. |
Masters of Business Administration |
| Rebecca |
Gilhooley |
Siena |
Jr. |
Health Studies Health Science |
| Sarah |
Irish |
Siena |
So. |
Communications-Journalism |
| Madyson |
Kolligian |
Siena |
Jr. |
Communications-Marketing |
| Sabrina |
Krasner |
Siena |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Haylee |
Kuprianchik |
Siena |
Sr. |
Health Studies Health Science |
| Grace |
Kush |
Siena |
Jr. |
Communications-Marketing |
| Kelly |
Logue |
Siena |
So. |
Psychology |
| Kendra |
MacCaull |
Siena |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Amanda |
Nieman |
Siena |
Sr. |
Communications-Marketing |
| Reagan |
Tenaglia |
Siena |
So. |
Communications-Sports |
| Katy |
Wangsness |
Siena |
Sr. |
Health Studies Health Science |
