Seven member of the Calvin women's lacrosse team have received All-MIAA honors. Named to the All-MIAA First Team from Calvin are seniors
Morgan Bethard,
Audrey Booher and
Natalie Scott along with juniors
Megan Gibbs and
Hannah Rizzo. Sophomores
Delaney Johnson and Corrine Plumb have been named to the All-MIAA Second Team.
MORGAN BETHARD (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt HS)
An attacker, Bethard is receiving All-MIAA First Team honors after receiving All-MIAA Second Team accolades each of the last two years. This season, Bethard has tallied 49 goals, 11 assists and 60 points to rank third on the Calvin team in scoring. In league play, she came up with 25 goals, four assists and 29 points. In league games, she was ranked fourth in goals-per-game (3.57) and 10
th in points-per-game (4.14). She has been named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week once during the season. She is seventh on the Calvin career list in points (164), eighth in goals (129) and 9
th in career assists (35).
AUDREY BOOHER (FISHERS, Ind./Heritage Christian HS)
An attacker, Booher is receiving All-MIAA First Team honors for the second straight season. She leads Calvin in scoring with 56 goals, 29 assists and 85 points. She is ranked 36
th nationally in total points and 33
rd in points-per-game (5.31). In conference play, she picked up 16 goals, 15 assists and 31 points, ranking sixth in points-per-game (5.17), third in assists-per-game (2.50) and 14
th in goals-per-game (2.67). She is ranked third on the Calvin career list in points (244), fourth in goals (165) and points (244) and is second in career assists (79).
NATALIE SCOTT (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian HS)
A defender, Scott is receiving All-MIAA First Team honors for the second straight year. Scott has been a mainstay on defense, causing 25 opponent turnovers while scooping up 25 ground balls. She has 75 caused turnovers and 80 ground balls in her career. She is ranked fifth on the Calvin career list in caused turnovers and has been a key reason why Calvin has allowed just 10.41 goals-per-game as a team including just 9.57 in league play.
MEGAN GIBBS (Perrysburg, Oh./Perrysburg HS)
A midfielder, Gibbs has been a big addition to the Calvin women's lacrosse team this season after transferring cross-state from Siena Heights University. She has been a two-way force for the Knights, scoring 41 points on the strength of 17 goals and 21 assists. She has caused 20 opponent turnovers and scooped up 25 ground balls. She is second on the Calvin team in draw controls with 59. In league games, she ranked sixth in assists-per-game (2.0), 17
th in points-per-game (3.43), 17
th in caused turnovers per game. She was fourth in the MIAA in draw controls per game (5.43).
HANNAH RIZZO (Waterville, Oh./Anthony Wayne)
Calvin's starting goalie, Rizzo is receiving All-MIAA First Team honors for the second straight year. She has put together an outstanding junior campaign, amassing 157 saves with 10.86 goals-against-average and a won-loss record of 12-5. She is ranked 46
th nationally in saves-per-game (9.24), 25
th in total saves and 24
th in saves percentage (.494). In league games, she leads the MIAA in saves percentage (.491), sixth in saves-per-game (8.0) and fourth in goals-against-average (9.91).
DELANEY JOHNSON (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS)
An attacker, Johnson is receiving All-MIAA Second Team honors for the first time. Johnson is second on the Calvin team in scoring with 61 points on the strength of 44 goals and 17 assists. She has also caused nine opponent turnovers and scooped up 17 ground balls. In league play, she had 18 goals, six assists and 24 points. She was 16
th in goals-per-game (2.57) and points-per-game (3.43). Johnson was named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week once and was named Division III National Offense Player of the Week once by USA Lacrosse.
CORRINE PLUMB (St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy)
A midfielder, Plumb is receiving All-MIAA Second Team Honors for the first time. She leads Calvin in draw controls with 61 while also scooping 29 ground balls, scoring four goals and collecting eight assists for 14 total points. She was fifth in the MIAA in draw controls per game (4.33) in league play.
Under the direction of head coach
Blake Boehm, the Calvin women's lacrosse team captured a share of the MIAA regular season title with a 6-1 league record. The Knights are 12-5 overall and will host Adrian Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in an MIAA Tournament contest.