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

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Posted on Thursday, May. 18, 2023, 4:56 pm

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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.

First Team
AJenn MedjidBoston CollegeGr.
AIsabella PetersonJames MadisonJr.
AIzzy ScaneNorthwesternGr.
AMeaghan TyrrellSyracuseGr.
DrawMaddie JennerDukeGr.
MShaylan AhearnMarylandSr.
MBelle SmithBoston CollegeJr.
MJillian WilsonLoyolaGr.
DMairead DurkinJames MadisonSr.
DSam ThackerDenverJr.
DSydney ScalesBoston CollegeJr.
DBrooklyn Walker-WelchNorth CarolinaSo.
GDelaney SweitzerSyracuseJr.
Second Team
AMckenna DavisBoston CollegeSo.
AErin CoykendallNorthwesternSr.
AEllie MaseraStony BrookJr.
AJackie WolakNotre DameSr.
DrawSamantha SmithNorthwesternSo.
MKasey ChomaNotre DameSr.
MMadison TaylorNorthwesternFr.
MCassidy WeeksBoston CollegeGr.
DMeghan BallRutgersSr.
DKatie DetwilerLoyolaGr.
DEmily NallsNorth CarolinaSr.
DSamantha WhiteNorthwesternSo.
GSarah ReznickFloridaJr.
Third Team
AGeorgia LatchLoyolaSo.
AEmma LoPintoFloridaSo.
AJill SmithMichiganSo.
AEmma WardSyracuseJr.
DrawCaroline CurnalVillanovaSr.
MEmily HellerFloridaSr.
MBrigid DuffyArmyFr.
MEllie CurryDenverSr.
DAbby BoscoMarylandGr.
DTrinity McPhersonDenverGr.
DBecky BrowndorfFloridaGr.
DMaddie BurnsMichiganJr.
GEmilia BohiDenverSo.
Honorable Mention
AMadison AhernNotre DameSr.
ASydni BlackLoyolaJr.
AMegan CarneySyracuseGr.
AReilly CaseyNorth CarolinaJr.
ARachel ClarkVirginiaSo.
AEloise ClevengerMarylandJr.
AJenna CollignonYaleSo.
AJulia GilbertDenverSr.
AKailyn HartStony BrookSr.
ALibby MayMarylandSr.
AKayla MartelloBoston CollegeJr.
AAshlyn McGovernVirginiaGr.
AFiona McGowanUMassSr.
ANiki MilesPennSr.
AHailey RhatiganNorthwesternGr.
AMary SchumarMarquetteSr.
AArden TierneyRichmondSr.
AEmma TyrrellSyracuseSr.
ACaitlyn WurzburgerNorth CarolinaJr.
DrawBailey WilsonKennesaw StateGr.
DrawLizzy FergusonLibertySr.
MAva AngelloJohns HopkinsFr.
MAnna BrandtPennSo.
MSierra CockerilleSyracuseSr.
MKristin O’NeillPenn StateJr.
MKatie PascaleUAlbanyJr.
MClaudia ShevitzUSCJr.
MCassidy SpilisRutgersSr.
MAva YovinoNavyFr.
DHaley DillonStony BrookGr.
DKendall HalpernNorthwesternJr.
DRachel MateyJames MadisonSr.
DBryn McCaugheyDenverJr.
DIzzy RohrPennSr.
DEmma WightmanUSCGr.
GShea DolceBoston CollegeFr.
GLauren SpenceLoyolaSo.
GEmily SterlingMarylandSr.
GLandyn WhiteUConnGr.