Nine Lands on USA Lacrosse All-American List
May 09, 2024 | Lacrosse
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Nine Boston College lacrosse players were named a USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American on Thursday. BC paced the All-American list with nine selections - two on the first team, two on the second team, and five were named honorable mention.
First Team
Belle Smith
Sydney Scales
Second Team
Rachel Clark
Cassidy Weeks
Honorable Mention
Mckenna Davis
Emma LoPinto
Kayla Martello
Becky Browndorf
Shea Dolce
Scales anchors the third-lowest scoring defense in the country and helped BC to its second straight ACC title. She helped the defense allow just 20 goals in the three victories, leading to be named the ACC's Most Outstanding Player. She leads the way with 33 caused turnovers and 34 ground ball. An All-ACC selection and back-to-back Defender of the Year, Scales was recently named Eagle of the Year and is a top-25 Tewaaraton Finalist. Just recently she was the first defender selected and the fourth overall pick in the AU Pro Lacrosse College Draft.
Smith heads into the second round of the NCAA Tournament with 37 goals, 14 assists, 51 points, 19 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and a career-high 39 draw controls. The two-way middy is the only player in the ACC to post at least 35 goals, 10 assists, 15 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and 35 draw controls. The New York native won ACC Midfielder of the Year for a second straight season and is a top 25 Tewaaraton finalist. She was also named ACC All-First Team and to the ACC All-Tournament Team. Smith was picked 10th in the AU Pro College Draft last night.
Weeks is having a career season for the Eagles with a personal-high 34 goals, 43 points, and a team and career-high 59 draw controls with nine assists. The midfielder was named an All-ACC First Team selection and to the All-ACC Tournament Team. She has five hat tricks, seven games with at least three points and four games with at least five draw controls. She was the 15th selection in the AU Pro College Draft last night.
Clark leads the Eagles with 64 goals and 80 points, while she leads the ACC in goals and is fourth in the league in points. She was named a First-Team All-ACC member and a top-25 Tewaaraton finalist. The Devon, Pa. native earned ACC All-Tournament honors and was named ACC Player of the Week earlier this season. She has 14 hat tricks and 10 games with at least five points.
Davis has been feeding her teammates all season long with a ACC-high 59 assists - also second in the country. Her 77 points is sixth in the ACC as well. She is the program's all-time leader with 132 assists, breaking the record in the ACC championship. The attacker was an ACC All-Second Team selection and has at least three points in 14 games this season, including a five-point (2 G, 3 A) in the win over Syracuse.
LoPinto is third in goals (50), second in assists (25) and third in points with 77. She's the only player on the team with at least 50 points and 25 assists, while she also has 19 ground balls. The first-year Eagle was a second-team All-ACC selection. She has been on a tear over the past 10 games, leading the team with 46 points and led BC with 14 points in the three games en route to the ACC title. She is first among all juniors with 262 career points.
Martello is second on the team with 58 goals and fourth with 65 points. She is well on her way to setting career highs in both categories. The attacker is coming off a six goal, seven-point performance in the ACC championship, pacing the offense with 11 goals in the three contests. She has 14 hat tricks and has scored a goal in 46 straight games. She was named the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week earlier this season.
Browndorf has helped lead BC to being ranked third in the nation in scoring defense. She is tied for second on the team with 17 caused turnovers and is third with 27 ground balls. Browndorf helped BC allow just 20 goals in the three ACC Tournament wins, while she has multiple caused turnovers in three games.
Dolce, one of the best goalies in the country, is first in the ACC and third in the nation with an 8.17 goals-against average, while she first with a .470 save percentage. The Darien, Conn., native was named ACC Goalkeeper of the Year and to the All-ACC First Team. She posted a .535 save percentage in the ACC Tournament, highlighted by a 10-save performance in the title game against Syracuse. She has three games with at least 10 saves and is sixth among active goalies with a .850 goals against average.
After coming off a 16-3 season with a second straight ACC title, the Eagles head into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed with a first-round bye. BC faces the winner of Princeton/Drexel on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Alumni Stadium.
