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LANCASTER, PA – Attacker Kelly Cassels (Jr., Downingtown, PA/Great Valley) and defender Holly Rutherford (Sr., Rochester, NY/Brighton) have been named to the 2006 Inside Lacrosse Division III Women’s Lacrosse All-America team.
The honor marks the third All-America nod for Cassels and Rutherford this year as they were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)/US Lacrosse All-America first team and were honored on the womenslacrosse.com second team. Cassels picked up her fifth All-America nod as she previously was named to the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse and womenslacrosse.com second teams 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 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 on the South roster as she was 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. 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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