Girls' Lacrosse

Player of the year
First team
Second team & HM

A-MF Brigid Smith

Good Counsel / Senior

At 5 feet 8 with great quickness and stick-handling, Smith could get a shot any time she wanted. What set her apart was how often she was willing to pass up a shot to give a teammate a better one. Smith finished with 70 goals and 66 assists, leading Good Counsel to a 19-2 record and its eighth straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title. She put up those numbers despite the area's toughest non-conference schedule, as the Falcons faced nationally ranked teams from New York, New Jersey and the Baltimore area. The U-19 national team member will play for Duke.

G Caitlin Hester

Battlefield / Sr.

Stopped better than 60 percent of the shots she faced to lead Bobcats to Northwest Region title. Will play for Ohio State.

D Clare Curran

St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes / Sr.

All-American and Yale recruit led team to 31-2 record and 6.0 goals against average. A tireless worker and leader.

D Caileigh Sindall

Good Counsel / Sr.

Led the Falcons to a 7.1 goals against average as area’s top defender. Will play for UNC and is on the U-19 national team.

D-MF Taylor Salandra

Glenelg / Sr.

Known as one of the area’s top one-on-one defenders, and also had 31 goals and 23 assists. Will play for Maryland.

MF Alli Dawson

Broadneck / Sr.

Versatile mid led team to region finals with 48 goals, 24 assists, 40 groundballs and 41 draw controls. Will play for Ohio State.

MF Allison Hahn

Madison / Sr.

Region player of the year had 58 goals, 37 assists to lead Warhawks to first Northern Region title. Will play for Delaware.

MF Kelly Lechner

Good Counsel / Sr.

Led the Falcons with team-record 88 goals and added 37 assists. Penn State recruit had record 10 goals vs. Severn.

MF Michele Phillips

St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes / Jr.

Finished with 98 goals and 44 assists as the heart of the Saints’ potent attack. Notre Dame recruit was also reliable on the draw.

A Kendyl Gardner

Severna Park / Sr.

Top scorer (45 goals) for state champion Falcons. Also added 16 assists. U.S. Lacrosse all-American, will play for High Point.

A Kristen Lamon

St. Mary’s-Annapolis / Sr.

Three-year starter had 36 goals, 19 assists despite playing in tough IAAM. USWLA all-American; Maryland signee.

A Carly Reed

St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes /So.

Area’s toughest player to cover one-on-one. Set school record with 153 goals; added 41 assists. Orally committed to UNC.

Coach of the year Natalie Gaieski

Marriotts Ridge

Gaieski led the Mustangs to a 17-1 record and their first state title with only three senior starters. Their only loss came 10-9 against Mount Hebron on April 12. They defeated the Vikings, 8-3, in the playoffs — part of a run of shutdown defense capped by an 8-4 win over Century in the Maryland 3A/2A final. Gaieski, 68-18 in her career, is the only coach in the program's five-year history.

Second team

Player	School	Yr.
G Julia Burns	Broadneck	Sr.
D Caroline Scanlon	Good Counsel	Sr.
D Hannah Mullen	SS/SA	Sr.
D Anne Zabel	Marriotts Ridge	Jr.
M Kacey Norwood	Chantilly	Sr.
M Morgan Stephens	Good Counsel	Sr.
M Zoe Stukenberg	Marriotts Ridge	So.
M Jenna Boarman	Mount Hebron	Sr.
M Morgan Torggler	Severna Park	So.
A Carly Palmucci	Oakton	Jr.
A Sarah Maloof	South River	Sr.
A Besser Dyson	SS/SA	So.

Honorable mention

Goalie: Haley Cook, West Springfield, Sr.; Kelsea Donnelly, South River, Sr.; K.C. Emerson, Sherwood, Sr.; Gen Giblin, Georgetown Visitation, Jr.; Taylor Rivera-Silva, Madison, So.; Megan Ward, St. Mary's-Annapolis, Jr. Defense: Kate Bermingham, Annandale, Sr.; Lexi Bristow, Broadneck, Sr.; Molly Fleming, Marriotts Ridge, Jr.; Samantha Meason, Chantilly, Jr.; Molly Nantz, Leonardtown, Sr. Midfield: Nicole Aust, Bullis, Sr.; Rachel Benzing, Centennial, Jr.; Megan Bisson, Madison, Jr.; Kelly Chandler, Episcopal, Jr.; Campbell Collier, Robinson, Jr.; Valerie Everett, Chesapeake, Sr.; Kate Finkelston, Leonardtown, Jr.; Ellen Fuller, Woodgrove, Jr.; Sarah Gunter, Hayfield, Sr.; Mairin Hall, Churchill, Jr.; Amber Kim, Freedom-South Riding, Sr.; Alexa Kunowsky, Severn, Jr.; Monica Lucas, Holy Cross, Jr.; Andrea Mustacchio, Loudoun Valley, Sr.; Olivia Pyne, South River, Sr.; Jessie Worcester, St. Mary's Ryken, Sr.; Kayla Sleece, Stone Bridge, Jr.; Jacky Spalding, South River, So.; Erin Tenneson, Chesapeake, Sr.; Rachel Waldron, Marshall, Jr.; Corinne Wessels, Osbourn Park, Fr. Attack: Christina Antonini, Severn, Sr.; Katie Austin, St. Stephen's/St. Agnes, Jr.; Kelsea Ayers, Linganore, Sr.; Taylor Babin, Mount Hebron, Sr.; Elizabeth Barranco, Severna Park, Sr.; Courtni Dadd, Urbana, Sr.; Alanna Diffendal, Marriotts Ridge, Sr.; Jess Fellows, Flint Hill, Sr.; Mary Sydney Garrett, Briar Woods, Sr.; Kayleigh Hinkle, Glenelg, Sr., Steph Lazo, St. Mary's-Annapolis, So.; Jessica Mucci, Spalding, Sr.; Tara Nicholas, Northwest, Jr.; Madison Thomas, Severna Park, Sr.; Lauren Wackerle, Potomac School, Jr.; Torrie Zarella, Langley, Sr.; Maddie Ziegler, Bishop Ireton, Jr.

Player bios by Matt Brooks and Andy Marso - The Washington Post. Photos by John McDonnell/The Washington Post.
Published June 8, 2011.