Florida Tech Ladies’s Lacrosse completed 6-2 this spring earlier than season was lower quick

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Seniors Mollie Kaplan and Alexis Townsend have been named to the 2020 Inside Lacrosse Maverik Media Honorable Point out All-American groups.

These are the primary All-American picks for each Kaplan and Townsend.

Kaplan was a pacesetter at midfield for the Panthers and ranked second on the crew with 26 factors on 18 targets and eight assists in 2020.

She led the squad with 35 draw controls this 12 months to associate with 18 floor balls and 6 prompted turnovers. In her standout efficiency of the season, Boca Raton, Fla. native registered season-highs with six targets, 5 floor balls and 5 draw controls in Tech’s 17-10 win over Younger Harris.

That spectacular effort pushed Kaplan previous the 100-point milestone for her profession. She at the moment ranks eighth all-time in program historical past with 119 profession factors.

Townsend completed as the highest scorer within the Sunshine State Convention, main the league with 27 targets and rating second with 35 complete factors. She additionally collected 13 floor balls and 7 draw controls this season.

The Gaithersburg, Md. product scored a aim in each recreation in 2020 and netted not less than a hat trick in seven of the eight video games this season.

Townsend tallied a season-best eight factors on 5 targets and three assists within the 22-2 victory over Emmanuel, and in doing so grew to become the ninth participant in program historical past to surpass the 100-career level mark.

She sits one spot forward of Kaplan on the all-time scoring record, in seventh with 120 profession factors.

Florida Tech is ready to have its prime two main scorers again for a fifth 12 months in 2021 as each Kaplan and Townsend plan to reap the benefits of the NCAA’s waiver for an additional 12 months of eligibility after the 2020 season was canceled as a consequence of COVID-19.

Florida Tech completed 6-2 this spring earlier than the season was lower quick, and have been receiving votes within the closing IWLCA nationwide ballot.