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Top 100 Girls Lacrosse players for 2019
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Exciting to have 5 Girls on Long Island's top 100 Lacrosse List
| Player | School | Grade | Position | College Choice | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kira Accettella | St. Anthony's | Senior | Midfield | Stony Brook | The Stony Brook commit is a force on the draw circle and has a big-time outside shot. |
| Sophie Alois | Middle Country | Senior | Midfield | Cornell | The Cornell commit had 31 goals and 20 assists last spring. |
| Gina Barbera | Connetquot | Senior | Attack | Navy | A leader headed to Navy because of her shooting and passing. |
| Jennifer Barry | Middle Country | Senior | Midfield | Boston University | The future Boston University Terrier is coming off a 43-goal, 30-assist season. |
| Christina Biscardi | Sacred Heart | Senior | Defense | Duke | A Duke commit who is a strong 1-v-1 defender with speed. |
| Melissa Biscardi | Sacred Heart | Senior | Midfield | Duke | Like her sister, she’s a Duke commit who is a strong defender with big-time speed. |
| Ava Burns | Miller Place | Senior | Defense | Syracuse | A lockdown defender headed to Syracuse, she also posted 10 goals last season. She can also play midfield. |
| Sophia Cardello | Massapequa | Junior | Goalkeeper | Quick in and out of the cage, she’s started since eighth grade. | |
| Olivia Carner | Northport | Senior | Midfield | Duke | Pure dodger who dominated with 74 goals and 33 assists last year. She’s bound for Duke. |
| Courtney Carollo | Ward Melville | Senior | Midfield | Syracuse | A draw presence who looks to feed on offense. She’ll play at Syracuse. |
| Danielle Carson | Wantagh | Senior | Defense | USC | A sound defender with great footwork. She will play at USC. |
| Kasey Choma | Eastport-South Manor | Senior | Midfield | Notre Dame | A threat on the draw and the attack, she’s also a markup defender and overall athlete headed to Notre Dame. |
| Maggie Clark | Bayport-Blue Point | Junior | Midfield | James Madison | An unsung contributor for the Phantoms who has verbally committed to James Madison. |
| Caitlin Colbert | North Shore | Senior | Attack | Monmouth | Field vision is the Monmouth commit’s specialty, and she finishes a play when possible. |
| Caitlin Cook | Garden City | Senior | Midfield | Penn | A speedy transition threat who helps on the draw circle. She is headed to UPenn. |
| Lexie Correia | Long Beach | Senior | Midfield | Bryant | She had 24 goals and will factor heavily into the offense before heading to Bryant. |
| Ciara Daly | New Hyde Park | Senior | Defense | Syracuse | A Syracuse-bound defender helping the Gladiators transition to Nassau Conference III. |
| Caroline DeBellis | Cold Spring Harbor | Senior | Attack | Duke | She had 65 goals and 22 assists last season, and she’ll play for Duke. |
| Caitlin Dellecave | Patchogue-Medford | Junior | Midfield | Stony Brook | She’s coming off a 25-goal, 15-assist season for the Raiders and is committed to Stony Brook. |
| Sophia DeNicola | Smithtown East | Senior | Attack | Michigan | A gritty player with a reliable shot. She will play at Lehigh. |
| Katie DeSimone | St. Anthony's | Junior | Attack | Duke | Bound for Duke, she has a nearly unstoppable shot and scored 53 times last year. |
| Cat Deutsch | Commack | Senior | Goalkeeper | A five-year starter who excels on clears and is the team’s biggest strength. | |
| Regina DiChiara | Plainedge | Junior | Attack | East Carolina | An offensive weapon who scored 62 goals for the 10-5 Red Devils and will play at East Carolina. |
| Olivia Dooley | Manhasset | Senior | Goalkeeper | USC | A draw-taker and shutdown defender headed to USC. |
| Kayla Downey | West Babylon | Senior | Midfield | Stony Brook | A leading contributor on offense, defense and the draw circle, she’ll play at Stony Brook. |
| Delilah Doyle | West Babylon | Senior | Defense | Pace | The Pace commit leads a strong defense along with Caitlin McGuire. |
| Colleen Dwyer | Harborfields | Senior | Defense | Penn State | A Penn State commit who anchors a defense that returns all of its starters. |
| Melissa Esswein | Syosset | Senior | Attack | Michigan | Missed all of last season with an ACL injury, but the Michigan commit is fun to watch. |
| Kate Fiola | Massapequa | Senior | Midfield | Hofstra | A quick, aggressive threat on the attack coming off a 29-goal season. She will play at Hofstra. |
| Catherine Flaherty | Eastport-South Manor | Senior | Defense | Maryland | Footwork helps make the Maryland commit one of the top 1-v-1 defenders on Long Island. |
| Anna Fraschilla | Locust Valley | Senior | Midfield | Holy Cross | Holy Cross commit who posted 36 goals and 21 assists for the 13-2 Falcons. |
| Emily Gaven | Garden City | Senior | Goalkeeper | Georgetown | A Georgetown commit who is a verbal leader for the defense and plays strong out of the cage. |
| Ashley Gonzalez | Half Hollow Hills | Junior | Attack | Florida | A varsity contributor since eighth grade who has compiled 126 career goals and has committed to Florida. |
| Katie Goodale | Riverhead | Junior | Defense | Syracuse | A defensive anchor who totaled 31 ground balls and 30 caused turnovers for the Blue Waves. She’s committed to Syracuse. |
| Kendall Halpern | Syosset | Junior | Midfield | Northwestern | A three-sport athlete headed to Northwestern who scored a game-winning goal against perennial power Garden City. |
| Jaden Hampel | West Islip | Junior | Midfield | Stony Brook | The Stony Brook commit is fast, excels on the draw and posted 50 goals and 40 assists for the Long Island Class A champs. |
| Kailyn Hart | North Babylon | Senior | Midfield | Stony Brook | In a down year for the Bulldogs, the Stony Brook commit tallied 47 goals. |
| Ella Heaney | Garden City | Senior | Attack | USC | The USC commit combines shooting strength with shot placement. |
| Hannah Heller | West Babylon | Senior | Midfield | UMass | Maybe the fastest player in Suffolk, she scored 49 goals last year and will play at Massachusetts. |
| Emily Heller | West Babylon | Senior | Midfield | Florida | One of the leading draw girls in the country, she’ll play at Florida. |
| Kerrin Heuser | Hicksville | Senior | Midfield | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is getting a big-time offensive player who has 162 goals and 31 assists on varsity. |
| Mackenzie Hoeg | Mattituck/Southold | Junior | Midfield | Virginia | The Tuckers’ top goal-scorer and draw-controller was MVP of the 2018 state Class D tournament. She’s committed to Virginia. |
| Riley Hoeg | Mattituck/Southold | Senior | Attack | Virginia | A scorer and feeder who has registered 30-plus assists each of the last four years. She also can play midfield in a pinch. She’ll play at Virginia. |
| Chloe Hoschel | Northport | Senior | Defense | Stony Brook | She relies on body position and aggressiveness to shut down attackers. Bound for Stony Brook. |
| Kristina Kallansrude | Jericho | Senior | Midfield | Adelphi | She’s Adelphi-bound after scoring 50 goals last spring, including a season-high eight against Mepham. |
| Ailish Kelly | Bayport-Blue Point | Junior | Midfield | Stanford | Had 26 goals and seven assists for the Long Island Class C semifinalists. She will play at Stanford. |
| Katie Kelly | Commack | Senior | Midfield | Hofstra | A Hofstra commit with speed, she excels on the draw. She had 38 goals and 27 assists last year. |
| Kayla Kielbasa | Riverhead | Senior | Midfield | Penn State | Penn State commit who contributed 24 goals, 22 assists, 26 ground balls and 51 draw controls. |
| Megan Kielbasa | Riverhead | Junior | Midfield | Johns Hopkins | The Johns Hopkins commit is a shifty dodger who tallied 38 goals as a sophomore. |
| Regan Kielmeyer | Smithtown West | Senior | Attack | Loyola | A draw-taker and the team’s assist leader. She will play at Loyola (Maryland). |
| Rebecca Korn | Syosset | Senior | Attack | Binghamton | Skilled lefty with speed and a great shot. Will play at Binghamton. |
| Lexie Kotsalidis | Kings Park | Senior | Goalkeeper | James Madison | A four-year starter headed to James Madison, the Division I national champion. |
| Brianna Lamoureux | Rocky Point | Senior | Midfield | Maryland | Maryland commit who has overcome tears in each ACL, according to coach Michael Sanchez. |
| Jessica Layne | Oyster Bay | Senior | Attack | Stanford | The team’s leader in points last year always is a threat to go to the goal. She’ll play at Stanford. |
| Sophie Macchia | Massapequa | Senior | Midfield | James Madison | A reliable defender who is aggressive on the offensive end. She’ll play at James Madison. |
| Sarah Mackey | Garden City | Senior | Midfield | Florida | A do-it-all middie headed to Florida. Coach Diane Chapman said is always in the right spot at the right time. |
| Abby Maichin | Huntington | Junior | Attack | Notre Dame | She had 48 goals and 20 assists last season with a phenomenal side-arm shot. |
| Danielle Marino | West Islip | Senior | Attack | Syracuse | The Syracuse commit is a great shooter and an above-average feeder. |
| Jenny Markey | Mount Sinai | Junior | Midfield | Syracuse | A versatile middie who made the German U19 National team. She will play for Syracuse. |
| Ellie Masera | Eastport-South Manor | Junior | Midfield | Stony Brook | A big-time offensive player headed to Stony Brook. Sharks coach Becky Thorn calls her the “scrappiest player in my program.” |
| Catherine McAuliffe | St. Dominic | Senior | Midfield | An offensive middie coming off a 64-goal, 30-assist season. | |
| Liana McDonnell | Garden City | Senior | Midfield | Stanford | Excellent on the draw and a key in transition, the Stanford commit is coming off a 34-goal season. |
| Katie McMahon | South Side | Junior | Midfield | Stanford | The Stanford commit is an accurate shooter who will help support the Cyclones in their transition to Nassau Conference I. |
| Jamie Mecca | Oceanside | Senior | Midfield | Adelphi | She’s aggressive on ground balls and gives relentless effort across the field. Adelphi-bound. |
| Taylor Mennella | Smithtown West | Senior | Midfield | Hofstra | A defensive middie who is quick on transition. She’ll play at Hofstra. |
| Morgan Mitchell | Mount Sinai | Senior | Attack | Stony Brook | A three-year starter headed to Stony Brook who will factor into the offense, midfield and draws. |
| Caroline Mondiello | Manhasset | Senior | Midfield | Stanford | Great between the 30s and offers versatility as a defender. |
| Colleen Mooney | St. Anthony's | Senior | Defense | Amherst | The team’s defensive leader will play at Amherst College. |
| Claire Morris | Northport | Senior | Goalkeeper | Ohio State | A poised netminder who excels outside the cage. She’ll play for Ohio State. |
| Cali O'Brien | Sachem North | Senior | Midfield | Ohio State | A dynamic two-way middie who will play at Ohio State after a six-year varsity career. |
| Danielle Pavinelli | Northport | Junior | Attack | Florida | A draw control specialist and occasional midfielder who has great vision and is a reliable finisher. |
| Meghan Pickel | Bayport-Blue Point | Senior | Midfield | Stony Brook | The Stony Brook commit played sporadically last season but will be featured as a senior. |
| Alexis Reinhardt | Ward Melville | Senior | Midfield | Cornell | The Cornell commit scored 19 times as an athletic threat on both ends of the field. |
| Maggie Reznick | Long Beach | Junior | Attack | USC | She scored 26 goals as a sophomore and could pace the attack as a USC commit. |
| Hunter Roman | St. Anthony's | Junior | Midfield | Boston College | A game-changer committed to Boston College who is fast, strong and the Friars’ most versatile player. |
| Lindsay Rongo | Westhampton | Senior | Defense | Stony Brook | A fifth-year player who is the crease specialist to the Hurricanes’ defense. Headed to Stony Brook. |
| Sami Rothstein | Wheatley | Senior | Midfield | Tufts | The Tufts commit is ambidextrous and impacts all facets of the game. |
| Gabby Sartori | Mount Sinai | Senior | Attack | Brown | Three-year starter, headed to Brown, is coming off a successful girls basketball season. |
| Hollie Schleicher | Westhampton | Senior | Midfield | Boston College | One of the best defensive players in Suffolk who works hard the length of the field. She’ll play at Boston College. |
| Gabrielle Schneider | Smithtown East | Senior | Midfield | Lehigh | A fast player with a great stick. Headed to Lehigh. |
| Julia Schwasnick | Oceanside | Junior | Midfield | Duke | A gifted athlete bound for Duke. She is dynamic in the open field and possesses a strong shot. |
| Melissa Sconone | East Islip | Senior | Attack | North Carolina | The future North Carolina Tar Heel is a crafty lefty with one of the best shots in Suffolk. |
| Kristen Shanahan | Sachem East | Junior | Midfield | Notre Dame | Returning team leader in goals (44), caused turnovers (22) and assists (15). She has committed to Notre Dame. |
| Erin Shimborske | Farmingdale | Senior | Midfield | Adelphi | An Adelphi commit who thrives on speed, stick work and shooting accuracy. |
| Belle Smith | Westhampton | Junior | Midfield | Boston College | The Boston College commit led the Hurricanes in every statistical category, including goals (54) and assists (29). |
| Janine Suris | Smithtown West | Senior | Attack | Florida | A crease attacker who led the team in scoring and will play at Florida. |
| Sophia Taglich | Cold Spring Harbor | Senior | Defense | Boston College | Headed to Boston College, she’s a strong defensive presence for the defending state Class C champions. |
| Samantha Tarpey | Ward Melville | Senior | Goalkeeper | Hofstra | A Hofstra commit who is a vocal leader as the anchor of the Patriots' defense. |
| Grace Tauckus | Cold Spring Harbor | Senior | Midfield | Princeton | Princeton commit scored 40 goals last season. |
| Maria Themelis | Manhasset | Junior | Midfield |