Kelly Gallagher Named Coach of the Year, Tampa Leads the Way with Nine All-SSC Selections
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Thirty-three student-athletes are recognized as All-Conference following the ninth season of Sunshine State Conference women's lacrosse. Jackie Stoller of Florida Southern collects Player of the Year accolades, while Tampa's Kelly Gallagher is selected Coach of the Year. Rebecca Clark of Lynn and Jessica Harclerode of Saint Leo share the year's Freshman of the Year honors. Voting for the All-SSC Women's Lacrosse Team was conducted among the league's head coaches.
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Stoller, a midfielder from Wayland, Massachusetts, ranks first in SSC points per game (5.05), third in assists per game (1.89), fourth in goals per game (3.16), and eighth in shots per game (5.16). Over 19 games this season, the graduate student accumulated 96 points off 60 goals and 36 assists with a .612 shooting percentage. Stoller becomes the third Florida Southern women's lacrosse athlete to earn Player of the Year honors1. The Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year award is presented by College Ave Student Loans.
Clark, a midfielder from Abington, Pennsylvania, appeared in all 18 games this season for Lynn. She finished the season Top-4 in team goals (25), groundballs (26), caused turnovers (16), and draw controls (44). Clark is the first Fighting Knight to be named Freshman of the Year.
Harclerode, a goalkeeper from Sayville, New York, started all 17 games for Saint Leo in 2023, spending 939 minutes between the pipes. She led the conference in total saves (158) and saves per game (9.29) and finished second in save percentage (.449). Harclerode is the third consecutive Lion to win Freshman of the Year accolades2.
Gallagher is selected Coach of the Year after piloting Tampa to the 2023 SSC regular season and tournament titles. Under her leadership, the Spartans own a 17-2 overall record, a 7-0 mark in league play, and the No. 3 IWLCA ranking. This season the Spartans led the league in scoring margin (8.1), woman-down goals per game (.21), shots per game (33.95), goals against average (8.51), ground balls per game (21.89), and fewest turnovers per game (13.00). Gallagher remains the first from Tampa to be honored as Coach of the Year and is the first coach to win the award three times.
The 2022 SSC Player of the Year, Caroline Gastonguay of Rollins, and FSC's duo of Hailey Daleo and Lizzy Lynch join a short list of women with three or more First Team All-SSC plaques3. Tampa's Dani Waters collects a fourth straight All-SSC honor after First Team nods in 2022 & 2023 and Second Team recognition in 2019 & 2021. Half of the 2023 honorees repeat as all-conference, including eight athletes collecting their third career award.
Player of the Year: Jackie Stoller, Florida Southern
Freshman of the Year: Rebecca Clark, Lynn
Freshman of the Year: Jessica Harclerode, Saint Leo
Coach of the Year: Kelly Gallagher, Tampa
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2023 Women's Lacrosse All-SSC First Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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ATT |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Hudson, Ohio |
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ATT |
Caroline Gastonguay*§† |
Rollins |
Gr. |
Lewiston, Maine |
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ATT |
Madison Tare* |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Etters, Pennsylvania |
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ATT |
Lizzy Lynch*† |
Florida Southern |
Gr. |
Boca Raton, Florida |
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ATT |
Abigail Cawley |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Bernardsville, New Jersey |
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ATT |
Tampa |
Gr. |
Centennial, Colorado |
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ATT |
Hailey Daleo*† |
Florida Southern |
Gr. |
Westhampton Beach, New York |
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MID |
Sallie Squire* |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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MID |
Jackie Stoller |
Florida Southern |
Gr. |
Wayland, Massachusetts |
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MID |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Waxhaw, North Carolina |
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MID |
Abby McFerren^ |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
York, Pennsylvania |
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DEF |
Dani Waters*‡~ |
Tampa |
Gr. |
Smithtown, New York |
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DEF |
Gina Verrone |
Florida Southern |
Gr. |
Flanders, New Jersey |
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DEF |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Ocean City, Maryland |
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DEF |
Kaitlyn Henry |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Voorhees, New Jersey |
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GK |
Tampa |
Sr. |
San Diego, California |
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2023 Women's Lacrosse All-SSC Second Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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ATT |
Anna Maurer |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
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ATT |
Kristyn Johnson |
Lynn |
So. |
Rochester, New York |
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ATT |
Ashlee Wilsynski†# |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Maryland |
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ATT |
Fiona McLaughlin^† |
Saint Leo |
Jr. |
Marietta, Georgia |
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ATT |
Alexa Zeruto |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Huntingtown, Maryland |
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ATT |
Kenley Zeruto |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Huntingtown, Maryland |
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MID |
Maria Palomba*# |
Saint Leo |
So. |
Lawrenceville, Georgia |
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MID |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Maryland |
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MID |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Bohemia, New York |
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MID |
Rebecca Clark |
Lynn |
Fr. |
Abington, Pennsylvania |
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DEF |
Kailee O'Brien* |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
Lewis Center, Ohio |
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DEF |
Bridget Cawley^‡ |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Bernardsville, New Jersey |
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DEF |
Tampa |
Gr. |
White Hall, Maryland |
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DEF |
Reagan Buhrman |
Saint Leo |
Jr. |
Center Harbor, New Hampshire |
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DEF |
Harper Muma |
Florida Southern |
Fr. |
Bainbridge Island, Washington |
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GK |
Claire Barber |
Rollins |
Gr. |
Alexandria, Virginia |
* = 2022 First Team All-SSC
^ = 2022 Second Team All-SSC
§ = 2022 Player of the Year
† = 2021 First Team All-SSC
‡ = 2021 Second Team All-SSC
~ = 2019 Second Team All-SSC
# = Former Freshman of the Year
1 Previous FSC Players of the Year: Emily Santoli (2017), Marina Jozokos (2021)
2 Previous Saint Leo Freshmen of the Year: Ashlee WIlsynski (2021), Maria Palomba (2022)
3 3+ First Team All-SSC honors: Four: Lindsay Van Beck (Rollins), Sara Grenier (Florida Tech), Olivia Going (Florida Tech), Kallie German (Rollins); Three: Sam Schiano (Florida Tech), Emily Santoli (FSC), Meghan O'Brien (FSC), Allie Modica (Florida Tech),