Somerset, NJ – Senior
Aileen Hannan was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Defensive Player of the Year while seven members of the Wagner women's lacrosse team earned All-Conference honors, the conference announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Along with being named Defensive Player of the Year, Hannan earned First Team All-NEC honors with classmate
Kasey Dorney. Graduate student's
Victoria Tucci and
Madeline Seims earned Second Team honors with senior
Lauren DiStefano and junior
Casey Haas. Freshman
Angelina Skowronski was named to the All-Rookie Team.
Aileen Hannan earns First Team honors for the second consecutive season and earns an individual All-Conference honor for the first time during her career on Grymes Hill. This season, Hannan earned back-to-back NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors to close out the regular season. Hannan anchored a Wagner defense that lead the conference with 319 ground balls and 18.76 ground balls per contest. The Seahawks defense also lead the conference with 169 caused turnovers and 9.94 caused turnovers per game. The Rockville, MD native finished second in the conference with 2.94 ground balls per game while finishing first with 50 total ground balls. Hannan also lead the conference with 39 caused turnovers and 2.29 per game. The senior tallied her 100th career ground ball against Sacred Heart on April 20.
Kasey Dorney joins Hannan on the First Team for the second consecutive season after leading the conference with four game winning goals. The senior tallied two game winning goals in the final three games of the season to secure a playoff spot for the Seahawks. The Deer Park, NY native finished second in the NEC with 27 caused turnovers and 1.59 per contest while earning NEC Player of the Week on March 7. Dorney lead the Seahawks with 33 goals, 40 points, and 80 shots. She also tallied her 100th career point on April 13 against Rutgers.
Victoria Tucci earned her first NEC All-Conference honor after starting all 17 games for Wagner this season. Against LIU on March 30, Tucci notched a career-high five goals and earned her 100th career point on April 2 against Saint Francis University. The North Brunswick, NJ native finished second on the Seahawks with 24 goals and lead the team with 12 assists.
After earning a First Team honor last season, junior
Casey Haas earns Second Team honors this time around. The Ridgewood, NJ native finished fourth with 24 ground balls and third in caused turnovers for Wagner. The junior started in all 16 of her appearances.
Goalkeeper
Lauren DiStefano earned her 300th career save on March 30 against LIU while starting in 16 out of 17 contests in between the pipes for Wagner. The West Islip, NY native earned .499 save percentage while earning three NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors. DiStefano's save percentage was third best in the conference.
Madeline Seims earns All-Conference recognition for the third time in her career as she earned First Team honors in 2019 and 2021. The Westbury, NY native tallied her 150th career point on March 30 against LIU. Seims wraps up her Wagner career third all-time in shots, fourth all-time in points and eight all-time in goals in Wagner women's lacrosse history.
In her first season on Grymes Hill,
Angelina Skowronski was placed on the All-Rookie team after starting 14 out of her 16 appearances. Her 39 draw controls was second-best on the Seahawks while her 12 caused turnovers was fourth-best and her 21 ground balls was fifth-best.
The Seahawks will begin the quest for the NEC crown on Thursday, May 5 when they take on the defending champions Mount St. Mary's in the NEC semifinal at 4:00 P.M.
