University of North Carolina Athletics
Thompson Named Candidate for Women's Lacrosse Tewaaraton Trophy
April 25, 2001 | Women's Lacrosse
April 25, 2001
Chapel Hill, N.C. -- University of North Carolina women's lacrosse player Kellie Thompson (Grasonville, Md.) has been named a candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy, the Tewaaraton Trophy Women's Coaches Selection Committee announced this week. Also named were Susie Gibbons of Dartmouth, Betsy Wheeler of Middlebury and Kristin Foster of Duke.
These four players join University of Maryland's Jen Adams, Quinn Carney and Allison Comito, Tricia Dabrowski and Stacey Morlang from Loyola College, Kate Kaiser from Duke University, Erin Elbe, Bowen Holden, Caitlin McLean and Sheehan Stanwick from Georgetown University, Kristin Osborn from Amherst College, Gina Sambus from University of Virginia, and Julie Shaner, Lauren Simone and Kim Smith from Princeton University.
The Tewaaraton Trophy is the most cherished and prestigious award a varsity lacrosse player can receive and a symbol of excellence in college lacrosse. The award will be given to the top male and female college players in a ceremony at the University Club of Washington, D.C., on June 6. Sportscaster and best-selling author Dick Schaap will serve as master of ceremonies for the first-ever Tewaaraton Trophy presentation.
"The consensus among the coaches on the committee was that these players have really established themselves the last three weeks," said Tewaaraton men's committee chair Richie Moran. "With the 15 candidates we selected at the beginning of the season, we now have the best players in the country as candidates for the award."
Thompson leads Carolina this season with 37 goals and 48 points. Her 11 assists rank third among Tar Heel players. Thompson ranks among the top three players in the Atlantic Coast Conference in goals and points. She was named All-ACC last week in a vote of the conference's head coaches.
Thompson led Carolina in goals, assists, points, shots and free position shot percentage last season and was named a third-team All-America.
The women's selection committee will meet again on May 15th to narrow the 19 candidates to 5 finalists for the award. The men's committee will do the same, and male and female winners will be chosen from the ten finalists at a ceremony at The University Club in Washington DC on June 6.
