Tjaarda and Carlson Earn CCIW All-Conference

May 1, 2018

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Breann Tjaarda and Claire Carlson of the University of Dubuque women’s lacrosse team picked up CCIW postseason honors. Tjaarda was named first team all-conference, while Carlson was selected second team all-conference.

Tjaarda a senior from Aurora, Illinois, lead the Spartans in goals, points, ground balls and draw controls in 2018. Tjaarda totaled 48 goals and nine assists for 57 points, picked up 78 ground balls and won 80 draw controls. Breann scored a game-high seven goals in a game twice this season, against Clarke and Augustana.

Carlson, a sophomore out of Blaine, Minnesota, finished second on the team in goals behind Tjaarda with 35. Carlson led UD with 15 assists to finish with 50 points, she also scooped up 52 ground balls and 39 draw controls. Carlson totaled a game-high eight points in a win at Northwestern with four goals and four assists.

 FIRST TEAM

 School

 Pos.

 Yr.

 Janaye Godfrey

 Illinois Wesleyan

 GK

 Fr.

 Katie Majewski

 Carroll

 D

 Jr.

 Emily Lima

 Carthage

 D

 So.

 Mariah Smith

 Illinois Wesleyan

 D

 Sr.

 Christina McCabe

 Augustana

 A

 Jr.

 Clara Jelacic

 Carroll

 A

 Fr.

 Rachel Mussell

 Carthage

 A

 Sr.

 Sam Bidlack

 Illinois Wesleyan

 A

 Jr.

 Breann Tjaarda

 Dubuque

 MF

 Sr.

 Dani Engelbreit

 Illinois Wesleyan

 MF

 Jr.

 Grainne Kelly

 Illinois Wesleyan

 MF

 Jr.

 Christina Truver

 North Central

 MF

 So.

 SECOND TEAM

 School

 Pos.

 Yr.

 Camille Seghesio

 North Central

 GK

 Jr.

 Marissa Pellegrini

 Carthage

 D

 Fr.

 Maggie Torres

 Illinois Wesleyan

 D

 Fr.

 Rebecca Claussen

 North Central

 D

 So.

 Megan McNamara

 Carthage

 A

 Jr.

 Claire Carlson

 Dubuque

 A

 So.

 Riley Rooney

 Illinois Wesleyan

 A

 Fr.

 Addie Records

 North Central

 A

 Fr.

 Carla Bennett

 Augustana

 MF

 Jr.

 Michaela Johnson

 Carroll

 MF

 Fr.

 Jessie Gibson

 Carthage

 MF

 Fr.

 Isabel Walker

 Elmhurst

 MF

 Fr.