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Six Join Davidson Women’s Lacrosse for Class of 2019
6/25/2015 3:49:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson women's lacrosse head coach Kim Wayne announced today the addition of six recruits to the class of 2019 who will join the program this fall. The class is comprised of five midfielders and a defender, while hailing from five different states.
"I expect this class to make an immediate impact, but what excites me the most is the depth we will have in the midfield," said Wayne, who enters her eighth season at the helm of the program and became the program's all-time winningest coach in 2014. "Five out of six incoming freshmen are middies."
The Wildcats will welcome to the Class of 2019: Stevie Jefferis (Delaware, Ohio), Sarah Kopp (Victor, N.Y.), Sophia Sgroi (Winchester, Mass.), Lindsay Rufolo (Signal Mountain, Tenn.), Charley Orner (Mountain Lakes, N.J.), Annie Beresheim (Manhasset, N.Y.).
Meet the incoming class…
Stevie Jefferis
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Delaware, Ohio
High School: Olentangy
Coach Wayne: "She is quick, feisty and works extremely hard in transition and re-defending. She has the potential to be a great dodger."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Four-year Scholar Athlete … lettered all four years in both field hockey and lacrosse … Academic All-American as a junior and senior in field hockey and lacrosse … named first-team all-conference in both sports during junior and senior seasons … earned lacrosse team's Brave Award as a junior … Honorable Mention All-State in field hockey as senior … named team's Offensive MVP in field hockey in final season.
Sarah Kopp
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Victor, N.Y.
High School: Victor Senior
Coach Wayne: "Sarah is one of the most fluid midfielders in the class. She has a great stick and is very patient and smart with the ball."
Athletic & Academic Honors: 2015 lacrosse honors included: team MVP, Academic All-American, NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Player, first-team all-league, selected for the U.S. Lacrosse Senior All-Star game for Rochester … during 2014, earned: Academic All-American, Daily Messenger All-Star and first-team all-league … a N.Y. Scholar athlete in both 2014 and 2015 … finished prep career with 50 goals and 36 assists, while lettering all four years … a two-year varsity starter on the soccer team.
Sophia Sgroi
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Winchester, Mass.
High School: Newton Country Day School
Coach Wayne: "Sophia is the complete package. She's strong, aggressive, fast and will shock you on attack when you least expect it.
Athletic & Academic Honors: Earned eight letters during four-year prep career ... competed in both lacrosse and field hockey ... honored with the 2015 Boston Globe New England Prep School Athletic Council Female Athlete of the Year ... lacrosse athletic honors included: 2015 Eastern Independent League Player (EIL) of the Year, 2015 Boston Globe All Scholastic, 2015 Newton Country Day School MVP and 2015 Newton Country Day School Lacrosse Captain ... finished career with 210 goals and 62 assists for 273 points ... tallied 62 draw controls senior season ... voted All-EIL All Star all four years ... voted All-New England Prep School Women's Lacrosse Association all four years as well ... field hockey athletic honors included: 2014 Eastern Independent League (EIL) Champions, 2014 Eastern Independent League Player of the Year, 2014 All New England Player of the Year, 2013 Eastern Independent League Champions, 2013 Eastern Independent League Player of the Year, 2014 Newton Country Day School captain, 2014 Boston Globe All Scholastic Award, 2013 Boston Globe All Scholastic Award, 2014 Newton Country Day School Most Valuable Player, 2013 Newton Country Day School Most Valuable Player ... voted All-EIL All Star All four years and voted All-New England Prep School Women's Field Hockey Association all four years.
Lindsay Rufolo
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Signal Mountain, Tenn.
High School: Girls Prep. School
Coach Wayne: "Lindsay comes from an area that is still new to lacrosse, but her athletic ability and speed will take her far."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Competed in both lacrosse and soccer at Girls Prep School in Tennessee ... a four-year letterwinner in both sports ... a senior prepster on lax team, was a team captain and earned all-region and all-state honors ... named to the state all-star team ... voted team's MVP ... capped career off with 63 goals, 14 assists, 61 draw controls, 65 groundballs and 41 caused turnovers as a senior ... named U.S. Lacrosse Academica All-American in 2015... finished prep career with 114 goals, 113 draw controls and 50 caused turnovers ... in 2014, garnered all-region and named to state all-star team ... team Tennessee High School nationa Tournament team ... voted rookie of the year in 2012 as a freshman ... was a senior team captain on the soccer team in 2014 ... won the Division II State Championship ... named all-region, all-state and state all-star team ... earned Chattanooga Best of the Preps First Team ... voted team's Defensive MVP ... academic accolades included: National Honor Society, Beta Club and U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American ... father wrestled at UT-Chattanooga in college.
Charley Orner
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Mountain Lakes, N.J.
High School: Mountain Lakes
Coach Wayne: "While listed as a midfielder, what stood out to us the most when recruiting Charley was her defense. She stays low, is quick on her feet and is a solid one-on-one defender."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Named Academic All-American in 2015 … helped lead Mountain Lakes to the 2014 group I state championship title … 2013 & 2014 Morris County Champs … member of the 2014 Stars and Stripes Conference Championship title … 2013 group I state championship finalists.
Annie Beresheim
Position: Defender
Hometown: Manhasset, N.Y.
High School: Manhasset
Coach Wayne: "Annie has been playing lacrosse since she was little and has a true understanding of the game. She excels with her team defense and ability to transition the ball up the field."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Four-year defender ... a member of the N.Y. State Class B Championship team in 2014 ... a Scholar Athlete in 2014 and 2015 ... also lettered in field hockey ... part of the 2014 Nassau County Class B Championship field hockey team ... given the Exceptional Senior award in 2014 ... Unsung Hero award in 2011 ... named Academic All-American for field hockey in 2014 ... part of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Italian Honor Society and Science Honor Society.
"I expect this class to make an immediate impact, but what excites me the most is the depth we will have in the midfield," said Wayne, who enters her eighth season at the helm of the program and became the program's all-time winningest coach in 2014. "Five out of six incoming freshmen are middies."
The Wildcats will welcome to the Class of 2019: Stevie Jefferis (Delaware, Ohio), Sarah Kopp (Victor, N.Y.), Sophia Sgroi (Winchester, Mass.), Lindsay Rufolo (Signal Mountain, Tenn.), Charley Orner (Mountain Lakes, N.J.), Annie Beresheim (Manhasset, N.Y.).
Meet the incoming class…
Stevie Jefferis
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Delaware, Ohio
High School: Olentangy
Coach Wayne: "She is quick, feisty and works extremely hard in transition and re-defending. She has the potential to be a great dodger."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Four-year Scholar Athlete … lettered all four years in both field hockey and lacrosse … Academic All-American as a junior and senior in field hockey and lacrosse … named first-team all-conference in both sports during junior and senior seasons … earned lacrosse team's Brave Award as a junior … Honorable Mention All-State in field hockey as senior … named team's Offensive MVP in field hockey in final season.
Sarah Kopp
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Victor, N.Y.
High School: Victor Senior
Coach Wayne: "Sarah is one of the most fluid midfielders in the class. She has a great stick and is very patient and smart with the ball."
Athletic & Academic Honors: 2015 lacrosse honors included: team MVP, Academic All-American, NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Player, first-team all-league, selected for the U.S. Lacrosse Senior All-Star game for Rochester … during 2014, earned: Academic All-American, Daily Messenger All-Star and first-team all-league … a N.Y. Scholar athlete in both 2014 and 2015 … finished prep career with 50 goals and 36 assists, while lettering all four years … a two-year varsity starter on the soccer team.
Sophia Sgroi
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Winchester, Mass.
High School: Newton Country Day School
Coach Wayne: "Sophia is the complete package. She's strong, aggressive, fast and will shock you on attack when you least expect it.
Athletic & Academic Honors: Earned eight letters during four-year prep career ... competed in both lacrosse and field hockey ... honored with the 2015 Boston Globe New England Prep School Athletic Council Female Athlete of the Year ... lacrosse athletic honors included: 2015 Eastern Independent League Player (EIL) of the Year, 2015 Boston Globe All Scholastic, 2015 Newton Country Day School MVP and 2015 Newton Country Day School Lacrosse Captain ... finished career with 210 goals and 62 assists for 273 points ... tallied 62 draw controls senior season ... voted All-EIL All Star all four years ... voted All-New England Prep School Women's Lacrosse Association all four years as well ... field hockey athletic honors included: 2014 Eastern Independent League (EIL) Champions, 2014 Eastern Independent League Player of the Year, 2014 All New England Player of the Year, 2013 Eastern Independent League Champions, 2013 Eastern Independent League Player of the Year, 2014 Newton Country Day School captain, 2014 Boston Globe All Scholastic Award, 2013 Boston Globe All Scholastic Award, 2014 Newton Country Day School Most Valuable Player, 2013 Newton Country Day School Most Valuable Player ... voted All-EIL All Star All four years and voted All-New England Prep School Women's Field Hockey Association all four years.
Lindsay Rufolo
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Signal Mountain, Tenn.
High School: Girls Prep. School
Coach Wayne: "Lindsay comes from an area that is still new to lacrosse, but her athletic ability and speed will take her far."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Competed in both lacrosse and soccer at Girls Prep School in Tennessee ... a four-year letterwinner in both sports ... a senior prepster on lax team, was a team captain and earned all-region and all-state honors ... named to the state all-star team ... voted team's MVP ... capped career off with 63 goals, 14 assists, 61 draw controls, 65 groundballs and 41 caused turnovers as a senior ... named U.S. Lacrosse Academica All-American in 2015... finished prep career with 114 goals, 113 draw controls and 50 caused turnovers ... in 2014, garnered all-region and named to state all-star team ... team Tennessee High School nationa Tournament team ... voted rookie of the year in 2012 as a freshman ... was a senior team captain on the soccer team in 2014 ... won the Division II State Championship ... named all-region, all-state and state all-star team ... earned Chattanooga Best of the Preps First Team ... voted team's Defensive MVP ... academic accolades included: National Honor Society, Beta Club and U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American ... father wrestled at UT-Chattanooga in college.
Charley Orner
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Mountain Lakes, N.J.
High School: Mountain Lakes
Coach Wayne: "While listed as a midfielder, what stood out to us the most when recruiting Charley was her defense. She stays low, is quick on her feet and is a solid one-on-one defender."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Named Academic All-American in 2015 … helped lead Mountain Lakes to the 2014 group I state championship title … 2013 & 2014 Morris County Champs … member of the 2014 Stars and Stripes Conference Championship title … 2013 group I state championship finalists.
Annie Beresheim
Position: Defender
Hometown: Manhasset, N.Y.
High School: Manhasset
Coach Wayne: "Annie has been playing lacrosse since she was little and has a true understanding of the game. She excels with her team defense and ability to transition the ball up the field."
Athletic & Academic Honors: Four-year defender ... a member of the N.Y. State Class B Championship team in 2014 ... a Scholar Athlete in 2014 and 2015 ... also lettered in field hockey ... part of the 2014 Nassau County Class B Championship field hockey team ... given the Exceptional Senior award in 2014 ... Unsung Hero award in 2011 ... named Academic All-American for field hockey in 2014 ... part of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Italian Honor Society and Science Honor Society.
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