Teams: Women's Lacrosse: Press Releases

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

JUMBOS ATTURA, ROBERTS & KOPP EARN ALL-AMERICAN ACCOLADES

Amanda Roberts was an All-American in lacrosse and field hockey for the Jumbos in 2008-09

MEDFORD -- The outstanding 2009 Tufts University women's lacrosse season was capped today with three players being named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association/US Lacrosse Division 3 All-American teams.

Senior midfielder Chrissie Attura (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) and sophomore attack Amanda Roberts (Wenham, MA) are on the Second Team, and junior defender Alyssa Kopp (Hollis, NH) made the Third Team. The three All-American nods are the most for Coach Carol Rappoli's Tufts team this decade.

With a Tufts-record 38 assists this season, Attura tied for 21st in the country with an average of 2.0 per game. Her six assists against Babson on March 17 tied a Tufts single-game record. She finished second on the team with 58 points, including 20 goals. With 52 goals scored, Roberts was second in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) this spring. She was also very responsible defensively, averaging 1.26 caused turnovers per game.Kopp was a stand-out on draw controls and defense for Coach Carol Rappoli's team. She tied for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) lead with 43 draw controls this spring and caused 1.68 turnovers per game, which was ranked among the national top 75. She also had 2.89 ground balls per game.

The Jumbos set a school record for victories with 16 this season and were ranked eighth in the most recent IWLCA national poll. They finished first in the conference for the regular season.

►2009 IWLCA/US Lacrosse Division 3 All-American Teams

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