When the list of Tewaaraton nominees came out today, the question was not if a Terrapin women’s lacrosse player would be on it, it was how many.
Three Terps are among the 25 nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy, the award given annually to the nation’s top collegiate lacrosse players, one male and one female. Midfielder Caitlyn McFadden and attackers Sarah Mollison and Karri Ellen Johnson represent the team. Only three schools have three players on the list, proving the depth the No. 2 Terps (15-0) possess on offense this season.
Junior co-captain McFadden is an expected presence on the list. One of only four returning starters on the team, an All-American last season and a member of the U.S. national team, McFadden is second on the team in points and goals, with 58 and 35, respectively.
Mollison, a sophomore who plays on the Australian national team, has been the Terps’ assist specialist this season, leading the ACC with 32. Combined with 29 goals, she has 61 points for the season, the highest total on the team and the second highest in the conference.
First-year attacker Johnson has been a surprise for the Terps this year, leading the second-ranked Terp offense with 55 goals and 53 draw controls, a performance that has made her the sole freshman nominee.
These Terps will start to make their case for the Tewaaraton by leading the attack for the ACC regular season champions at Virginia Tech on Saturday in the team’s final game before the ACC Tournament, which starts April 23. The Tewaaraton Trophy will be given out at a May 28 ceremony.
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