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Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:14

Mackesey, inducted as a truly great player, was an integral member of Cornell’s national championship teams in 1976 and 1977, earning the Kelly Award as the nation’s outstanding goaltender both years. He has the only shutout in NCAA Tournament history and held opponents scoreless for 93 consecutive minutes during the 1976 tournament. Mackesey was a two-time, first team All-American and earned All-Ivy honors in both lacrosse and soccer at Cornell. The Big Red won the Ivy League lacrosse championship in each of his three seasons on the varsity roster.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:11

Inducted as a truly great player, Coughlin was a star defenseman on Navy’s powerhouse teams of the 1960s, helping the Midshipmen to national championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964. He was a first-team All-America honoree in 1963 and 1964 and earned the Schmeisser Award as the country’s top defenseman in 1963.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:08

Pat McCabe, inducted as a truly great player, was a two-time member of the U.S. team (1998, 2006) and was one of the game’s dominant defensemen. He was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, earning first team honors in 1989 and 1990, and helped the Orange to three straight national championships. In 1990, he received the Schmeisser Award as the nation’s outstanding defenseman. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:05

Inducted as a truly great player, Gallagher was a four-time U.S. World Cup team member as an attack player and ranks second all-time on the U.S. scoring list with 64 career points (32 goals, 32 assists). Gallagher, who first joined the U.S. national teams program in 1987, helped the U.S. team win the World Cup in 1993, 1997 and 2001. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:02

Phillips was inducted as a truly great contributor for contributions in the fields of coaching, development and service. His involvement in the sport stretches over a half century dating back to his playing days at Navy and Cornell. Phillips had been heavily involved with the Long Island Lacrosse Club beginning in 1965, initially playing for the team and then serving as general manager and assistant coach. The club has won 18 USCLA championships in that time and finished as the runner-up 12 other times. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:58

Jo Ann "Josie" Harper was inducted as a truly great coach. Harper, the director of athletics and recreation at Dartmouth College from 2002-2009, began her teaching and coaching career at Swarthmore High School in 1965 before moving to Penncrest High School, where she compiled a 39-3-4 record. Harper was the coach at Dartmouth from 1981 to 1992, leading the Big Green to a pair of Ivy League championships. In 11 seasons as coach, she led Dartmouth to an overall record of 88-69 and 37-28 in the Ivy League.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:55

Sandy Bryan Weatherall, inducted as a truly great player, played on three World Cup teams, helping the U.S. to championships in 1982 and 1989. She was a three-time All-Ivy League selection at Dartmouth and earned first team All-America honors in 1982 and 1983. She scored 12 points in a game against Plymouth State, a Dartmouth record that still stands. She concluded her collegiate career with 127 goals and 168 points, finishing in the top 10 all-time in both categories at Dartmouth. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:50

Ethel "Feffie" Barnhill was inducted as a truly great contributor – for contributions in the fields of coaching, development and service. Following a 14-year playing career, including helping Ursinus to a record of 42-2-1 in her four years, 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:39

Ganzenmuller has contributed decades of service to women's lacrosse, specifically, officiating. A nationally-rated umpire since 1989 and internationally-rated since 1991, Ganzenmuller has officiated two International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations World Cups and 11 NCAA Division I championship weekends. She has conducted 10 years of international umpire training in places such as Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, England, Japan and Scotland, in addition to 15-plus years of stateside training at the local, district and national levels. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 12:36

Jack Emmer retired in 2005, and was, at the time, the NCAA's all-time winningest coach with 326 career victories. He is one of only two coaches to have guided three teams (Cortland, Washington & Lee, Army) to the NCAA semifinals, and he coached the 2002 U.S. Men's Team to the gold medal in International Lacrosse Federation World Championship. Three times the USILA named him a divisional coach of the year and in 2003 that organization honored him with the Howdy Meyers Man of the Year Award. 

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