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 Senior Erin Berry was presented with the 2005 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Award at Thursday's awards banquet. |
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Berry Named 2005 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year
May 5, 2005
RICHMOND, VA - Senior captain Erin Berry was chosen as the 2005 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year in a vote by the league coaches on May 5. In the same vote, the coaches tabbed first-year GW mentor Chrissy Lombard A-10 Coach of the Year and sophomore Laura Hostetler an all-conference selection for the second straight season. The awards were presented at the league's annual end-of-the-year banquet at the Marriott West Hotel.
Berry, a 2005 team captain, set a new GW single-season record with 45 ground balls and was recently named the team's Most Valuable Player. She is the only player to start every game in team history and is the Colonials' career leader in ground balls (177) and caused turnovers (123). She has a goal and an assist in 2005 and ranks second on the team with 24 caused turnovers. Berry was also selected to the all-conference team.
Lombard became the second coach in team history last summer after serving as an assistant coach for three years. She guided GW to its first winning season and best conference finish (5-2/t2nd) in her first year. The 2005 Colonials set new team records for goals scored (195), assists (95), and points (289). They also received votes in the IWLCA poll for the first time earlier this season, and Lombard is a nominee for National Coach of the Year.
Hostetler, in just her second season, is already the Colonials' career goals (99) and points leader (139). She ranks second in the conference in goals (54) and leads the league in points (77), both GW single-season records. The niece of former NFL quarterback Jeff Hostetler, she is currently fifth in the nation in points per game (4.53) and 12th in goals per outing (3.18).
Berry and Lombard became the second and third Colonials to win league end-
of-the-year major awards, joining Hostetler, who won the A-10 Rookie of the Year Award in 2004.
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The Colonials also placed three players on the Academic All-Conference Team. Berry, an economics and international affairs major, was selected to that squad as well. She was joined by classmates Jenny Heisler, an economics major, and Heidi Mayer, a financial and mathematics major.
Heisler is GW's career assists leader with 51 and she was recently presented with the 2005 Lynn George Oustanding Senior Female Student-Athlete Award, the highest honor awarded by the GW athletics department to a female student-athlete.
Mayer ranks in career points at GW with 131. Earlier this season, she tied the Colonials' single-game record with five assists versus Richmond.
GW is seeded third in the Atlantic 10 Championship. It will hook up with second-seeded Duquesne in the opening round of the tournament on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. at UR Stadium in Richmond.
2005 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Emily Bonczek, La Salle Kelly Chevez, St. Bonaventure Patty Glavin, Temple Laura Hostetler, George Washington Kelly Mulford, Duquesne Ginger Flocco, Duquesne Allison Frengs, Temple Courtney Gibbons, St. Bonaventure Kristen Habicht, Richmond Erin Berry, George Washington Krista Mann, Duquesne Stacie Pollock, Duquesne Kat Prokop, La Salle Kristin St. Hilaire, Massachusetts Megan McLouth, Temple Sarah Pacini, DuquesneOffensive Player of the Year: Allison Frengs, Temple Defensive Player of the Year: Erin Berry, George Washington Rookie of the Year: Emily Bonczek, La Salle Coach of the Year: Chrissy Lombard, George Washington
2005 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S LACROSSE ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Laura App, Duquesne Erin Berry, George Washington Ginger Flocco, Duquesne Jenny Heisler, George Washington Kate Henwood, La Salle Krista Mann, Duquesne Heidi Mayer, George Washington Kelly Mulford, Duquesne Jackie Nesbitt, Massachusetts Sarah Pacini, Duquesne Kat Prokop, La SalleStudent-Athlete of the Year - Sarah Pacini, Duquesne
