Trio of Gators Named to ILWomen All-Rookie Team
Monday, July 9, 2018 | Lacrosse
Sabrina Cristodero, Grace Haus and Shannon Kavanagh honored with national recognition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three freshman Gators – Sabrina Cristodero, Grace Haus and Shannon Kavanagh – were named to the ILWomen All-Rookie Team, as announced Monday.
All three assisted Florida to a 17-4 record during the 2018 season and sent the Gators to their first NCAA Quarterfinal since the 2014 season.
Cristodero, an ILWomen Third Team All-American selection, started all 21 games during 2018 and set a new Florida record with 127 draw controls on the season. Against Butler, she recorded 14 draw controls, a program record as well. She finished the season with two goals, 29 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers, earning her a spot on the IWLCA All-Region Second Team.
Haus started all 21 games during her freshman campaign, scoring 40 goals – putting her fourth on the squad. She also posted seven assists, 28 ground balls and five free position goals in her rookie season. Haus scored a career-high four goals against both Jacksonville and Georgetown and she scored three of Florida's eight goals in the quarterfinal against JMU.
Kavanagh, a IWLCA Second Team All-Region selection, started all 21 games for the Gators during her freshman season. She earned BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year honors after scoring 36 goals, recording a team-high 28 assists and 89 draw controls. Kavanagh also notched 27 ground balls and 12 free position goals during the year.
Find the full list of ILWomen All-Rookie honorees here.
A Look at the Gators All-Rookie Members:
Sabrina Cristodero:
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All three assisted Florida to a 17-4 record during the 2018 season and sent the Gators to their first NCAA Quarterfinal since the 2014 season.
Cristodero, an ILWomen Third Team All-American selection, started all 21 games during 2018 and set a new Florida record with 127 draw controls on the season. Against Butler, she recorded 14 draw controls, a program record as well. She finished the season with two goals, 29 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers, earning her a spot on the IWLCA All-Region Second Team.
Haus started all 21 games during her freshman campaign, scoring 40 goals – putting her fourth on the squad. She also posted seven assists, 28 ground balls and five free position goals in her rookie season. Haus scored a career-high four goals against both Jacksonville and Georgetown and she scored three of Florida's eight goals in the quarterfinal against JMU.
Kavanagh, a IWLCA Second Team All-Region selection, started all 21 games for the Gators during her freshman season. She earned BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year honors after scoring 36 goals, recording a team-high 28 assists and 89 draw controls. Kavanagh also notched 27 ground balls and 12 free position goals during the year.
Find the full list of ILWomen All-Rookie honorees here.
A Look at the Gators All-Rookie Members:
Sabrina Cristodero:
- Third Team Media All-American selection by IL/Women
- IWLCA All-Region Second Team selection
- Member of the All-BIG EAST Second Team
- Three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
- One-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
- Started all 21 games for the Gators during her freshman campaign
- Recorded 127 draw controls, a UF school record for the most DC in a single season (passed Mollie Stevens, 2017, 106)
- Her 127 draw controls puts her fifth overall in UF history for the most in a career
- Won 14 draw controls against Butler (4/28), UF single-game record
- Scored her first career goal against Villanova (4/8)
- Marked Navy's leading scorer, Jenna Collins (3-for-8, two turnovers)
- Marked UNC's Marie McCool and held her to a 4-for-11 shooting outing
- Caused a career-high three turnovers against Towson (3/21)
- Finished the season with two goals, 29 ground balls, 127 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers
- Earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament team
- Started all 21 games for the Gators during her freshman campaign
- Finished the season with 40 goals, good for fourth overall on the squad
- Also posted seven assists, five FPGs, 28 ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control
- Scored a career-high four goals against both Jacksonville (2/28) and Georgetown (3/24)
- Caused a career-best two turnovers against Marquette (5/3)
- Her .417 shooting percentage was the second-best among players with at least 50 shots
- Scored three of Florida's eight goals in the NCAA Quarterfinal against JMU (5/19)
- Named Second Team IWLCA All-Region
- Was the BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year
- Two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honoree (4/17, 4/24)
- Earned First Team All-BIG EAST accolades
- One-time BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week (3/27)
- Two-time ILWomen/Alpha Lacrosse Rookie of the Week (2/14, 3/28)
- Started all 21 games for the Gators during her freshman campaign
- Led the team with 28 assists on the year
- Finished the season with 36 goals, 28 assists, 12 FPGs, 27 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and 89 draw controls
- Sits ninth in program history for the most draw controls after just her freshman season
- Scored a career-high seven points against Marquette (4/14)
- Went on a 4-0 run and scored the game-winning goal in the final 11 minutes of the game against Navy (3/13) - that game was the largest deficit Florida has ever come back from (eight goals)
- Set career-highs in draw controls against both Villanova (4/8) and Cincinnati (4/18) with 12 in each contest
- Caused a career-best three turnovers against Loyola (2/25)
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