Shannon Kavanagh, Cara Trombetta tabbed to First Team; Sarah Reznick named to Second Team; Kaitlyn Dabkowski earns Honorable Mention nod
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four members of the Florida lacrosse team racked up another postseason honor as the ILWomen Media All-Americans were announced on Friday afternoon.
Shannon Kavanagh and Cara Trombetta were named First Team All-Americans, while Sarah Reznick found herself on the Second Team. Kaitlyn Dabkowski rounded out Florida’s honorees, grabbing an All-America Honorable Mention nod.
This is Trombetta’s fifth honor – during the inaugural vote in 2017, she was named Honorable Mention, while in 2018 she garnered First Team honors. In 2019, Trombetta was named to the Second Team, while a season ago, the Holbrook, N.Y. native once again earned a spot on the First Team.
Kavanagh picked up her third ILWomen All-America honor on Friday, having earned a spot on the First Team in 2020 and Third Team in 2019.
This is the first ILWomen All-America honor for Reznick, though she was named to the ILWomen All-Rookie Team after the shortened 2020 season.
This is also the first ILWomen All-America accolade for the senior defender Dabkowski.
The Gators finished the 2021 regular season with a 16-2 record, going undefeated in American Athletic Conference play (10-0). The team swept both the regular season championship (10th-straight) and tournament championship (seventh-straight). UF is set to play in its first NCAA Quarterfinal since the 2018 season, facing the No. 3 seed Syracuse on Saturday at 2 p.m.
In the fifth year of this award, ILWomen staff and contributors were asked to select four first-team, four second-team, and four third-team attackers and defenders, then three first-team, three second-team and three third-team midfielders, and finally one first-team, one second-team and one third-team draw specialist and goalkeeper. The teams were selected based on the cumulative total of votes received, with honorable mention honorees receiving more than one vote.
A Look at UF’s ILWomen All-Americans
Shannon Kavanagh | Sr. | Midfielder
* 2021 ILWomen Media All-American – First Team
* 2021 IWLCA All-Region First Team
* 2021 Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominee
* 2021 AAC Midfielder of the Year
* 2021 All-AAC First Team
* Sits first in Florida’s record book in draw controls (350), third in goals (215) and points (293) and fourth in assists (78)
* Five-time AAC Midfielder of the Week in 2021
* Two-time AAC Honor Roll selection in 2021
* Through the 2021 campaign thus far, she has become just the fourth Gator to record 200 career goals, ninth to score 200 career points and second to record 300 draw controls
* Sits fourth in the nation in total goals (76), eighth in total points (95) and 17th in goals per game (3.80)
* Sits first in the conference in goals per game (3.80), points per game (4.75), shots per game (7.30) and draw controls per game (5.60)
* Among active Division 1 players, she is seventh with 350 draw controls, eighth with 215 goals, 12th with 293 points and 35th with 78 assists
Cara Trombetta | 5th | Defender
* 2021 ILWomen Media All-American – First Team
* 2021 IWLCA All-Region First Team
* 2021 Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominee
* Sits first in Florida’s record book in caused turnovers (149) and second in groundballs (191)
* 2021 AAC Defender of the Year
* 2021 All-AAC First Team
* Three-time AAC Defender of the Week in 2021
* Two-time AAC Honor Roll selection in 2021
* Sits fifth in the conference in both groundballs per game (2.37) and caused turnovers per game (1.53)
Sarah Reznick | R-Fr. | Goalkeeper
* 2021 ILWomen Media All-American – Second Team
* 2021 IWLCA All-Region Second Team
* 2021 Tewaaraton Watch List
* 2021 AAC Goalkeeper of the Year
* 2021 All-AAC First Team
* Five-time AAC Freshman of the Week
* Sits first in the nation in both save percentage (.587) and goals against average (5.81)
* Ranks first in Florida’s record books in saves per game (7.89), save percentage (.544) and goals against average (7.43)
* As a redshirt freshman with 28 games under her belt, she already sits tied for fourth in total saves at UF (221) and is fourth in total wins (24)
* Sits first in the conference in save percentage and goals against average, third in saves per game and sixth in groundballs per game
* Among active Division 1 players, she is first with a 7.43 GAA
Kaitlyn Dabkowski | Sr. | Defender
* 2021 ILWomen Media All-American – Honorable Mention
* 2021 IWLCA All-Region Second Team
* 2021 All-AAC First Team
* Two-time AAC Honor Roll selection
* Sits eighth in Florida’s record books with 55 caused turnovers
* Ranks 19th in UF’s record books with 84 groundballs
* Sits second in the conference in caused turnovers per game (1.60)
* Ranks eighth in the conference in groundballs per game (2.15)
* Sits first on the team in caused turnovers (32) and third in groundballs (43)
First Team
A: Katie Hoeg, North Carolina, R-Sr.
A: Charlotte North, Boston College, Sr.
A: Jamie Ortega, North Carolina, Sr.
A: Izzy Scane, Northwestern, Jr.
Draw/ A: Maddie Jenner, Duke, Jr.
M: Shannon Kavanagh, Florida, Sr.
M: Ally Kennedy, Stony Brook, Gr.
M: Ally Mastroianni, North Carolina, Sr.
D: Lizzie Colson, Maryland, Gr.
D: Sarah Cooper, Syracuse, Jr.
D: Emma Trenchard, North Carolina, Sr.
D: Cara Trombetta, Florida, Gr.
G: Taylor Moreno, North Carolina, Sr.
Second Team
A: Ali Baiocco, Stanford, Sr.
A: Lauren Gilbert, Northwestern, Sr.
A: Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola, Sr.
A: Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse, Jr.
Draw/ A: Caitlyn Petro, UMass, Sr.
M: Kasey Choma, Notre Dame, So.
M: Olivia Dirks, Penn State, So.
M: Sydney Watson, UConn, Sr.
D: Savannah Buchanan, Notre Dame, Gr.
D: Meredith Chapman, Virginia, Gr.
D: Callie Humphrey, Duke, Gr.
D: Ally Palermo, Northwestern, Sr.
G: Sarah Reznick, Florida, R-Fr.
Third Team
A: Megan Carney, Syracuse, Jr.
A: Hannah Leubecker, Maryland, So.
A: Taryn Ohlmiller, Stony Brook, Gr.
A: Alyssa Parrella, Hofstra, Gr.
Draw/M: Genesis Lucero, Stanford, Gr.
M: Karson Harris, Drexel, Sr.
M: Lindsay McKone, Northwestern, Gr.
M: Belle Smith, Boston College, Fr.
D: Hollie Schleicher, Boston College, So.
D: Ella Simkins, Syracuse, Gr.
D: Caroline Wakefield, North Carolina, Gr.
D: Catie Woodruff, North Carolina, Gr.
G: Molly Dougherty, James Madison, R-Jr.
Honorable Mention
Attack:
Aurora Cordingly, Johns Hopkins, Sr.; Sarah Elms, Jacksonville, Sr.; Colleen Grady, Drexel, Sr.; Scottie Rose Growney, North Carolina, Sr.; Jenn Medjid, Boston College, Jr.; Gabby Rosenzweig, Duke, Gr.; Cara Urbank, Boston College, Gr.; Jackie Wolak, Notre Dame, So.
Draw:
Maddie McDaniel, USC, Gr.
Midfield:
Sondra Dickey, Lehigh, Gr.; Annie Dyson, Virginia, Jr.; Grace Griffin, Maryland, Sr.; Sammy Mueller, Northwestern, Gr.; Cassidy Spilis, Rutgers, So.; Paige Petty, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Sam Swart, Syracuse, Sr.
Defense:
Meghan Ball, Rutgers, So.; Kaitlyn Dabkowski, Florida, Sr.; Kerry Defliese, Syracuse, Gr.; Katie Detwiler, Loyola, Jr.; Emma Johnson, James Madison, Sr.; Molly Little, Denver, Gr.; Trinity McPherson, Johns Hopkins, Sr.; Courtney Taylor, Temple, Sr.
Goalie:
Bridget Deehan, Notre Dame, Sr.
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