Six Gators Earn IL Media All-American Honors
Saturday, May 19, 2018 | Lacrosse
Cara Trombetta named First Team All-American
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As No. 6 Florida is set to play in the NCAA Quarterfinal, six Gators earned the title of IL Media All-American.
Sophomore Cara Trombetta earned First Team All-American honors, while junior Haley Hicklen was voted on to the Second Team. Junior Lindsey Ronbeck and freshman Sabrina Cristodero each garnered Third Team accolades and Shayna Pirreca and Sydney Pirreca rounded out the Gators with an Honorable Mention nod.
Florida faces No. 3 seed James Madison Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators look to punch their first ticket to the Final Four since the 2012 season.
A Look at UF's Media All-Americans
Cara Trombetta | SO | Defense
Haley Hicklen | JR | Goalkeeper
Lindsey Ronbeck | JR | Midfield
Sabrina Cristodero | FR | Defense
Shayna Pirreca | SR | Attack
Sydney Pirreca | JR | Midfield
Find a list of the complete All-American teams here.
Sophomore Cara Trombetta earned First Team All-American honors, while junior Haley Hicklen was voted on to the Second Team. Junior Lindsey Ronbeck and freshman Sabrina Cristodero each garnered Third Team accolades and Shayna Pirreca and Sydney Pirreca rounded out the Gators with an Honorable Mention nod.
Florida faces No. 3 seed James Madison Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators look to punch their first ticket to the Final Four since the 2012 season.
A Look at UF's Media All-Americans
Cara Trombetta | SO | Defense
- 2018 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2018 First Team All-BIG EAST selection
- One-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (4/24) and one-time Honor Roll recipient (5/1)
- Set an new UF record for most caused turnovers in a single game (6 vs. Denver in the BIG EAST Championship)
- That mark was also a BIG EAST Tournament record
- Her 11 caused turnovers in the two games during the BIG EAST Tournament set a new conference record and put her at 15 for her BE Tournament career
- Set a new program record for most caused turnovers in a season with 42 thus far. She bested her previous mark of 27 from 2017
- Has caused 69 turnovers in her two seasons as a Gator puts her third all-time, just 19 CTs away from breaking Florida's program record for most in a career
Haley Hicklen | JR | Goalkeeper
- 2018 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2018 Tewaaraton Top 25 Nominee
- 2018 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2018 BIG EAST First Team selection
- Two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (3/6, 4/10) and one-time Honor Roll recipient (2/13)
- Leads the Gators in saves (166) and has played a team-best 1038:17 minutes this season
- Her 166 saves are a Florida record, passing Mikey Meagher's single season saves record of 145
- Holds a .490 save percentage through 20 games
- Has 17 wins under her belt in 2018
- Recorded a career-best 16 saves against North Carolina on (3/3)
- Brine Lacrosse/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week (3/5)
- ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Player of the Week (3/6)
Lindsey Ronbeck | JR | Midfield
- 2018 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2018 Tewaaraton Top 25 Nominee
- 2018 First Team All-BIG EAST selection
- One-time BIG EAST Attacker of the Week (4/3) and one-time Honor Roll recipient (4/24)
- Became the seventh Gator to break 200 career points (201)
- Currently leads the Gators in goals (62) and free-position goals (15) and sits second in points (77)
- During the BIG EAST Tournament, Ronbeck set record after record, including most goals and points in a game (8)
- She scored a career-high eight goals against Marquette in the semifinal, tying a Florida school record for most goals in a game
- She holds the BIG EAST Tournament record for most points in one tournament (16) and most points in a career (31)
- Ronbeck also holds the BIG EAST Tournament record for most goals in one tournament (15) and in a career (26)
Sabrina Cristodero | FR | Defense
- 2018 IWLCA All-South Second Team
- 2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- Set new Florida record for most draw controls in a season – she currently sits at 121 (previous mark was 106 by Mollie Stevens in 2017)
- Set a new Florida record for most draw controls in a game with 14 against Butler (4/28)
- Three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (2/27, 3/6, 5/1) and one-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (4/17)
- Currently ranks fifth all-time in Florida's history for most draw controls in a career (121)
Shayna Pirreca | SR | Attack
- 2018 IWLCA All-South Second Team
- 2018 All-BIG EAST First Team
- Became the sixth Gator to break 200 career points (209)
- Her 209 career points puts her fourth all-time in program history
- Three-time BIG EAST Honor Roll recipient (3/6, 3/13, 3/20)
- Currently leads the Gators in points (80) and sits second in goals (59)
- Set a new career-high in goals (6) at then No. 3 North Carolina (3/3)
- Recorded a career-best seven points at then No. 8 Syracuse (3/7)
Sydney Pirreca | JR | Midfield
- 2018 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2018 BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year
- 2018 BIG EAST First Team selection
- 2018 Tewaaraton Watch List
- Scored her 100th career goal this season, becoming only the 11th Gator to do so in program history
- One-time BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (2/20)
- She currently sits third on the team in both points (68) and goals (53), both career highs
- ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Player of the Week (2/21)
Find a list of the complete All-American teams here.
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