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LANCASTER, PA – Attackers Kelly Cassels (Jr., Downingtown, PA/Great Valley) and Jen Pritchard (Fr., Media, PA/Penncrest) and defender Holly Rutherford (Sr., Rochester, NY/Brighton) have been named to the 2006 Womenslacrosse.com Division III All-America team. The honor marks the second All-America nod for Cassels and Rutherford this year as they were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association/US Lacrosse All-America first team on May 31. A second team selection on the womenslacrosse.com All-America team the past two years, Cassels picked up her fourth All-America nod as she previously was named to the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse second team last year. A 2006 and 2005 first team and 2004 second team All-Centennial Conference selection, Cassels repeated on the IWLCA All-Region first team this year as she recorded 42 goals and 21 assists for 63 points to rank second in goals, points and assists. The team leader in free position goals with 12-on-25 attempts, she collected 53 ground balls, caused 18 turnovers and corralled 39 draws this year while netting three game-winning goals. She was a force in Centennial Conference games this year tallying 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points, including five free position goals, to rank second in free position goals, fifth in goals, fourth in assists and third in points. Cassels led the team in goals and earned Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Region first team honors as she finished with 47 goals and nine assists for 56 points last year. For her career, Cassels has 122 goals and 34 assists for 156 points as she ranks 14th in goals and 17th in points. The eighth player in Centennial Conference history to earn first team honors three times as she earned All-Centennial Conference first team honors in 2004, 2005 and 2006, Rutherford was named to the womenslacrosse.com All-America second team and earned her third All-Region nod this year as she previously earned first team honors in 2004 and second team accolades in 2005. A 2005 All-Eastern College Athletic Conference South Region All-Star, Rutherford recorded 50 ground balls, 24 draw controls and 51 caused turnovers with one assist this year as she raised her career scoring total to 29 goals and five assists for 34 points while anchoring an F&M defense which allowed 7.50 goals per game. She will conclude her career on June 10 as she will join teammate Eileen Keever (Sr., Prospect Park, PA/Interboro) on the South roster as both players were invited to take part in the 2006 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Farewell Lacrosse Festival Division III North/South Senior All-Star game on June 10 at Johns Hopkins University sponsored by STX. An All-Centennial Conference second team and All-Region first team selection, Pritchard earned womenslacrosse.com All-America third team honors to become the first freshman in program history to garner All-America honors.
She experienced a breakout freshman season tallying 52 goals
and 10 assists for 62 points to lead the team in goals and
ranked third in points. In addition, she chipped in three
game winning goals, 36 ground balls, eight free position goals,
39 draw controls and nine cause turnovers. Historically, she
recorded the 13th 50-goal season in program history and tied
All-America selection Alexis O’Meara '05 for the freshman
goal record at 52 goals.
Historically, the selection of Cassels, Pritchard Rutherford raises the total to 26 women's lacrosse players who have earned All-America accolades at Franklin & Marshall College. Franklin & Marshall concluded the year with a #8 ranking in the final IWLCA poll and a #6 ranking in the final Laxpower.com poll as the Diplomats finished 15-5 and advanced to the Centennial Conference title game at Gettysburg College and NCAA Regional Finals at SUNY-Cortland. One of the most successful Division III women's lacrosse programs in the nation, Franklin & Marshall has captured six conference titles as the Diplomats have competed in 14 national championship tournaments and recorded a mark of 296-149-3 in 30 years of competition.
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