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| Cassie Greenbaum |
The College of Wooster women's lacrosse team had seven student-athletes named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference Team, including freshman midfielder Cassie Greenbaum who was voted the NCAC Newcomer of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday. Earning first-team all-conference honors were junior attacker Madison Carey, sophomore midfielder Clare Nelson-Johnson, and sophomore goalkeeper Shawna Ferris.
Voted onto the All-NCAC Second Team were senior attacker Nina Dine, Greenbaum, and junior defender Isabel Baylor, while senior attacker Eileen Barrer rounded out Wooster's selections as an honorable mention.
Carey had one of the most outstanding offensive campaigns in program history, as she finished tied for third all-time for points in a single season with 74 (53 goals, 21 assists). Her 74 points were second-most in the conference, and she finished third in goals (53) and fourth in assists (21). Carey totaled 10 hat tricks on the season, which included three or more goals in eight-straight games during a stretch. Against Oberlin College April 13, Carey recorded a career-high 11 points (6 goals, 5 assists), which is the third-highest single game output in school annals.
Nelson-Johnson saved her best games for conference play, as she totaled 18 of her 33 points against NCAC opponents. The sophomore finished the season with 24 goals and nine assists, which included hat tricks against Kenyon College April 16 and Allegheny College April 28. One third of her goals came on free-position shots, where she went 8-for-16. Nelson-Johnson was very effective on draw controls, as she led the team with 39, and she also finished among the team-leaders in ground balls with 22.
Ferris also showed improvement as the season wore on, highlighted by holding 7-of-8 conference opponents to 10 goals or less. Among regular starters, she ranked first in the conference in save percentage (.459), second in goals against average (9.78), and third in ground balls per game (2.81). She recorded double-digit saves on four occasions, including a season-high 15 against Colorado College March 13. One of her best performances came April 16 against NCAC rival Kenyon where she allowed just five goals and recorded seven saves.
Dine was on pace for another huge year statistically until an injury kept her out of three games in April. Despite playing in just 13 contests, Dine still finished just outside of the league's top-10 with 37 points (28 goals, 9 assists), which ranked third on the team. Against Denison University April 30, she scored a goal that made her one of just six players in program history to reach the 200-point plateau. Her best outing came April 2 against Tiffin University where she scored five goals and added an assist, and she had nine double-digit scoring games in all. Dine's aggressive play also allowed her to scoop 20 ground balls and cause nine turnovers.
Greenbaum became an integral part of the Scots' plans right out of the gates, as she started all 16 games in her debut season. She totaled 24 points (17 goals, 7 assists), and also was among the team-leaders in draw controls (29), ground balls (26), and caused turnovers (16). Greenbaum's best games came at the most important time of the season, as she scored seven goals during the conference tournament, including a season-high four goals against Denison University April 30.
Baylor was a menace against opposing attackers, as she caused a team-high 20 turnovers, and helped Wooster allow just 9.32 goals per game – the second-lowest total in the league. Perhaps her best outing came against Allegheny April 28 in the conference tournament, when she forced a pair of turnovers, picked up five ground balls, and dished out an assist. Baylor also scored two goals and recorded an assist on March 15 against Waynesburg University, marking the first three-point game of her career.
Barrer had a breakout season in her senior year, as she finished sixth in the league with 3.19 points per game, despite having not played at all the year prior (studied abroad). She ranked sixth in the conference in goals (41), which included eight hat tricks in all. Barrer was exceptional against NCAC opponents, as she scored five goals against Wittenberg University, Kenyon, and Allegheny, and added four in a rematch with Allegheny and against Oberlin.