UF LAX | Pavinelli Tabbed as Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominee

Florida’s total moves to 15 Top-25 nominations in the 13-year history of the program

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sophomore attacker Danielle Pavinelli was tabbed as a 2022 Tewaaraton Top-25 Nominee, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Thursday.

This marks the first Top-25 nomination of Pavinelli’s career and the 2022 season marks the 21st anniversary of the Tewaaraton award.

Overall, the Gators have had 15 Top-25 nominations stemming from 12 Gators in the 13-year history of Florida lacrosse.

The sophomore earned the distinction after scoring 68 points on 48 goals and 20 assists through 14 games this season. She is currently shooting .539 and has also tallied 11 draw controls, 11 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers.

The Northport, N.Y. native ranks in the Top-20 nationally in three categories: free position percentage (6th | .722), points (19th | 68) and points per game (20th | 4.86). She also ranks first in the conference in points per game (4.86), second in goals per game (3.43), and fifth in both assists per game (1.43) and shots per game (6.36).

For her efforts, she has earned nine AAC Weekly honors this season – Attacker of the Week (4), Honor Roll (5).

FLORIDA TEWAARATON AWARD HISTORY

ATHLETE

NOMINEE

TOP-25

FINALIST

Danielle Pavinelli

2022

2022

Emma LoPinto

2022

Sarah Reznick

2021, 2022

Shannon Kavanagh

2019, 2020, 2021

2021

Cara Trombetta

2019, 2020, 2021

2021

Lindsey Ronbeck

2017, 2018, 2019

2018, 2019

Haley Hicklen

2017, 2018, 2019

2018

Sydney Pirreca

2018, 2019

Shayna Pirreca

2017, 2018

Sammi Burgess

2017

2017

Caroline Fitzgerald

2016, 2017

2016, 2017

Mollie Stevens

2016, 2017

2017

Taylor Bresnahan

2017

Nicole Graziano

2016

2016

2016

Shannon Gilroy

2013, 2014, 2015

2014, 2015

2014, 2015

Nora Barry

2015

Kitty Cullen

2011, 2012, 2013

Brittany Dashiell

2012, 2013

2012

2012

Mikey Meagher

2013

2013

2013

Five finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse players in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.

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