Stuart Sheehan Moses Brown's strength was its midfielders, and this middie was the second-leading scorer for the Quakers with 25 goals and 25 assists in league play.Ben Sternberg The best face-off man in the state "can control a game all by himself," a rival coach said.Patrick Hefferman The anchor of La Salle's defense, second-best in the state, accepted the challenge of playing against the opponent's best attackman.Michael Kemmy The second-leading scorer on the top line in the state had 41 goals and 24 assists for 65 points and picked up 43 ground balls.Brendan Rabideau A left hander, he scored 41 goals and had 19 assists for 60 points this season, and moves up from second-team All-State in 2008.Dan Klemmer High praise for this defensive stalwart came from the attacks at Moses Brown, who said that he was the opposing defender who gave them the most trouble.Ian Deveau The leader of the state champion Quakers had 37 goals and 30 assists for 67 points in MB's first lacrosse season in the R.I. Interscholastic League.Conor O'Donnell The leading scorer in Rhode Island the last two years had 40 goals and 30 assists for 70 points on the most powerful line in the state this season.Nate Ardente A defensive specialist at an early age, he made the switch to long-stick middie a year ago and became highly skilled.Joe Gorgi This left-hander was a "key element" on the defense that allowed the fewest goals, 71, during the regular season.Nick Capalbo Posting a save percentage of 65.9, allowing 58 goals and making 112 saves set Capalbo apart this season.
06/28/20092009 Providence Journal All-State Girls Lacrosse team With second-team, All-Division, Academic All-State, SENE All-League, U.S. Lacrosse R.I. All-America and U.S. Lacrosse R.I. Academic All-America listings.
Giulia Basile Basile concludes her high school lacrosse career with a third All-State selection, her second on the first team, as well as a spot on the U.S. Lacrosse-R.I. Academic All-America team.Taylor Bastien Co-winner of the team’s Most Valuable Player award for the second year in a row, as well as co-recipient of the school’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year honors, both with teammate Carol Records, Bastien once again led the Skippers with her 45 goals and 19 assists this season.Becky Bracken Described by Barrington coach Peter Brock as “the hardest-working player I have ever coached,” Bracken routinely shows up to practice having already worked out for a half-hour on her own.Anna Carr When East Greenwich coach Judy Davis handed out postseason accolades to her team this season, she didn’t have to think twice about naming Carr the Avengers’ Most Valuable Player.Avery Griffith Barrington gave up a league-low 78 goals en route to capturing the regular-season Division I title this spring, and Griffith had more than a little to do with that.Lauren O'Brien O’Brien makes a repeat appearance on the All-State team after helping Moses Brown to a share of second place during the regular season and a spot in the Division I semifinals.Amy Mulvena La Salle made tremendous strides as a team this season, thanks in part to the play of Mulvena.Carol Records Described by North Kingstown coach Keith Higgins as a “tenacious defender and tremendous leader,” Records earns her third straight appearance on the All-State first team despite having only played the sport for four years.Leah Saris Earning an honorable mention on the R.I. Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse All-America team, as well as a spot on the U.S. Lacrosse-R.I. Academic All-America squad, Saris produced yet another solid season for the Quakers. Marisa Morgera Named co-MVP of the Division II Tournament along with Crusaders goalkeeper and second-team All-State Amanda Kalk, Morgera scored 38 goals and assisted on 21 others this season in helping Prout to both the regular-season title with an 11-1 record and the Division II state crown.Abigail Walsh Prout gave up a league-low 78 goals this season, and Walsh was one of the main reasons why opposing teams had so much trouble finding the back of the net, as the senior co-captain and defender led the Crusaders both in forced turnovers and ground balls.Meghan Colucci Bay View made a seamless transition after moving up a division this season, and Colucci was one of the keys to that success, helping the Bengals to a 10-2 record and second place in Division II during the regular season, followed by a spot in the Division II championship.
