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The Ivy League has recruited another Ohio school girl for the class of 2012.
Saint Ursula Academy Bulldog , Megan Carley will head to the Ivy League and play for the Columbia University Lions. Megan is a four year varsity starter and the first lacrosse player from Saint Ursula Academy, Cincinnati to continue her play at the D1 level. She looks forward to competing against her Upper Arlington/Xteam rivals Lindsay Goddard( Penn ) and Nancy Baker (Brown).

    The seniors from defending State Champion Sycamore have announced their plans to play at the next level.

Goalkeeper Brent Yenger will head north to Detroit Mercy to play for Ohio Hall of Fame member Mary Oelgoetz.  Midfielder Becca McLouth head east to James Madison, and Ann Hershman will play for new program Adrian College and Coach John Sung.

Left to right  Hershman, McLouth, Yenger

   Midwest Force Salutes College Choices by 23 players

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     Three outstanding seniors from the #1 Upper Arlington Golden Bears have made their selections to further their lacrosse careers and education.  Elizabeth Narwicz will play for Roanoke College, of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.  Samantha Ullum has signed with Ithaca College.  The Bombers play in the Empire 8 Conference.  Ullum will join former UA teammate Kylie McClure at Ithaca.  The Golden Bears leading scorer Lindsay Godard will head to the Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania Quakers.

    New Edinboro University Coach Kevin Cooke looked west for some of his first recruits for his new program.  Rachel Elam of Mentor, Lauren Davis of Hilliard Darby, and Abbey  MacKessy of Hudson will play for him next season. The Fighting Scotts will field their first women's lacrosse team for the 2009 season.  They play in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

  Elam                                           MacKessy

Congratulations to Kelli Taketa, Kalin Hodel and Morgan Namian of Lakota West.  All three
have committed to college programs for lacrosse in 2009.
Kelli will attend Mercyhurst College (PA) 
Kalin will attend Philadelphia University (PA) 
Morgan will attend Vassar College (NY)
 

Mason's Brittany Bare (center) signed with Fairfield University.  Joining her are her sister Jennifer, Mom Karen and Dad Bob,

and her Coach Paul Limpert.

Sycamore Pair Will Play for UC and Stanford  Sycamore's two outstanding offensive players Allison Bell (l) and Karen Nesbitt (r) have signed letters of intent to play lacrosse at the next level. Bell will be part of the new University of Cincinnati program. Through 15 games in 2007 Bell has 37 goals and 6 assists. Nesibtt will join sister Jamie at Stanford, recent winners of the MPSF Tournament.  She has 59 goals and 17 assists in 2007 and is an outstanding defensive player.

Mount Notre Dame Pair Headed to Next Level Two members of Mount Notre Dame lacrosse team, Erin Mackey and Natalie Starvaggi, are continuing their lacrosse careers. Erin, daughter of Russell and Karen Mackey of Lebanon, who has achieved a 5.09 weighted GPA, signed with Lafayette College (Easton, Pennsylvania) and Natalie, daughter of Patrick and Mary Starvaggi of Loveland, with a weighted 3.87 GPA, signed with the University of Cincinnati. Erin is a  three year on varsity player at MND.   She serves as an MND ambassador and as a board member of MND’s National Honor Society and Mission Commission.  Natalie has also played  three years on the varsity. She was named MVP her junior year and served as team captain during her junior and senior years.  She was named Second Team GGCL her sophomore year and First Team GGCL her junior year.  Natalie also played soccer for MND, serving as captain of that team and was named MVP her senior year.  At MND, Natalie is a member of the Notre Dame Club, Spanish Club, and Video Production Club.  She served on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee Task Group for Athletics.          Shown above are Mackey (L) and Starvaggi (R) and Erin's mom Karen, MND principal Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Natalie's Dad Patrick and MND Coach Stu Newman.

Kent Roosevelt's Martin Headed to UC Davis Laura Martin,  senior midfielder for the Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders has signed a National Letter of Intent with the UC Davis Aggies of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.  UC Davis is coached by Elaine Jones. She is a four year Midfield Starter, MVP Offense 2005, Team MVP in 2006. She has participated on the Great Lakes Team for both the year 2005 and 2006., she was a Portage Trail Conference Honorable Mention Class of 2005, Portage Trail Conference 1st Team, 2006, All State Ohio North 1st Team, 2006, US Lacrosse Academic All American 2006 During the off season she participated with the  Ohio Premiere Lacrosse Club formerly known as Team Ohio.  Representatives of Ohio's Midwest Force team assisted Laura in her college search.     She is the daughter of Christopher and Carol Martin of Kent.

Indian Hill's King Signs With Bucknell....    Indian Hill midfielder Andi King, has signed a National Letter of Intent  to play for  the Bucknell Bisons of the tough Patriot League.  King will join CSG's Tally Wolf as the second Ohioan recruited by Bucknell Coach Jess Spadafora.  King is Indian Hill's all time leading scorer, having reached the 200 career goal plateau this year. (Andi King second from right and her supports at signing)

Medina's Top Scorer Commits to UMBC    Casie Boltja of Medina has signed her letter of intent with  the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  Boltja lead the Bees in scoring in 2006 with 55 goals.  She will be the Medina captain in 2007.The UMBC Retrievers play in the America East Conference and are coached by Courtney Conner,America East Coach of the Year in 2006.

UA's Conway Selects Brown Bears      Tori Conway, a three year starter for the Upper Arlington Golden Bears plans to play lacrosse for the Ivy League's Brown University Bears.  Conway has been a defensive standout for UA the past three seasons and  has also seen playing time as a midfielder.  Brown is coached by former CSG standout, Keely McDonald. Tori Conway's career. Freshman Year Varsity defensive player, named Rookie of the Year by her teammates. Sophomore Year Varsity defensive player starting in the State Championship game. Named Most Improved Player by her teammates. Junior Year Starting Defensive/mid defensive player. 2006 15 goals 3 assists,

Cleveland Heights Players Make College Choices...

Jones Heads West...

   Zoe Jones, Offensive MVP of the 2006 OSLA State Tournament, has chosen has chosen the University of California to continue her lacrosse career. 

   "On my visit I realized that there was nowhere else in the world that I would want to spend the next four years of my life, and no other team that I would like to be a part of. Knowing that I am going to be doing what I love at a school that I love is the most incredible feeling," Jones said on choosing the Cal Bears..

   Zoe has had an outstanding high school career,

 Logan Goes East...

  Melissa Logan, who has been the heart of a tough Cleveland Heights defense the past two seasons has chosen to play next season at Brown University.  Logan's Heights career has included:

• 2006 Second Team Ohio North

• 2006 OSLA All Tournament Team

• 2005-2006 Great Lakes National Team

• 2007 Cleveland Heights Captain

• 3 year Starter - 52 career goals, 10 assists

Smith Picks Robert Morris

  State Tournament Defensive MVP Tiffany Smith will play for Robert Morris University next season.  RMU Coach Katy Phillips has these comments about her latest recruit...

“Tiffany is a complete athlete through and through,” said coach Phillips. “She is lightning fast, has great footwork and brings a great attitude to the team.”

Seated (L-R) Karen Mackey, Erin Mackey, Russell Mackey.  Standing (L-R) MND Principal Maureen Baldock, MND English teacher and Lafayette College alumna Aideen Briggs, Erin’s Lacrosse coach Don Johnson, MND Athletic Director Mark Schenkel.

Mt. Notre Dame's Mackey Signs With Lafayette Leopards... Erin Mackey, a senior mid-fielder for Mount Notre Dame (MND) High School women’s lacrosse team recently signed a letter of intent to play for Coach Kathy Frick and the Leopards of Lafayette College in 2007.  Mackey has been a major contributor to MND’s lacrosse team’s success over the last two years (33-9-2) since lacrosse became a varsity sport in 2004.  Mackey, one of the team’s top scorers, was second in assists last season.  She has been selected to the Girls Greater Cincinnati League All Star team the past two years, and will be the first player from MND to play Division I lacrosse When asked about signing with Lafayette, Mackey stated,” The excitement is overwhelming!  I feel so privileged to attend Lafayette next year and be part of the lacrosse program.  The combination of great academics and athletics immediately convinced me that Lafayette was the right fit for me.” Mackey plans to study business at Lafayette College. The college, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is a member of the Patriot League.

Two Central Ohio Players Select Central Connecticut

Upper Arlington senior, Chelsea Kuznik, and Dublin Scioto senior, Julie Fischer, have both signed National Letters of Intent to play Division I lacrosse for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils coached by Rachel Tringali. Both girls participated in tournaments in Downingtown, PA and the Naval Academy as members of the Midwestern Force Lacrosse Club.

Chelsea Kuznik is the daughter of Mimi Johnson (Kuznik) and stepfather, Charlie Johnson, of Upper Arlington, OH. She is a four- year member of the Upper Arlington High School Women’s Lacrosse Team and has participated in UA’s soccer programs. She had also previously played club lacrosse with the XTeam. . 

Julie Fischer is the daughter of Rick and Judy Fischer of Dublin. She was a four-year member of the Dublin Scioto Lacrosse Team and participated in the high school’s volleyball and cheerleading programs.

A midfielder/attacker, Julie will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact for head coach Rachel Tringali’s Blue Devils. Statistics for the previous two seasons are included below:

2006

Julie scored 35 goals (team high, leading scorer) and had 6 assists for a total of 41 points (the team totaled 81 goals for the season). She had 31 ground balls, 12 steals, and 15 draw controls, with 34 draws taken.

2005

Julie scored 18 goals and had 4 assists for a total of 22 points (the team totaled 121 goals for the season). She had 39 ground balls, 5 steals, and 20 draw controls.

Mason Duo Will Head East Next Season

    Erin Swigart and Brittany Bare of the Mason Comets have announced their college commitments for next season.

Swigart Signs with LaSalle Explorers

Erin Swigart will take her high-scoring prowess to Philadelphia.

The Mason High senior  signed a national letter of intent Wednesday — the first day of the early signing period — to continue her career at La Salle University.

Swigart, Mason's  all-time leading scorer, tallied 58 goals and 22 assists this past spring to help the Comets reach the Division II Final Four.

 Bare Will be Second Ohioan on Fairfield Squad

Mason senior Brittany Bare has given Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., a verbal commitment, and is expected to sign a national letter of intent during the early signing period.

She picked the Stags over Denison, Holy Cross, Gettysburg College and Saint Joseph's University.

She will join UA's Abbey Goodwin as the second Buckeye to play for Fairfield Coach Stacey McCue.

Bare scored 14 goals and dished out seven assists her junior season — only her second full year playing lacrosse.

    It's never official until they sign the NCAA Letter of Intent....but a number of outstanding Ohio Players have made early verbal commitments to play at the next level......

Hudson Defender Likes Towson Tigers...

    Hudson's Jackie Dysart, one of the state's top defenders has made a verbal  to Towson University in Maryland.

UA's Everett Headed to Cavaliers...

    Upper Arlington Midfielder Molly Everett, a force on both ends of the field the last two seasons for the Golden Bears, has committed to the University of Virginia.  Molly will join Marimont's Allo Perry, who is a freshman at UVa.

The Cavaliers are the defending ACC Champions.

Sycamore's Nesbitt & Mariemont's Foard Keeps Ohio -Stanford Connection Going

    Sycamore All American Karen Nesbitt, will join sister Jamie, Amy Stillwell,(TW), Charity Fluharty (CSG) and Dana Lindsay (CH) at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. 

     Also making the trip west to Stanford will be Mariemont's Leslie Foard.  Foard was the Warriors' second leading scorer as a junior with 40 goals and 29 assists. 

Marisa Rainieri, a midfielder from Green High School in Green Ohio has signed to continue her lacrosse career at Notre Dame College. She is the 11th Ohio Schoolgirl player in the incoming freshmen class. Marisa was a varsity starter since her programs inception.  Rainieri, was leading scorer, and recipient of the Hustle Award in 2006

   Ulrey Signs With Notre Dame College

   10th Ohio Player This Year for Falcons....

Raiders George Commits to New Hampshire Wildcats

Emily George takes her game to University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. Emily is a current senior and Varsity lacrosse player who has verbally committed to play lacrosse for the NH Wildcats.  She will be signing a National Letter of Intent next month to continue her lacrosse career and her education there. She was a three-year member for Shaker Heights High School lacrosse program, Shaker Hts., OH and a two-year member of XTeam Lacrosse. She also played two years for Team Ohio, one of Ohio's top summer programs.  She was a First Team All League selection last year for her program. She is the daughter of Debra Rex-George and George George.

  Notre Dame College Continues Recruiting Success in Ohio

  Land More Ohioans

Emily Jones, a defensive midfielder from Kent Roosevelt High School in Kent, Ohio; and a varsity starter in both lacrosse and field hockey.  Emily is a player on the rise in Northeast Ohio, and has really taken the reins of the Kent High School program.  Emily has emerged as one of the top players in the area, and we expect her to continue improving as she takes her game to the college level.  “Emily has great speed, great athleticism, and can shut down the areas top attackers.  Emily will be looked upon to have a similar role at the collegiate level, and we expect her to make an immediate impact in the lineup.”

Lauren Nearon, a defender from Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio; and a varsity starter on an extremely talented high school team.  Lauren is a young but talented athlete that has a great athletic background.  Lauren has great size and instincts which should help the defensive presence of the Notre Dame College Women’s Lacrosse Team.  “Lauren has been a member of the Cleveland Heights Lacrosse program which is consistently one of the top programs in the state.  Lauren knows what it takes to win, and we hope that we can count on her experiences to enable us to have the same success.”

Jenn Adams, a midfielder from Andrews School in Mayfield Heights, Ohio; and four year varsity starter.  Since the day Coach Taglianetti stepped foot on The Notre Dame College campus she knew what an asset Jen Adams could be for her program.  Jen is an all around exceptional athlete that has endless potential which she earn her some key playing time in her freshman season.  Jen is extremely aggressive, competitive, and has the ability to become a dominate college lacrosse player.  “To bring in a player of Jen’s caliber is a huge leap in the right direction for our young program.  I believe Jen will be a key factor in our programs success!”

Rosie Garam, a midfielder from Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio; and a varsity starter since her programs inception.  Since the inception of the Mentor lacrosse program, Rosie has been the leader both on and off the field.  Rosie is a member of Team Ohio  and has competed in several national tournaments with this elite team throughout the summers.   “Rosie is one of the top players on the rise in Northeastern Ohio and looks to continue her success at the college level.  Rosie’s game sense, stick skills and pure athleticism will help the Falcon’s all over the field.  Rosie is extremely versatile, and really improves daily, and it will be exciting to watch her develop at the college level.”

Marissa Lundgren, a goalkeeper from Green High School in Green, Ohio; and a varsity starter.  Although Marissa is young to the sport of lacrosse she has already served as the anchor of the Green defense.  A captain, and true leader on and off the field, Marissa has the quick hands and fearlessness to take her game to the collegiate level.  “Marissa has extremely quick hands, quick reflexes and great vision; all which complement her work ethic.  Marissa will be looked to gain experience in her first season with the falcons, and should be a key component for the future of the program.

Emily Moore, an attacker from Revere High School in Akron Ohio looks to make the transition from the high school to collegiate level.  Moore is an experienced player with great athleticism, quickness, and versatility.  Moore is an all around athlete, competing in several World Jump Rope Championships, and garnering some top honors at these events.  Moore also established herself second on the team in scoring and point totals in her junior campaign.  Moore averages 1 goal per game and she will provide the Falcons with some extra consistency in the attacking end.  “Emily is no stranger to pressure, competing at several world championships.  Emily is very shifty, and quick around the crease, and should also make an immediate impact in the lineup.”

Sarah Hutchison, a midfielder from Dublin Scioto High School in Columbus, Ohio, and four year varsity player will make the transition from the high school to college game look easy.  Hutchison will be counted on for her speed, aggression and stick skills to make an immediate impact for the Falcons.  Sarah was a category leader in ground balls with 51 as a junior, third on her team in draw controls, (a focus on next years recruiting class), and fourth on her team in total points.  “Sarah is a tremendous athlete with great potential.  Sarah has proved her self at the high school level, and will once again be looked to be that impact player at the college level.”

Courtney Jackson, a midfielder from Thomas Worthington High School in Columbus Ohio, will add much needed experience and versatility in the Notre Dame lineup.  Jackson combines speed, endurance, athleticism, and solid stick work to help build the future of the young program.

Stacey Gowe, another Ohio native is a very experienced player form Medina High School in Medina, Ohio.  Gowe is an extremely decorated player, (Team Ohio Player), and is arguably one of the top players in the state of Ohio.  Gowe will be looked at to make an immediate impact in the midfield with her lightning speed, aggressive play, and sharp stick work.  “Stacey is a tremendous athlete, coupled with a hard worker.  Stacey will make the transition from the high school game to college with ease.  Look to see her name in the near future!”

 Wolff Commits To Bucknell

     Three of Ohio's top seniors have signed letters of intent to continue their lacrosse careers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.  Amy Stillwell, Thomas Worthington, Charity Fluharty of Columbus School for Girls and Dana Lindsey, Cleveland Heights, will be headed west next fall to play for Coach Michelle Uhlfelder.

Amy Stillwell, Thomas Worthington's hot shooting lefty, has signed a letter of intent to play lacrosse at Stanford University. Stillwell was the Cards leading scorer in 2005 with 83 goals and 35 assists.  She was also the leading scorer on the TW 2005 Field Hockey team that made it to the state semi finals.  Amy was a 2005 Honorable Mention All American and has been first team all district for the past two seasons.  She will captain the Thomas Cardinals in 2006. 

Charity Fluharty, CSG, is the third Buckeye to commit to the Cardinal.  She was the Unicorns "go to" player in 2005 with 37 goals and 14 assists. She has 55 goals and 22 assists over two years.  She was first team All District in 2003-04 and 2005.  She was also a member of the Great Lakes Team 1 at the Women's National Tournament.  Charity was also a three year letter winner in soccer and basketball for CSG.   Her coaches comments described her "natural athletic ability, speed, and instincts are incredible." 

The trio will join Jamie Nesbitt, the fourth Ohioan at the Palo Alto school.

Nagle Signs with Mercyhurst Lakers....

Olentangy Senior Katie Nagle is joined by her coach Corrin Baughman, her parents and sister Alicia, for the signing of her national letter of intent to attend Mercyhurst College and continue her lacrosse career.

Two Hudson Explorers Look to Play at the Next Level

Caitlin Carducci, Class of 2006 has committed to play lacrosse for Duquesne Dukes in Pittsburgh, PA. Caitlin will be signing a National Letter of Intent in the spring signing period. She has tended the goal for the last three seasons. Caitlin has participated on Team Ohio for one season and on the Great Lakes Team for two years representing the State of Ohio. She was a Second Team All League her junior year and an Honorable Mention All League her sophomore year. She recorded the second highest save percentage for the state last year during her regular high school season.

She is the daughter of Dave and Eileen Carducci

Bremer Continues UA-NU Connection..

Burke Commits to Buckeyes...

     Upper Arlington's Laura Burke has verbally committed to play lacrosse at the Ohio State University. Laura is completing her senior year at Upper Arlington High School in Central Ohio, and she will lead the lacrosse team as a 2006 captain.
   Laura is a three-year letter winner in UA lacrosse, and she was first-team All-Region for the 2005 season. She also was named to the Ohio Lacrosse Foundation All-American first team her junior year. She was a major factor in the Golden Bears 2004 and 2005 State Championships.
   Laura will continue her lacrosse career as a Buckeye in the Fall of 2006.