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Season In Review: Wells College Women's Lacrosse


Throughout the summer of 2015, the Wells College Department of Athletics website will look back at the "year that was". Starting with men's lacrosse on Thursday, June 11, a comprehensive "season in review" for each of Wells' 14 NCAA Division III varsity sports will be posted, giving fans not only a look back but also a look forward to the upcoming season of play.

  • Men's Lacrosse (06/11/15)
  • Women's Tennis (06/12/15)
  • Men's Volleyball (06/19/15)
  • Women's Lacrosse (06/26/15)
  • Men's Basketball (07/03/15)
  • Women's Swimming (07/10/15)
  • Women's Basketball (07/17/15)
  • Men's Swimming (07/24/15)
  • Field Hockey (07/31/15)
  • Men's Soccer (08/07/15)
  • Women's Volleyball (08/14/15)
  • Men's Cross Country (08/21/15)
  • Women's Soccer (08/28/15)
  • Women's Cross Country (09/04/15)

The Wells College women's lacrosse program played a challenging schedule in 2015 as most of its contests were played away from the Aurora campus. Led by strong performances from its upperclassmen, the team earned three All-Conference selections this past year and several milestones were reached by both individuals and the team at large.

2015
  4-9 | 3-6 NEAC | 2-2 HOME | 1-4 AWAY | 1-3 NEUTRAL
Schedule and Results | Roster | Statistics | News | *UPDATED* Record Book

STATISTICAL LEADERS 

POINTS SCORED
Marina Fargnoli
28-6=34
GROUND BALLS
Marina Fargnoli
42
DRAW CONTROLS
Marina Fargnoli
28
CAUSED TURNOVERS
Andrea Gould
24

POSTSEASON AWARD WINNERS

 
 
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Lexie Roberson

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Nicole Sales

EXPRESS AWARD
Lindsay Achzet

NOTABLES

  • SECOND TEAMER: Sophomore Meredith Kadjeski (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), in only her first year playing lacrosse at the collegiate level, earned Second Team All-Conference honors following an outstanding season. Ranking 17th in the NEAC with 40 ground balls, including 32 against league opponents, Kadjeski was a force on defense for the Express as she added 23 draw controls and caused 14 turnovers in the backfield. Offensively, Kadjeski also registered a goal and three assists for four points (1-3=4) and her prowess on the draw allowed Wells to average 13.15 draw controls per contest, the most by any Wells team in seven seasons.
  • GOING OUT ON TOP: Senior Marina Fargnoli (Apalachin, N.Y.) earned her first career All-Conference selection in her final year at Wells, earning placement on the third team. She recently became the ninth player in program history to reach 100 career points on offense, scoring 86 goals and 19 assists across her four-year career at Wells. As a senior, Fargnoli led the team with 28 goals and six assists for 34 points (28-6=34) and tallied team-leading marks of 43 ground balls and 38 draw controls. She ranked seventh in the NEAC with 38 draw controls and 12th overall with 43 ground balls. Against conference opponents, Fargnoli ranked sixth in the NEAC with 29 draw controls and seventh in ground balls.
  • THE "GOULD" MINE: Andrea Gould (Fulton, N.Y.), a rising senior, also earned NEAC All-Conference honors for the first time in her career. In her third year in a Wells uniform, she set career-highs with 27 goals and 30 points (27-3=30) and also set personal bests in 41 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers. She has averaged more than a goal per game in her 41 game career with 46 tallies. Within conference play, Gould scored 21 goals against NEAC opponents in 2015 while adding 26 ground balls against conference foes.
  • 23 SKIDOO: Wells scored a whopping 23 goals against St. Elizabeth on Mar. 22 en route to a 23-2 victory. The Express tied the single game program record for goal scoring, having previously scored 23 goals in a shutout victory over Wilson College on Apr. 18, 2009. The 21-point margin of victory was the second highest in program history behind the aforementioned contest against the Phoenix.
  • FINE WITH NINE: Fargnoli became only the ninth player in program history to reach 100 career points as Wells powered their way to a 13-8 victory over visiting Hilbert College on Apr. 22. Fargnoli scored four goals and an assist for a team-leading five total points on offense, completing the game with 101 career points via 82 goals and 19 assists. She was the first player to reach the century mark in points since Madeline Bass '13 did so during the 2012 women's lacrosse season. With the strong performance, she also set a career-high mark with 30 points in one season (24-6=30).
  • "CAUSING" TROUBLE: The Express caused 121 turnovers in 2015, the unofficial best total in program history. In 2014, Wells posted only 88 caused turnovers while their season high since 2009 has been 112 caused turnovers.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH KAT HETERBRING

  • "I believe the team demonstrated great tenacity in the vast majority of our games. We really showed our strength as a team when we were down by a 5-0 score at Lancaster Bible and we were able to come back and earn the 16-12 victory. As the season went on, we played with more and more consistency each game and once we are able to play the full 60 minutes with greater confidence, the results improved."
  • "The captains [Fargnoli, Gould, Roberson] worked well together and kept the team dynamic strong throughout the entire season. I was impressed that the upper classmen as a whole set a great example for our younger players. Their confidence as a team improved every game and I'm excited to see where that leads to next season."
  • "With a large incoming class of freshmen coming from strong lacrosse backgrounds and successful high school careers, I am confident in the team's ability to have success in 2016. Not only does this recruiting class bring strong talent to the fold, their personalities will fit the team dynamic well. Despite losing only one senior to graduation in 2015, [Fargnoli] was a very talented player and we will need the rising seniors to continue their high-level production."
  • "The artificial turf field will provide a great boost to the program. Several of our home games were moved off-campus due to inclement weather - having a turf field of our own will reduce canceled or postponed games, increase the flexibility of practices and give our student-athletes a championship-level playing surface."