McGuire and Friend Named IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-Americans
05/30/2006 | Women's Lacrosse
May 30, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Spider standouts Mandy Friend and Caroline McGuire were honored by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and US Lacrosse as they were selected to the Division I All-American third team.
Both recently named to the IWLCA Division I All-Regional first team, Friend and McGuire were two of just 48 Division I student-athletes in the nation recognized for their outstanding play in the 2006 lacrosse season.
McGuire, who was recognized in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd, earned third team honors after another standout season for the Spiders, where she led the team with 59 goals, 56 ground balls, 48 draw controls, 12 hat tricks, and two six-goal performances.
The native of Darien, Conn. swept numerous awards and accolades throughout the season, including being named to the IWLCA All-Regional first team, being named the A-10 Championships Most Outstanding Performer, being selected to the All-Conference First Team and named the leagues' Offensive Player of the Year.
Additionally, she was named the A-10 Player of the Week on Mar. 13 and earned an Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week honorable mention and a spot on the womenslacrosse.com honor roll once this season.
McGuire concluded her statistically decorated career at Richmond by setting four new program records, including the most career goals (141) and draw controls (115) and the most goals (59) and draw controls (48) in a single season. She also ranks third for points in a single season (68) and fourth for points in a career (146) and finished third in the league for shots (7.05/g), fourth for goals (2.95/g), and fifth for points (3.40/g) and draw controls (2.40/g). She also finished 20th in the NCAA for goals (2.95/g).
Mandy Friend was also selected to the third team after an amazing rookie season where she followed McGuire with 53 goals, 23 assists, 48 draw controls, and four game-winning goals. The attack from Canandaigua, N.Y., posted 11 hat tricks on the year, including one over No. 2 Duke and No. 6 Maryland, as well as two five-goal games.
Her 76 points on the season set a new Richmond record for the most points in a season, while her 48 draw controls ties with McGuire in setting a new single season record as well and her 53 goals ranking her second in the program record book for the most goals in a single season.
Friend also garnered many awards throughout the season, including being named to the IWLCA All-Regional first team, the A-10 Championship Team, the A-10 All-Conference First Team and All-Rookie Team, in addition to being honored as an Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week (April 4) and the A-10 Rookie of the Year.
The five-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week finished second in the A-10 for game-winning goals (4), third for points (3.80/g), fifth for goals (2.65/g) and draw controls (2.40/g), sixth for assists (1.15/g) and ninth for shots (5.60/g).
The IWLCA and US Lacrosse will honor the National All-Americans at an awards banquet on June 10, 2006 in Baltimore, Md.