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Seven Orange Earn Preseason All-America Honors
1/18/2022 11:10:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Seven Syracuse players have been named to Inside Lacrosse's Preseason All-America Team. The seven selections tie for the second-highest total for any school in the nation.
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Graduate student Emily Hawryschuk and seniors Meaghan Tyrrell and Sarah Cooper earned first-team accolades, while graduate student Sam Swart was a second-team honoree. In addition, senior Megan Carney, junior Emma Tyrrell and sophomore Emma Ward were honorable mention selections.
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Hawryschuk enters the season with 254 career points on 209 goals and 45 assists. She played in only one game in 2021 before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Hawryschuk earned first-team IWLCA All-America honors as a junior and was named Inside Lacrosse's Clutch Player of the Year in the shortened 2021 campaign.
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Meaghan Tyrrell was Inside Lacrosse's Breakthrough Player of the Year last season after she ranked third in the final NCAA statistics in points (112), seventh in goals (68) and 10th in assists. (44). The 112 points tie for third on Syracuse's single-season record list, while her 68 goals rank eighth. In addition, Tyrrell's 44 assists are the fourth-most by a member of the Orange.
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Cooper led the Orange and ranked second in the ACC in ground balls per game (2.29) last season. She recorded career highs in ground balls (48) and tied her career-best with 33 caused turnovers. The defender earned IWLCA All-America First Team honors and was one of 25 candidates for the Tewaaraton Award.
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Swart is coming off her most productive season as she posted career highs in points (46) and goals (39) in 2021. The midfielder also picked up a career-best 17 ground balls to go along with four caused turnovers. Swart was tabbed as an honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse and earned first-team All-Northeast Region and second-team All-ACC accolades.
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Carney played in just 13 games last season due to a season-ending injury but still posted career highs in points (69) and goals (49). She was selected to the IWLCA All-America Second Team as well as the All-ACC First Team. Carney scored four or more goals in seven games in 2021 and posted her 100th career goal.
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Emma Tyrrell was a mainstay on Syracuse's top midfield line last season but moved to attack for the final eight games after the injury to Carney. In those eight contests, she scored three or more goals five times. Tyrrell ranked fourth on the team in points (58) and goals (42).
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Ward made an immediate impact on the Orange in her freshman campaign. She ranked second on the squad in points (73) and assists (30) and third in goals (43). Ward scored three or more goals eight times in 2021, including a season-high six against Florida in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
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Syracuse posted a 17-4 record last season and advanced to the national championship game for the fourth time in program history. The Orange open the 2022 campaign on Friday, Feb. 11 against Stanford. Tickets for all home games in the Carrier Dome are available now at www.cuse.com/tickets.
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Graduate student Emily Hawryschuk and seniors Meaghan Tyrrell and Sarah Cooper earned first-team accolades, while graduate student Sam Swart was a second-team honoree. In addition, senior Megan Carney, junior Emma Tyrrell and sophomore Emma Ward were honorable mention selections.
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Hawryschuk enters the season with 254 career points on 209 goals and 45 assists. She played in only one game in 2021 before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Hawryschuk earned first-team IWLCA All-America honors as a junior and was named Inside Lacrosse's Clutch Player of the Year in the shortened 2021 campaign.
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Meaghan Tyrrell was Inside Lacrosse's Breakthrough Player of the Year last season after she ranked third in the final NCAA statistics in points (112), seventh in goals (68) and 10th in assists. (44). The 112 points tie for third on Syracuse's single-season record list, while her 68 goals rank eighth. In addition, Tyrrell's 44 assists are the fourth-most by a member of the Orange.
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Cooper led the Orange and ranked second in the ACC in ground balls per game (2.29) last season. She recorded career highs in ground balls (48) and tied her career-best with 33 caused turnovers. The defender earned IWLCA All-America First Team honors and was one of 25 candidates for the Tewaaraton Award.
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Swart is coming off her most productive season as she posted career highs in points (46) and goals (39) in 2021. The midfielder also picked up a career-best 17 ground balls to go along with four caused turnovers. Swart was tabbed as an honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse and earned first-team All-Northeast Region and second-team All-ACC accolades.
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Carney played in just 13 games last season due to a season-ending injury but still posted career highs in points (69) and goals (49). She was selected to the IWLCA All-America Second Team as well as the All-ACC First Team. Carney scored four or more goals in seven games in 2021 and posted her 100th career goal.
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Emma Tyrrell was a mainstay on Syracuse's top midfield line last season but moved to attack for the final eight games after the injury to Carney. In those eight contests, she scored three or more goals five times. Tyrrell ranked fourth on the team in points (58) and goals (42).
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Ward made an immediate impact on the Orange in her freshman campaign. She ranked second on the squad in points (73) and assists (30) and third in goals (43). Ward scored three or more goals eight times in 2021, including a season-high six against Florida in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
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Syracuse posted a 17-4 record last season and advanced to the national championship game for the fourth time in program history. The Orange open the 2022 campaign on Friday, Feb. 11 against Stanford. Tickets for all home games in the Carrier Dome are available now at www.cuse.com/tickets.
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