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Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:51

Cooke was inducted as a truly great player. She was a three-time All-American at the University of Virginia, earning first team honors as a defender in both 1997 and 1998, and second team status in 1996. Cooke helped lead Virginia to the ACC title as a senior in 1998 and was named MVP of the ACC Tournament that year. She earned All-ACC honors in both 1997 & 1998 and was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game in 1998. In addition, Cooke was selected to ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2002.

Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:50

Schimoler was inducted posthumously as a truly great player. He was a four-time All-American goalie at Cornell, earning second team honors in 1987, third team status in 1989, and honorable mention recognition in 1986 & 1988. He was the first Big Red player to receive national honors four times. Schimoler also earned All-Ivy League honors four times, including first team status in 1987 & 1989. He was the Ivy League’s player of the year in 1989 and its rookie of the year in 1986. He also helped lead Cornell to the Ivy championship in 1987.

Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:49

DeCecco was inducted as a truly great player. She was a three-time, first team All-American defender at Princeton (2001, 2002, 2003) and named as the recipient of the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2003 as the nation’s most outstanding player. DeCecco helped Princeton win the NCAA championship in 2002 & 2003 and was named MVP of the NCAA Tournament in 2003. She was also the national defender of the year in both 2002 and 2003, and the Ivy League’s player of the year as well as the NCAA’s Honda Award winner for lacrosse in 2003.

Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:47

Speckmann was inducted as a truly great coach. One of the most successful junior college coaches ever, he amassed a 477-158-1 record in 40 years at Nassau. He retired following the 2010 season with a career winning percentage of over 75 percent. Speckmann led Nassau to 20 NJCAA championships during his tenure, qualifying for the four-team finals in 39 of his 40 seasons. He coached over 200 NJCAA All-Americans during his career and had over 100 players move on to NCAA All-America status. Speckmann was the NJCAA’s national coach of the year six times (1975, 1978, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2008).

Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:46

Forbes was inducted as a truly great player. She was a three-time All-American at the University of Maryland, earning first team honors in both 1996 and 1997, and third team honors in 1995. In 1997, Forbes was the national offensive player of the year as well as the ACC’s player of the year, and named winner of the ACC’s Mary Garber Award as its top female athlete. She helped lead the Terps to three straight NCAA titles (1995, 1996, 1997) during her career, as well as the ACC championship in 1997. Forbes was named to the NCAA’s 25th Anniversary Team in 2006.

Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:45

Boyle enjoyed an All-American career at Princeton, earning first team honors as an attackman in 2003 and 2004, second team accolades in 2002, and third team status in 2001. Boyle earned All-Ivy honors three times (2002, 2003, 2004) and was named the Ivy League’s Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004. Princeton captured the Ivy title in each of his four seasons and won the national championship in 2001. Boyle concluded his career with 70 goals, 162 assists, and 232 career points. He ranks second in Princeton history in assists and third in points.

Submitted by mdasilva on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:44

Reese was inducted as a truly great coach. As one of the nation’s most decorated women’s coaches, Reese is a four-time winner of the IWLCA’s national coach of the year award (2010, 2014, 2015, 2019) and 12-time conference coach of the year. At the time of her induction in 2019, she had led Maryland to five national championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019), 11 final fours, and 20 regular season and tournament championships in the ACC and Big Ten.

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 08:12

Inducted as a truly great player, Voelkel was a four-time All-American as a midfielder at the University of North Carolina, earning first team honors in 1982 and 1983, second team honors in 1981, and honorable mention status in 1980. Additionally, Voelkel was tabbed as the USILA’s midfielder of the year in 1983. He was a three-time selectee to the All-ACC team (1981, 1982, 1983), and named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2002. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 08:10

Inducted as a truly great player, Jalbert was a three-time All-American as a midfielder at the University of Virginia, earning first team honors in 1999 and 2000 and honorable mention status in 1998. Jalbert helped lead the Cavaliers to the 1999 NCAA title, and was named as the winner of the USILA’s McLaughlin Award that season as the national midfielder of the year. He earned All-ACC honors in both 1999 and 2000, and was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2002. 

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