Women’s Lacrosse: Clark, McGovern earn ILWomen All-American honors

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Graduate student Ashlyn McGovern and sophomore Rachel Clark were both named honorable mention All-Americans by ILWomen, the organization announced on Thursday.

McGovern and Clark are both IWLCA All-South Region First Team and US Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team selections. The duo paced the Cavaliers attack all season, helping UVA to a fourth-place finish in the ACC and the most conference wins in program history.

Clark led Virginia in goals and points for the second consecutive season. The attacker finished with 63 goals and 13 assists to total 76 points. Her 63 goals are the most at UVA by a second year and tied for eighth all-time in a single season with McGovern’s 63 from 2022. Clark is second in the ACC in goals per game (3.53) and fourth in total goals. She scored multiple goals in 15 games with 13 hat tricks. Clark also led the Cavaliers with five game-winning goals during the season.

McGovern closed out her UVA career with 204 career goals, ranking third all-time in UVA history. She was second on the team with 61 goals, finishing just behind Clark. She is third in the ACC with 3.47 goals per game and fifth in total goals. McGovern scored multiple goals in 16 of the 18 games and had hat tricks in 13 of those games. She scored at least one goal in all but one game during the 2023 season.

Our 2⃣ @ILWomen All-Americans

🔸 Ashlyn McGovern
🔸 Rachel Clark

🔗 https://t.co/gCJ7pux23E pic.twitter.com/ynHE6201Er

— Virginia Women’s Lacrosse (@UVAWomensLax) May 18, 2023

First Team

A	Jenn Medjid	Boston College	Gr.
A	Isabella Peterson	James Madison	Jr.
A	Izzy Scane	Northwestern	Gr.
A	Meaghan Tyrrell	Syracuse	Gr.
Draw	Maddie Jenner	Duke	Gr.
M	Shaylan Ahearn	Maryland	Sr.
M	Belle Smith	Boston College	Jr.
M	Jillian Wilson	Loyola	Gr.
D	Mairead Durkin	James Madison	Sr.
D	Sam Thacker	Denver	Jr.
D	Sydney Scales	Boston College	Jr.
D	Brooklyn Walker-Welch	North Carolina	So.
G	Delaney Sweitzer	Syracuse	Jr.

Second Team

A	Mckenna Davis	Boston College	So.
A	Erin Coykendall	Northwestern	Sr.
A	Ellie Masera	Stony Brook	Jr.
A	Jackie Wolak	Notre Dame	Sr.
Draw	Samantha Smith	Northwestern	So.
M	Kasey Choma	Notre Dame	Sr.
M	Madison Taylor	Northwestern	Fr.
M	Cassidy Weeks	Boston College	Gr.
D	Meghan Ball	Rutgers	Sr.
D	Katie Detwiler	Loyola	Gr.
D	Emily Nalls	North Carolina	Sr.
D	Samantha White	Northwestern	So.
G	Sarah Reznick	Florida	Jr.

Third Team

A	Georgia Latch	Loyola	So.
A	Emma LoPinto	Florida	So.
A	Jill Smith	Michigan	So.
A	Emma Ward	Syracuse	Jr.
Draw	Caroline Curnal	Villanova	Sr.
M	Emily Heller	Florida	Sr.
M	Brigid Duffy	Army	Fr.
M	Ellie Curry	Denver	Sr.
D	Abby Bosco	Maryland	Gr.
D	Trinity McPherson	Denver	Gr.
D	Becky Browndorf	Florida	Gr.
D	Maddie Burns	Michigan	Jr.
G	Emilia Bohi	Denver	So.

Honorable Mention

A	Madison Ahern	Notre Dame	Sr.
A	Sydni Black	Loyola	Jr.
A	Megan Carney	Syracuse	Gr.
A	Reilly Casey	North Carolina	Jr.
A	Rachel Clark	Virginia	So.
A	Eloise Clevenger	Maryland	Jr.
A	Jenna Collignon	Yale	So.
A	Julia Gilbert	Denver	Sr.
A	Kailyn Hart	Stony Brook	Sr.
A	Libby May	Maryland	Sr.
A	Kayla Martello	Boston College	Jr.
A	Ashlyn McGovern	Virginia	Gr.
A	Fiona McGowan	UMass	Sr.
A	Niki Miles	Penn	Sr.
A	Hailey Rhatigan	Northwestern	Gr.
A	Mary Schumar	Marquette	Sr.
A	Arden Tierney	Richmond	Sr.
A	Emma Tyrrell	Syracuse	Sr.
A	Caitlyn Wurzburger	North Carolina	Jr.
Draw	Bailey Wilson	Kennesaw State	Gr.
Draw	Lizzy Ferguson	Liberty	Sr.
M	Ava Angello	Johns Hopkins	Fr.
M	Anna Brandt	Penn	So.
M	Sierra Cockerille	Syracuse	Sr.
M	Kristin O’Neill	Penn State	Jr.
M	Katie Pascale	UAlbany	Jr.
M	Claudia Shevitz	USC	Jr.
M	Cassidy Spilis	Rutgers	Sr.
M	Ava Yovino	Navy	Fr.
D	Haley Dillon	Stony Brook	Gr.
D	Kendall Halpern	Northwestern	Jr.
D	Rachel Matey	James Madison	Sr.
D	Bryn McCaughey	Denver	Jr.
D	Izzy Rohr	Penn	Sr.
D	Emma Wightman	USC	Gr.
G	Shea Dolce	Boston College	Fr.
G	Lauren Spence	Loyola	So.
G	Emily Sterling	Maryland	Sr.
G	Landyn White	UConn	Gr.