Treanor, Murray miss out on Tewaaraton Award
Both Alyssa Murray and Kayla Treanor fell short of winning the Tewaaraton Award, which is given to the country’s top lacrosse player, on Thursday night. It was instead presented to Maryland’s Taylor Cummings at a ceremony in Washington D.C.
No Syracuse women’s lacrosse player has won the Tewaaraton Award, which was first awarded in 2001. Mike Leveille (2008) and Mike Powell (2002 and 2004) remain the only Syracuse athletes who have hauled in the country’s most prestigious individual accolade.
Syracuse fell to Maryland in the national championship game on Sunday, finishing one win shy of its first title in school history.
Treanor led the nation with 117 points as a sophomore this year after scoring a Syracuse program-record 79 goals. Murray finished second in the country with 110 points and was also a finalist for the honor last year.
Cummings finished with 63 goals to finish ninth in the country. Her Terrapins finished with an 23-1 record.
Maryland defender Megan Douty and Florida midfielder Shannon Gilroy were also finalists for the award.
Published on May 29, 2014 at 9:45 pm
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