Erica Geremia has scored more than 250 career points in her first two collegiate seasons
SUNY Cortland sophomore attacker
Erica Geremia (Camillus/West Genesee) and senior defender
Jessica Lavelle (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) have been chosen as 2014 Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III first-team All-Americans. Both players were named to the All-America first team for the second straight year.
Geremia leads Cortland with 53 goals and 67 assists for 120 points through 22 games. In two seasons, she has already amassed 256 points (115 goals, 141 assists). The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Year, Geremia has scored five or more points in 16 games this spring, including each of Cortland's first three NCAA playoff games.
Lavelle, also a starter in all 22 games to date, leads the Red Dragons with 44 caused turnovers and 38 ground balls. She's also won 10 draw controls and has helped Cortland's defense allow only 5.6 goals per game.
Cortland is 22-0 and is ranked first nationally in Div. III. The Red Dragons have advanced to the NCAA Div. III Final Four for the fourth straight year and will face Trinity College (Conn.) in the national semifinals on Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at Gettysburg (Pa.) College. Salisbury (Md.) and Amherst (Mass.) will play in the other semifinals, with the winners meeting Sunday for the national title.
IWLCA All-America Release