Four Gators Earn IWLCA All-Region Honors
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 | Lacrosse
Shannon Kavanagh, Lindsey Ronbeck and Cara Trombetta tabbed as first team honorees, Sydney Pirreca named to second team
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four members of the Florida lacrosse team racked up more postseason honors as the IWLCA All-Region teams were announced on Tuesday. Those four will now be eligible to be named to a national IWLCA All-American team.
Florida's All-South Region First Team selections consisted of sophomore Shannon Kavanagh, senior Lindsey Ronbeck and junior Cara Trombetta.
Senior Sydney Pirreca was named to the All-South Region Second Team.
This was Ronbeck's fourth time as an All-Region selection and second time earning first team honors (2018, 2019). She was tabbed as a second team honoree during her first two seasons at UF (2016, 2017). Ronbeck is just the third Gator in program history to earn All-Region honors all four years at Florida (Caroline Fitzgerald, Taylor Bresnahan).
Pirreca earned the third All-Region honor of her tenure, earning first team honors in 2018. She recorded second team honors in both the 2017 and 2019 seasons. The senior became the ninth Gator to earn at least three All-Region honors during their tenure.
Trombetta picked up the second first team honor of her career, having been selected to the first team in 2018 as well.
Kavanagh nabbed the second All-Region of her career on Tuesday – the sophomore was a second team selection a season ago.
The Gators finished the regular season with an overall record of 14-7 and went undefeated in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference. The team swept both the regular season conference championship (ninth-straight) and tournament championship (sixth-straight).
Florida's four All-South nominees will now await IWLCA All-American selections during Divisional All-American Announcement Shows, which will be aired on the Lax Sports Network in mid-June. Haley Hicklen, Sydney Pirreca, Lindsey Ronbeck and Cara Trombetta were Florida's All-Americans a season ago.
A Look at UF's All-Region Athletes
Shannon Kavanagh | So. | Midfielder
First Team
Second Team
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Florida's All-South Region First Team selections consisted of sophomore Shannon Kavanagh, senior Lindsey Ronbeck and junior Cara Trombetta.
Senior Sydney Pirreca was named to the All-South Region Second Team.
This was Ronbeck's fourth time as an All-Region selection and second time earning first team honors (2018, 2019). She was tabbed as a second team honoree during her first two seasons at UF (2016, 2017). Ronbeck is just the third Gator in program history to earn All-Region honors all four years at Florida (Caroline Fitzgerald, Taylor Bresnahan).
Pirreca earned the third All-Region honor of her tenure, earning first team honors in 2018. She recorded second team honors in both the 2017 and 2019 seasons. The senior became the ninth Gator to earn at least three All-Region honors during their tenure.
Trombetta picked up the second first team honor of her career, having been selected to the first team in 2018 as well.
Kavanagh nabbed the second All-Region of her career on Tuesday – the sophomore was a second team selection a season ago.
The Gators finished the regular season with an overall record of 14-7 and went undefeated in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference. The team swept both the regular season conference championship (ninth-straight) and tournament championship (sixth-straight).
Florida's four All-South nominees will now await IWLCA All-American selections during Divisional All-American Announcement Shows, which will be aired on the Lax Sports Network in mid-June. Haley Hicklen, Sydney Pirreca, Lindsey Ronbeck and Cara Trombetta were Florida's All-Americans a season ago.
A Look at UF's All-Region Athletes
Shannon Kavanagh | So. | Midfielder
- 2019 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2019 Tewaaraton Watch List
- 2019 AAC Midfielder of the Year
- 2019 All-AAC First Team
- 2019 AAC All-Tournament Team
- Seven-time AAC Midfielder of the Week honoree
- One-time AAC Honor Roll selection
- Became Florida's 12th 100-goal scorer during the season
- She is just the second Gator to do so her second season
- Became just the 16th Gator to record at least 100 points in their career
- She is just the sixth to do so in two years at Florida
- Finished the season second on the team in both points (95) and goals (69)
- She finished first in both assists (26) and draw controls (93)
- Holds Florida's streak for most consecutive games with a draw control (33)
- 2019 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2019 Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominee
- 2019 AAC Attacker of the Year
- 2019 All-AAC First Team
- 2019 AAC Tournament MVP
- 2019 AAC All-Tournament Team
- Five-time AAC Attacker of the Week honoree
- Four-time AAC Honor Roll selection
- Became just the third Gator to break the 200 career goal milestone
- Finished second overall in the Florida record books with 243
- Became just the second Florida player to record at least 300 points
- Finished second overall in the Florida records books with 313
- Broke Florida's single-game scoring record, recording nine goals against Cincinnati (4/27)
- Finished first on the squad in goals (89), points (107), shots (180) and free position goals (31)
- She currently ranks sixth in points (313) and third in goals (243) among active DI players
- 2019 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2019 Tewaaraton Watch List
- 2019 AAC Defender of the Year
- 2019 All-AAC First Team
- 2019 AAC All-Tournament Team
- Three-time AAC Defender of the Week honoree
- Became Florida's all-time leader in caused turnovers this season, surpassing the previous mark of 87 – set by Caroline Fitzgerald
- Trombetta is the first Gator to record at least 100 caused turnovers in their career
- Finished first on the team in caused turnovers (40), just three shy of the record for most in a season – which she set in 2018 (43)
- Finished second on the team in groundballs with 45 and fifth in draw controls (11)
- She currently ranks 11th in caused turnovers (110) among active DI players
- 2019 IWLCA All-South First Team
- 2019 Tewaaraton Watch List
- 2019 All-AAC First Team
- 2019 AAC All-Tournament Team
- Became just the seventh Gator to reach 200 career points, finishing with 215 – sixth overall in program history
- Also sits sixth in program history in goals scored (154) and assists (61)
- Finished her career fourth in shots attempted (395) and fifth in shots on goal (282)
- Finished the season third on the team in goals (69), points (66) and shots (116), second in assists (25) and fourth in free position goals (11)
First Team
| Julia Braig | Maryland | Sr. | Defense |
| Jen Giles | Maryland | Sr. | Midfield |
| Kali Hartshorn | Maryland | Jr. | Attack |
| Katie Hoeg | North Carolina | Jr. | Attack |
| Maggie Jackson | Virginia | Sr. | Midfield |
| Olivia Jenner | Duke | Sr. | Attack |
| Shannon Kavanagh | Florida | So. | Midfield |
| Kelly Larkin | Navy | Jr. | Attack |
| Sammy Mueller | Virginia | Jr. | Midfield |
| Jamie Ortega | North Carolina | So. | Attack |
| Lindsey Ronbeck | Florida | Sr. | Attack |
| Caroline Sdanowich | James Madison | Sr. | Defense |
| Megan Taylor | Maryland | Sr. | Goalkeeper |
| Emma Trenchard | North Carolina | So. | Defense |
| Cara Trombetta | Florida | Jr. | Defense |
| Francesca Whitehurst | Georgetown | Sr. | Midfield |
Second Team
| Julie Ball | Richmond | Sr. | Defense |
| Gianna Bowe | North Carolina | Sr. | Midfield |
| Lizzie Colson | Maryland | Jr. | Defense |
| Molly Dougherty | James Madison | So. | Goalkeeper |
| Erica Evans | Maryland | Sr. | Midfield |
| Taylor Gebhardt | Georgetown | Sr. | Attack |
| Katie Hudson | Georgetown | Jr. | Defense |
| Maddie McDaniel | James Madison | Jr. | Attack |
| Taylor Moreno | North Carolina | So. | Goalkeeper |
| Charlotte North | Duke | So. | Attack |
| Paige Petty | Virginia Tech | So. | Midfield |
| Sydney Pirreca | Florida | Sr. | Midfield |
| Allison Shields | Virginia | Sr. | Defense |
| Avery Shoemaker | Virginia | Sr. | Attack |
| Charlotte Sofield | North Carolina | Sr. | Defense |
| Caroline Steele | Maryland | Sr. | Attack |
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