NEW YORK | The Skyline Conference's nine head women's lacrosse coaches have cast their ballots for the 2023 all-conference team, naming Mount Saint Vincent’s Alicia Rodriguez the Offensive Player of the Year and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Jaqui Sheedy the Defensive Player of the Year.
Manhattanville freshman attacker Pietra Cabral was selected as Rookie of the Year, while Maritime’s Kerri Handras has been named Coach of the Year in voting conducted by her peers.
Rodriguez (below) fired home 42 goals for the Dolphins. She finished the regular season leading the conference in goals, points per game and ground balls. She was also second in draw controls and third in caused turnovers for CMSV. The do-it-all midfielder was named Skyline Player of the Week once during the final week of the regular season, when she scored 10 goals with four assists in a 2-0 week against Farmingdale State and Purchase.
-Photo by: Geraldo Rodriguez
Sheedy (below) was named Defensive Player of the Week once herself. The midfielder ranked among the best nationally. She is top 25 in NCAA rankings after leading the Skyline in draw controls per game (7.62). She is also top 40 in caused turnovers per game (2.38) – a stat she leads the conference in – and ground balls per game (4.23). She helped the second-seeded Mariners clinch a postseason berth by recording 52 points, 30 goals, 22 assists, 111 draw controls, 59 ground balls and 35 caused turnovers. Backed by Sheedy, USMMA took down top-seeded Maritime in the championship.
Cabral (below) was an impact newcomer for the Valiants, netting three Skyline Rookie of the Week honors this spring. She ranked fourth on the team in goals and assists, helping Manhattanville reach the postseason with a 5-3 mark in conference play.
Under Handras’ guidance, Maritime enjoyed the most successful season in program history. The Privateers set a program record with 13 wins, earned a share of the Skyline regular-season title for the first time, and made their first Skyline Championship game appearance. The third-year coach (below) takes home her first Skyline Coach of the Year honor.
In addition to Rodriguez, the all-conference first team is also highlighted by six selections from league champion USMMA, including Sheedy, and three from runner-up Maritime. Cabral tops the second team, which features another 13 standout student-athletes.
2023 Skyline Conference Women's Lacrosse All-Conference Team
First Team
Julia Coughlin, A - USMMA
Marisa D’Angelo, A - Manhattanville
Lauren Jablonowski, A - USMMA
Kaitlyn Latchaw, A - USMMA
Athena Vogiatzis, A - Farmingdale State
Kerry Carr, M - Manhattanville
Megan Diamond, M - Farmingdale State
Nicole Johnson, M - Maritime
Jenna Lesiewicz, M - Maritime
Alicia Rodriguez, M - Mount Saint Vincent
Jaqui Sheedy, M - USMMA
Kate Crooker, D - Mount Saint Mary
Kiera Ford, D - Maritime
Meghan Malone, D - USMMA
Nicole Nagengast, D - USMMA
Kathleen Mackey, GK - Old Westbury
Second Team
Pietra Cabral, A - Manhattanville
Avery Jillson Neuwirth, A - Maritime
Gabrielle Nicolosi, A - Maritime
Victoria Ward, A - Mount Saint Mary
Maura Kelly, M - Manhattanville
Emily O’Mara, M - St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Jamie Trowbridge, M - St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Jenna Turrentine, M - USMMA
Kaitlyn Cronin, D - Mount Saint Vincent
Abbey Playle, D - Manhattanville
Celina Schenk, D - Farmingdale State
Megan Spina, D - St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Casandra Schmoger, GK - Purchase
Offensive Player of the Year: Alicia Rodriguez, Mount Saint Vincent
Defensive Player of the Year: Jaqui Sheedy, USMMA
Rookie of the Year: Pietra Cabral, Manhattanville
Coach of the Year: Kerri Handras, Maritime (Third Season)