Shannon Kavanagh, Cara Trombetta led the way on the First Team
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three members of the Florida lacrosse team racked up ILWomen Media All-America honors, as the organization announced on Tuesday morning.
Shannon Kavanagh and Cara Trombetta were named to the All-America First Team, while Brianna Harris found herself on the All-America Third Team.
This is Trombetta’s fourth honor – during the inaugural vote in 2017, she was named Honorable Mention, while in 2018 she garnered First Team honors. A season ago, the Holbrook, N.Y. native earned a spot on the Second Team.
Kavanagh picked up her second honor – having earned Third Team accolades during the 2019 season.
This is the first ILWomen All-America honor of Harris’ career.
In the shortened 2020 season, the Gators went 6-2 overall. Those six wins included four victories against Top-25 opponents (No. 1 Maryland, No. 3 Stony Brook, No. 18 Colorado and No. 19 Navy). Florida defeated No. 1 Maryland for the first time in program history on Feb. 15, snapping the Terps 86-game home win streak – dating back to 2012. It was also the first win for Florida over the top-ranked team since May 5, 2012 (Northwestern, 14-7).
This is the fourth round of ILWomen contributors and members of the lacrosse media who are tasked with choosing the 2020 season’s top 12 attackers, nine midfielders, 12 defenders, top three draw specialists and top three goalies. Honorable mention selections are chosen based on players who received multiple votes, but did not accure the totals of first, second, or third honorees.
A Look at UF’s ILWomen All-Americans
Shannon Kavanagh | Jr. | Midfielder
* 2020 ILWomen First Team Media All-American
* 2020 Tewaaraton Watch List
* 2020 IWLCA National Offensive Player of the Week (2/18)
* 2020 US Lacrosse National Player of the Week (2/17)
* 2020 AAC Midfielder of the Week (2/10, 2/17, 3/2, 3/9)
* 2020 Inside Lacrosse Division I Preseason All-American Second Team
* Served as Team Captain in the 2020 season
* Had a career-high day against then-No. 1 Maryland, scoring eight goals on 13 shots to secure the victory
* Registered 13 draw controls against High Point (3/7), not only tying her career-high, but also tying the second-highest total in program history
* Recorded at least five draw controls in seven of the eight games this season
* Became the fourth Gator to record at least 200 draw controls, doing so against Kennesaw State (2/26)
* Currently holds the streak for most consecutive games with a draw control (42 games)
* Sits 12th among active Division I players in draw controls with 238
* Sits 18th among active Division I players in goals with 139
Cara Trombetta | Sr. | Defender
* 2020 ILWomen First Team Media All-American
* 2020 Tewaaraton Watch List
* 2020 AAC Defender of the Week (2/10, 2/17, 3/2)
* 2020 Inside Lacrosse Division I Preseason All-America First Team
* Served as Team Captain in the 2020 season
* Recorded two games with multiple caused turnovers, including a season-best three against High Point (3/7)
* Registered six multi-groundball, including a season-best four against Maryland (2/15)
* Ranked 10th in the conference and 131st in the nation in caused turnovers per game (1.25)
* Sits fourth among active Division I players with 120 caused turnovers
* Sits ninth among active Division I players with 146 groundballs
Brianna Harris | R-Jr. | Attacker
* 2020 ILWomen Third Team Media All-American
* 2020 AAC Attacker of the Week (2/17)
* 2020 AAC Honor Roll (2/10, 3/9)
* Recorded seven multi-goal games on the season, including six games with three or more goals
* Registered a career-best five goals in three different games this season: Colorado (2/8), High Point (3/7) and Navy (3/10)
* Recorded a career-high eight points against High Point (3/7) with five goals and three assists
* Became just the 18th Gator to record 100 career points, doing so against Dartmouth (3/3)
* Led the team in points and assists, while sitting second in goals and third in draw controls
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