Women's Lacrosse 4/24/2015 10:46:00 AM

Women’s Lacrosse puts eight on All-CCC team; Hogan named CCC Rookie of the Year

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – With the release of the 2015 All-Commonwealth Coast Conference team, the Roger Williams University Women's Lacrosse team placed eight players on the team, with freshman Kaelin Hogan being named CCC Rookie of the Year.

Kelsey Rahilly (E. Longmeadow, Mass.), Deven Machette (Norwalk, Conn.), and Caitlin Shanahan (Forest Hill, Md.) each were named to the All-CCC First Team. McKenna Everding (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Mackenzie Logan (Sussex, N.J.), and Elizabeth Cahn (Baltimore, Md.) all made the All-CCC Second Team, while Hogan and Kimberly Bolk (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) were chosen to the All-CCC Third Team.

Hogan, a freshman from Bethel, Conn., earned CCC Rookie of the Year award for the second seeded Hawks in the upcoming CCC Tournament. Hogan currently ranks 12th in assists (13) and 25th in draw controls (20). She was named CCC Rookie of the Week the week of March 16th. Her best performance this season was in a 21-4 victory over Curry as she compiled eight points on five goals and three assists.

Rahilly has been an important catalyst for the Hawk offensive attack during the 2015 season, leading Roger Williams and the Commonwealth Coast Conference in assists with 57. Her 92 points scored put her in a tie with Machette for the team lead and second in the conference. In addition, Rahilly set a new school record with ten assists in the Hawks' 20-5 win over Nichols in the season finale, breaking her previous record of seven set on four separate occasions.

Machette is currently enjoying her best season as a Hawk. The senior attacker has set a new career high and a new school record with 70 goals scored, best on the team and in the CCC. She is tied with Rahilly for first on the team and second in the CCC with 92 points scored. In the Hawks' first game of the year, she set a new school record with 12 points in the game, scoring eight goals with four assists in RWU's 19-6 win over Eastern Connecticut State.

Shanahan has been one of the Hawks' top defenders throughout the entire season. Her 28 ground balls place her third on the team, while her 11 caused turnovers are fourth on the Hawks. Her best game of the year came in RWU's 18-11 win over Keene State, where she tallied five ground balls with one caused turnover.

Everding has been a strong contributor in her second season with the team. She is second on the team with 37 goals as well as third on the team in points scored with 47. She has also garnered nine ground balls and nine caused turnovers. In RWU's 19-4 win over Wentworth, Everding tied a career high with six goals in the game.

Logan has been a strong player for the Hawks all season on both sides of the ball. She has scored 23 points on 14 goals and nine assists, good for sixth on the team. She also leads the team in draw controls with 76 on the year, as well as 26 caused turnovers, second-best on the team. One of her best all-around games of the year came in the season finale, when she finished with three points, six ground balls, seven draw controls and four caused turnovers.

Cahn has helped play a major role in the Hawks top-ranked defense, allowing a conference-low 136 goals. On the year, she has played in 12 games, making ten starts. During the season, she has totaled 12 ground balls, along with ten caused turnovers and three draw controls. She set a new career high with four ground balls in RWU's home opener vs. Wheaton.

Bolk has spent the season as the Hawks' primary goalie, starting in 14 of RWU's 15 games on the season. Her ten wins is best on the team and second-best in the conference. She has totaled 92 saves for a .430 save percentage, good for eighth and ninth, respectively, in the CCC. Against Bridgewater State, she totaled a season-high 12 saves in RWU's 17-12 win.

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