Kelly and Voiro named to Academic All-Patriot League team
5/2/2018 11:24:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A pair of Lehigh women's lacrosse seniors added to their accolades on Wednesday as Kayleen Kelly and Kierstyn Voiro were named to the 12-player Academic All-Patriot League team. Both were All-League honorees on the field, while excelling in the classroom as well.
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After being named second team All-Patriot League on Monday, her first-career All-League recognition, Kelly was named Academic All-League for a second straight season. The Industrial and Systems Engineering major owns a stellar grade point average of 3.88, which includes three perfect 4.0 terms. The Ellicott City, Md. native has been named to the Dean's List in every semester of her academic career, garnering Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels as well.
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On the field, Kelly has broken three Lehigh draw control records this season – draws in a game (10 vs. Bucknell), season (currently 82) and career (currently 165). The previous school record for a season was Carli Sukonik, who recorded 47 in 2012. Kelly leads the Mountain Hawks in draw controls (82) and groundballs (47) while she stands second with 22 caused turnovers. Kelly has recorded multiple groundballs in all but two games this season while tallying multiple caused turnovers in 15-of-18 games. Among Kelly's standout performances came at Army West Point when she recorded six groundballs, five groundballs and four caused turnovers while adding three groundballs, four caused turnovers and a school-record 10 draw controls vs. Bucknell in a Senior Day to remember.
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After being named first team All-Patriot League for a second straight year, Voiro earned her first-career Academic All-League recognition. Named the Mountain Hawks' Scholar-Athlete of the Year following last season, the Moorestown, N.J. native owns a 3.51 cumulative GPA in Finance. She has earned a spot on the Dean's List on multiple occasions and has been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll every year as well.
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On the field, Voiro is a leader of the Mountain Hawks' defense. She's tied for third on the team in caused turnovers (19) while she's tied for fourth in both groundballs (34) and draw controls (10). The co-captain has recorded three or more caused turnovers on three separate occasions, including three groundballs and four caused turnovers vs. Bucknell. Kelly and Voiro are a part of a defense that has allowed single-digit goals on eight occasions and currently stands fourth in the league in goals against average (10.75). The Mountain Hawks allowed just 37 goals over the final five games of the regular season (7.4/game) to help lead them to six straight wins heading into the Patriot League Tournament. With Tuesday's Patriot League Quarterfinal victory over Holy Cross, the Mountain Hawks have now won seven straight to improve to 13-5 overall, tied for the second most wins in school history and just one from tying the record.
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Following Tuesday's win, third-seeded Lehigh will now face second-seeded Navy in the Patriot League Semifinals on Friday at 7 p.m. It will mark the second semifinal of the day (following No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Loyola at 4 p.m.). Both games will be played at Loyola's Ridley Athletic Complex.
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2018 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kristen Yanchoris, Loyola Maryland (Jr., D)
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2018 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Academic All-League Team
Christine Laible, Boston University (Sr., GK)
Jessie Britton, Bucknell (So., D)
Eve Lukowski, Bucknell (Sr., A)
Kelly Haberl, Colgate (Sr., D)
Jane Kirby, Lafayette (Jr., A)
Emma Novick, Lafayette (Jr., A)
Dana Smith, Lafayette (Sr., D)
Kayleen Kelly, Lehigh (Sr., D)
Kierstyn Voiro, Lehigh (Sr., D)
Hannah Savage, Loyola Maryland (Sr. A)
Kristen Yanchoris, Loyola Maryland (Jr., D)
Marie Valenti, Navy (Jr., D)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A pair of Lehigh women's lacrosse seniors added to their accolades on Wednesday as Kayleen Kelly and Kierstyn Voiro were named to the 12-player Academic All-Patriot League team. Both were All-League honorees on the field, while excelling in the classroom as well.
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After being named second team All-Patriot League on Monday, her first-career All-League recognition, Kelly was named Academic All-League for a second straight season. The Industrial and Systems Engineering major owns a stellar grade point average of 3.88, which includes three perfect 4.0 terms. The Ellicott City, Md. native has been named to the Dean's List in every semester of her academic career, garnering Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels as well.
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On the field, Kelly has broken three Lehigh draw control records this season – draws in a game (10 vs. Bucknell), season (currently 82) and career (currently 165). The previous school record for a season was Carli Sukonik, who recorded 47 in 2012. Kelly leads the Mountain Hawks in draw controls (82) and groundballs (47) while she stands second with 22 caused turnovers. Kelly has recorded multiple groundballs in all but two games this season while tallying multiple caused turnovers in 15-of-18 games. Among Kelly's standout performances came at Army West Point when she recorded six groundballs, five groundballs and four caused turnovers while adding three groundballs, four caused turnovers and a school-record 10 draw controls vs. Bucknell in a Senior Day to remember.
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After being named first team All-Patriot League for a second straight year, Voiro earned her first-career Academic All-League recognition. Named the Mountain Hawks' Scholar-Athlete of the Year following last season, the Moorestown, N.J. native owns a 3.51 cumulative GPA in Finance. She has earned a spot on the Dean's List on multiple occasions and has been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll every year as well.
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On the field, Voiro is a leader of the Mountain Hawks' defense. She's tied for third on the team in caused turnovers (19) while she's tied for fourth in both groundballs (34) and draw controls (10). The co-captain has recorded three or more caused turnovers on three separate occasions, including three groundballs and four caused turnovers vs. Bucknell. Kelly and Voiro are a part of a defense that has allowed single-digit goals on eight occasions and currently stands fourth in the league in goals against average (10.75). The Mountain Hawks allowed just 37 goals over the final five games of the regular season (7.4/game) to help lead them to six straight wins heading into the Patriot League Tournament. With Tuesday's Patriot League Quarterfinal victory over Holy Cross, the Mountain Hawks have now won seven straight to improve to 13-5 overall, tied for the second most wins in school history and just one from tying the record.
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Following Tuesday's win, third-seeded Lehigh will now face second-seeded Navy in the Patriot League Semifinals on Friday at 7 p.m. It will mark the second semifinal of the day (following No. 5 Boston University at No. 1 Loyola at 4 p.m.). Both games will be played at Loyola's Ridley Athletic Complex.
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2018 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kristen Yanchoris, Loyola Maryland (Jr., D)
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2018 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Academic All-League Team
Christine Laible, Boston University (Sr., GK)
Jessie Britton, Bucknell (So., D)
Eve Lukowski, Bucknell (Sr., A)
Kelly Haberl, Colgate (Sr., D)
Jane Kirby, Lafayette (Jr., A)
Emma Novick, Lafayette (Jr., A)
Dana Smith, Lafayette (Sr., D)
Kayleen Kelly, Lehigh (Sr., D)
Kierstyn Voiro, Lehigh (Sr., D)
Hannah Savage, Loyola Maryland (Sr. A)
Kristen Yanchoris, Loyola Maryland (Jr., D)
Marie Valenti, Navy (Jr., D)
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