The Tewaaraton Foundation added 10 college women’s players to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Thursday, including two members of a Notre Dame team that has surged to a 9-0 start and No. 7 national ranking, as well as a seventh player from Maryland, the most-represented team on the list.
Notre Dame’s Samantha Giacolone, a senior goalie, and Maddie Howe, a sophomore attacker, both were named, as was Maryland junior attacker Kali Hartshorn. The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
Tewaaraton Watch List
Women’s First Round Additions
Kayla Brisolari, Penn State - Sr., Midfield
Sarah Cooper, Syracuse - Fr., Defense
Tess D’Orsi, Princeton - Jr., Attack
Molly Garrett, Michigan - Jr., Midfield
Samantha Giacolone, Notre Dame - Sr., Goalie
Kali Hartshorn, Maryland - Jr., Attack
Maddie Howe, Notre Dame - Soph., Attack
Risa Mosenthal, Brown - Soph., Attack
Alyssa Parrella, Hofstra - Jr., Midfield
Francesca Whitehurst, Georgetown - Sr., Midfield
Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. The next round of watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on April 11.
On April 25, the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees. Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
This year’s initial watch list, announced on Feb. 28, recognized the top 50 men’s and 50 women’s candidates for the Tewaaraton Award.
Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be announced on May 9 and invited to the 19th-annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 30.
