DENVER – The Denver women's lacrosse team earned five All-American honors on Tuesday, the highest amount in program history, placing three on the IWLCA First Team and two on the Second Team.
Sophomore
Quintin Hoch-Bullen, junior
Molly Little and senior
Katherine Fischer were named IWLCA West/Midwest First Team, while sophomore
Eliza Radochonski and junior
Carson Gregg were placed on the second team.
Hoch-Bullen wrapped up the season with a team-high 71 points and 59 goals, scoring eight in the NCAA Tournament, with five coming on May 12 against Michigan in the second round. The Ontario native posted 11 hat tricks in 20 games this season, good enough to be named the BIG EAST Attacker of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team. Hoch-Bullen averaged 2.95 goals per game, finishing the season ranked 45th in the nation.
Little started in all 20 games this year, posting 62 draw controls, 28 caused turnovers and 31 ground balls. She was named the BIG EAST Defender of the Week on April 23, and All-BIG EAST First Team following the conference tournament on May 4. The 5-foot-9 junior tallied a career-high 11 draws at Georgetown on April 6, tied for fourth in the Denver individual game record book.
Fischer led the Pioneer defense to its most successful season in history, ranking No. 1 for scoring defense in the NCAA for six consecutive weeks. She started in all 20 games on the year, totaling a team-high 49 ground balls and 37 caused turnovers. The New York native was named the BIG EAST Defender of the Year, and finished the season tied second in the conference with an average of 2.40 caused turnovers per game.
Radochonski played in all 20 games this season for the Crimson and Gold, accumulating 38 goals and 26 assists for 64 points, second highest on the team. She was named the BIG EAST Attacker of the Week on March 12 and April 23, then placed on the All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST Tournament Team following the conference tournament. The Colorado native posted her sixth hat trick of the season against USC on May 10, scoring the overtime winner to push the Pioneers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history.
Gregg spent 960 minutes in net for the Crimson and Gold this year, totaling 102 saves and a .453 save percentage. Her 7.68 goals against average ranked No. 2 in the nation following the conclusion of the season, good enough for the 5-foot-9 junior to be named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. Gregg also totaled 37 ground balls and nine caused turnovers on the year.
The Pioneers wrapped up the season with a 16-4 (5-0 BIG EAST) mark, head coach
Liza Kelly's 10th winning season during her 13 years at the helm of the program.
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