2009 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 16
Awehiyo Thomas
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- McKinnon Park Secondary
- Hometown:
- Six Nations, Ontario
Senior Year: Started all 19 games … Recorded 36 points on 26 goals and 10 assists … dished out career high three assists against Le Moyne ... Also tied career-high points total with five against the Dolphins ... Scored Syracuse’s first goal at Northwestern ... Scored two goals and dished out two assists against Cincinnati ... Recorded career-high three caused turnovers against Georgetown ... Scored hat trick against Rutgers.
Junior Year: Started all 21 games … Scored at least one goal in 19 games … Tied career highs with five points and four goals against Dartmouth … Recorded hat trick against Loyola … Scored three goals against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship … Caused career-high two turnovers against Binghamton … Had two goals against Towson in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
At Canisius: Finished fifth on the team with 13 goals and 21 points as a sophomore… Tied for third with eight assists … Recorded season-high four goals and five points against Notre Dame … Had multiple goals in five games … Finished with 16 groundballs, 16 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers … Had six games with at least two groundballs … Recorded season-high four draw controls against Notre Dame … Forced a caused turnover in 10 games … Played in all 19 games and started 18 as a freshman … Fifth on the team in scoring with 32 points on 26 goals and six assists … Fifth in the MAAC with 45 draw controls … Also had 32 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had six draw controls vs. Robert Morris and Marist and seven vs. St. Bonaventure… Tallied three goals and an assist vs. Central Connecticut and Manhattan … Scored four goals against Marist and three in the MAAC final vs. Le Moyne …
High School: Played on the U-19 Team Canada squad which won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships… She was the third-leading scorer on the team, tallying eight goals and seven assists in the tournament… Played for Six Nations in the Ontario U-19 Lacrosse League in 2004, where she ranked third in the league in points with 52 goals and 18 assists in 16 games… Won the Ontario U-20 Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and was named U-15 Most Valuable Player in 2000… Also competed on the volleyball, cross country and track and field teams at Cayuga Secondary School …
Personal: Born May, 1986 … The daughter of Ben Thomas and Karen General… Has three brothers and two sisters… Majoring in health and wellness.
Junior Year: Started all 21 games … Scored at least one goal in 19 games … Tied career highs with five points and four goals against Dartmouth … Recorded hat trick against Loyola … Scored three goals against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship … Caused career-high two turnovers against Binghamton … Had two goals against Towson in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
At Canisius: Finished fifth on the team with 13 goals and 21 points as a sophomore… Tied for third with eight assists … Recorded season-high four goals and five points against Notre Dame … Had multiple goals in five games … Finished with 16 groundballs, 16 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers … Had six games with at least two groundballs … Recorded season-high four draw controls against Notre Dame … Forced a caused turnover in 10 games … Played in all 19 games and started 18 as a freshman … Fifth on the team in scoring with 32 points on 26 goals and six assists … Fifth in the MAAC with 45 draw controls … Also had 32 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had six draw controls vs. Robert Morris and Marist and seven vs. St. Bonaventure… Tallied three goals and an assist vs. Central Connecticut and Manhattan … Scored four goals against Marist and three in the MAAC final vs. Le Moyne …
High School: Played on the U-19 Team Canada squad which won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships… She was the third-leading scorer on the team, tallying eight goals and seven assists in the tournament… Played for Six Nations in the Ontario U-19 Lacrosse League in 2004, where she ranked third in the league in points with 52 goals and 18 assists in 16 games… Won the Ontario U-20 Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and was named U-15 Most Valuable Player in 2000… Also competed on the volleyball, cross country and track and field teams at Cayuga Secondary School …
Personal: Born May, 1986 … The daughter of Ben Thomas and Karen General… Has three brothers and two sisters… Majoring in health and wellness.
Syracuse Women's Lacrosse Fall Ball Interviews
Friday, October 24
Head Coach Regy Thorpe Fall Ball Interview
Thursday, October 23
Regy Thorpe Introductory Press Conference
Wednesday, June 18
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Monday, May 12













































