NEW LONDON, N.H. – May 6, 2019 – Colby-Sawyer College was well-represented on the 2019 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Lacrosse All-Conference list, as announced today by the conference office.

Senior Brittany Ireland (Amherst, N.H.) and sophomore Mattie Iaria (Hingham, Mass.) were named to the All-GNAC First Team.  

Senior Sierra Schuster (Hopkinton, N.H.), junior Kailyn Lapham (Medway, Mass.) and sophomore Sarah Morin (Pelham, N.H.) were honored as All-GNAC Second Team selections.  

Sophomore Madison Johansson (Stratham, N.H.) earned a spot on the All-GNAC Third Team.

Senior Bethany Fennessey (Windham, N.H.) represented Colby-Sawyer on the All-GNAC Sportsmanship Team. Full GNAC release > HERE

Ireland led the Chargers with 65 points, 32 assists, 55 ground balls and 45 draw controls. The 32 assists ranks as second most in a single-season. She was fourth on the team with 33 goals and tied for third with 22 caused turnovers. She recorded at least one point in 16 of 17 games and had a stretch of five-straight games with seven points. In GNAC games only, Ireland was fifth in assists (21), seventh in ground balls (34) and 10th in points (45). In all games, she was fourth in ground balls, fifth in assists and 11th in points. Ireland was twice named GNAC Player of the Week. Ireland was named to the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) First Team last season after earning NAC Rookie of the Year and Second Team honors in 2017. Ireland finished her three-year Colby-Sawyer career ranked third in career assists with 65 and tied for ninth with 156 career points.

Iaria was voted as one of the top-4 defenders in the league in her second season with the Chargers. She recorded the second most caused turnovers on the team with 25, which ranked 11th among all players from the GNAC. She registered 17 caused turnovers in conference play to rank 10th. Iaria added 31 ground balls and 12 draw controls. She started in each of Colby-Sawyer's games in 2019. Iaria also notched her first collegiate goal on her first career shot in a win over Anna Maria.

Schuster played and started in all 17 of the Chargers' games. She was second on the team with 64 points and 13 assists. Schuster led Colby-Sawyer with 51 goals, four game-winning goals and 32 caused turnovers. She also was second with 32 draw controls and tied for third with 42 ground balls. In GNAC games, Schuster ranked fourth with 20 caused turnovers and was third in all games with 32. The 51 goals were good for seventh among all GNAC players. Schuster's most productive game came in a 15-4 win against Husson when she tallied eight points on five goals and three assists. Schuster was named to the All-NAC First Team last season and All-NAC Second Team in 2017. Schuster ends her career ranked seventh all-time in points with 184 and seventh in career goals with 146.

Lapham, last year's NAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-NAC First Team honoree, was voted as the second best goalie in the league. In conference games, Lapham ranked second with a .490 save percentage and fourth with 8.72 goals allowed. In all games, she ranked third in goals against average (10.18) and third in save percentage (.467). She had five games with at least 10 saves, which included 15 at New England College. Lapham earned a GNAC Goalkeeper of the Week award. After three seasons, Lapham is third in all-time wins with 20 and sixth in career saves with 360.

Morin turned in an impressive second season with the Chargers. She was third on the team with 56 points, second with 47 goals and fourth with nine assists. She also recorded the second most game-winning goals with three. Morin was second on the team with 43 ground balls, third with 31 draw controls and tied for fifth with 20 caused turnovers. Among conference players in all games, Morin was ninth in goals and 14th in points. She played in each of the team's 17 games and recorded at least one point in every contest. Her best game came in a 15-10 road win at Nichols when she scored six times, picked up six ground balls, caused five turnovers and added an assist.

Johansson was tied for third on the team with 42 ground balls and added 17 caused turnovers. She collected 33 of those ground balls in conference games to rank ninth among GNAC players. One of her best games came in a 13-7 win over Albertus Magnus when she posted a game-high seven ground balls and three caused turnovers. 

Fennessey appeared in 11 games in 2019 and recorded 14 ground balls and five caused turnovers. She came away with a game-high seven ground balls at New England College on April 24.

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