West Babylon, N.Y. - The 2018 East Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse All-Conference teams were announced on Thursday morning. Mercy's Hunter Isnardi (Hicksville, N.Y.) and Talia Stagnitta (Patchogue, N.Y.), NYIT's Alyssa Milano (Rocky Point, N.Y.), LIU Post's Olivia Kirk (Farmingdale, N.Y.), and Roberts Wesleyan's Emily Tomei (Webster, N.Y.), headline the selections by earning the league's major awards.
Milano earns the Attacker of the Year honor in her final season at NYIT. The senior was one of the most potent offensive players in all of Division II this season. She wrapped up the regular season with 83 goals and 19 assists for 102 points. Her goal total was second in the conference and in the top-five in the nation. She also headed into ECC Championship play second in the country with 4.81 goals per game.
The one player who has scored more goals per game than Milano is the ECC Midfielder of the Year, Hunter Isnardi. Isnardi, who has now won one of the ECC major awards in all three years of her careeer, scored 85 goals on the year to lead Division II with an average of 5.31. Her goal total is also tops in the country. Isnardi makes it a trifecta by also leading the nation with 11.88 draw controls per game. On the year, she has 190 draw controls, nearly 100 higher than the conference's runner up. In addition, Isnardi also finished in the top-five in the ECC with 45 ground balls.
Another standout who was integral in Mercy's successful season was the Defender of the Year, Stagnitta. Her 28 caused turnovers on the season ranked third in the ECC and helped the Mavericks defense rank in the top-15 in Division II by allowing 9.31 goals per game. Stagnitta ranked in the league's top-10 with 58 draw controls and 43 ground balls.
For the third year in a row, Kirk claims the ECC Goalkeeper of the Year honor. A two-time Division II Goalkeeper of the Year as well, Kirk led the ECC and finished sixth in Division II with a .530 save percentage. Her save percentage was even better during ECC play. She upped the mark to .570 to compile a perfect 8-0 record in conference action. Overall, Kirk made 159 saves on the year.
Tomei had a standout debut season for the Redhawks to earn the league's Rookie of the Year honor. She was the league's highest scoring rookie, finishing with 57 points on 41 goals and 16 assists during the regular season. Tomei's name was also found on the conference leaderboard in ground balls and draw controls. She finished in the league's top-10 in both categories, finishing with 40 ground balls and 57 draw controls.
LIU Post Head Coach, Meaghan McNamara rounds out the major awards by being named the Coach of the Year. She was selected by her peers after guiding the Pioneers to a perfect 8-0 run through ECC play and their fifth regular season championship in the past six seasons.
2018 ECC Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Team
First Team
A - Grace Davidson, Mercy
A - Brianna Feldman, LIU Post
A - Emily Jehle, Mercy
A - Jessica Markowitz, Molloy
A - Alyssa Milano, NYIT
A - Brianna Wilson, Molloy
A - Karie Znaniecki, NYIT
M - Hunter Isnardi, Mercy
M - Alyssa Mallery, LIU Post
M - Paige Sherlock, LIU Post
D - Ann Marie Ardito, NYIT
D - Hope Coticchio, Mercy
D - Kelly McQuail, NYIT
D - Carly Spano, LIU Post
D - Talia Stagnitta, Mercy
GK - Olivia Kirk, LIU Post
Second Team
A - Trish Brisotti, LIU Post
A - Angela Deren, LIU Post
A - Shannon Donovan, NYIT
A - Caroline Finnen, St. Thomas Aquinas
A - Jill LoManto, LIU Post
A - Barbara Orsini, Bridgeport
A - Katherine Sanchez, Mercy
M - Patriece Ausili, Queens
M - Casie Caiazza, Molloy
M - Kim Geiger, NYIT
M - Taylor Nathan, Roberts Wesleyan
M - Emily Tomei, Roberts Wesleyan
D - Emily Bauer, Molloy
D - Brooke Basso, NYIT
D - Kendall Purdy, LIU Post
GK - Victoria Greco, Roberts Wesleyan
GK - Ashley Miller, NYIT
Attacker of the Year: Alyssa Milano, Sr., NYIT
Midfielder of the Year: Hunter Isnardi, Jr., Mercy
Defender of the Year: Talia Stagnitta, Jr., Mercy
Goalkeeper of the Year: Olivia Kirk, Sr., LIU Post
Rookie of the Year: Emily Tomei, Fr., Roberts Wesleyan
Coach of the Year: Meghan McNamara, LIU Post
