Release courtesy of Gettysburg Athletic Communications
NEW YORK – Gettysburg College senior midfielder Courtney Patterson (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) was the only NCAA Division III women's lacrosse player named to the 2020 Tewaaraton Award watch list it was recently announced.
Out of the 50 women's finalists, Patterson was the lone name from a Division III institution amongst a throng of Division I and II representatives.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Patterson was selected the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Midfielder of the Year in 2019 and she enters this spring as the Division III Preseason Player of the Year according to US Lacrosse Magazine. She was a first-team All-American in 2019 after piling up career highs for points (50), goals (39), assists (11), and draw controls (100). She was just the third Gettysburg player ever to reach the century mark in draw controls.
The Centennial Conference Midfielder of the Year and a first-team selection at the conference and regional levels, Patterson shined brightest in some of Gettysburg's biggest games. She tracked down a career-high 11 draw controls against No. 19 Ithaca College in a game held at the headquarters of US Lacrosse and she posted four goals and three assists in a win over No. 7 York (Pa.) College.
A three-time all-conference honoree, Patterson ranks fourth on the program's career list with 246 draw controls. She has scored 105 points on 90 goals and 15 assists in 68 games. The senior has helped Gettysburg claim a pair of national titles (2017, 2018) and two Centennial Conference championships (2018, 2019).
Gettysburg has featured a student-athlete on the Tewaaraton Watch List in each of the last two seasons. Steph Colson '19 was named to the list last season. Prior to that, the last Bullet to earn the nod was Hannah Church '12 in 2012.
On April 23, the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees.Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions. Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 7 and invited to the 20th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 28. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
Gettysburg finished 19-2 overall last season and won its 12th conference championship. The team advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs for the 18th consecutive season and made it to the quarterfinals. The Bullets were picked fourth in the IWLCA Preseason Coaches' Poll this season.
Gettysburg opens the year at Messiah College on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 4 p.m.
Women's Watch List:
Andie Aldave, Notre Dame - Jr., Midfield
Ali Baiocco, Stanford - Jr., Attack
Erin Barry, Pennsylvania - Sr., Midfield
Savannah Buchanan, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Madison Carter, Penn State - Redshirt Senior, Attack
Samantha Chenoweth , Towson - Sr., Defense
Sarah Cooper, Syracuse - Soph., Defense
Tess D'Orsi, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Meghan Doherty, Maryland - Sr., Defense
Molly Dougherty, James Madison - Jr., Goalie
Sam Fiedler, Loyola Maryland - Jr., Midfield
Sam Fish, Princeton - Jr., Goalie
Molly Garrett, Michigan - Sr., Midfield
Sam Geiersbach, Richmond - Jr., Attack
Lauren Gilbert, Northwestern - Jr., Attack
Brindi Griffin, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Grace Griffin, Maryland - Jr., Midfield
Kali Hartshorn, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Emily Hawryschuk, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Riley Hertford, USC - Jr., Goalie
Quintin Hoch-Bullen, Denver - Jr., Attack
Katie Hoeg, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Abby Hormes, High Point - Jr., Attack
Maddie Howe, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Shannon Kavanagh, Florida - Jr., Midfield
Ally Kennedy, Stony Brook - Sr., Midfield
Kelly Larkin, Navy - Sr., Attack
Molly Little, Denver - Sr., Defense
Lindsey McKone, Northwestern - Sr., Attack
Kerrigan Miller, USC - Sr., Midfield
Taylor Moreno, North Carolina - Jr., Goalie
Risa Mosenthal, Brown - Jr., Attack
Sammy Mueller, Virginia - Sr., Midfield
Caitlin Muir, Michigan - Jr., Attack
Charlotte North, Boston College - Jr., Attack
Taryn Ohlmiller, Stony Brook - Sr., Attack
Jamie Ortega, North Carolina - Jr., Attack
Alyssa Parrella, Hofstra - Sr., Midfield
Courtney Patterson, Gettysburg - Sr., Midfield
Paige Petty, Virginia Tech - Jr., Midfield
Kole Pollock, Adelphi - Sr., Attack
Sheila Rietano, Boston College - Sr., Midfield
Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola Maryland - Jr., Attack
Gabby Rosenzweig, Pennsylvania - Sr., Attack
Izzy Scane, Northwestern - Soph., Attack
Maggie Schneidereith, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Attack
Kyla Sears, Princeton - Jr., Attack
Emma Trenchard, North Carolina - Jr., Defense
Cara Trombetta, Florida - Sr., Defense
Cara Urbank, Boston College - Sr., Attack