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June 5, 2007
Four Cavaliers were named to the All-American teams by womenslacrosse.com, as announced by the organization today. In addition, first-year Brittany Kalkstein was named the National Rookie of the Year; she was also joined on the national All-Rookie squad by teammate Kaitlin Duff. Virginia’s Kate Breslin was named to the first team while Blair Weymouth and Jess Wasilewski were both named to the second team; Jen Holden was honored as a third team selection.
Breslin set the UVa record for goals as a fourth year, scoring 68. It was the second-highest total in the nation in 2007 and the third-highest total in Virginia history. Her 96 points is the fifth-highest point total in school history and ranks third among fourth-years. She closed out her career ranked ninth all-time in Virginia history in scoring with 183 career points. An All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament selection, Breslin was a semifinalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy.
Wasilewski was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team after scoring the game-winner in the NCAA semifinal to cap the largest comeback in NCAA Championships history and send the Cavaliers to the NCAA final for the fourth time in five years. An All-ACC honoree, Wasilewski started all 23 games for the Cavaliers and was a significant part of both the offense and the defense, helping Virginia rank ninth nationally in scoring margin. She ranked in the top seven among the Cavaliers in scoring, goals, assists, ground balls, and draw controls.
Weymouth earned her second All-American citation in only her second year of collegiate lacrosse. The 2006 National Rookie of the Year, Weymouth continued her torrid scoring pace in 2007 and set the UVa record for points as a second year. Her career points ranks second all-time in Virginia history as a second-year, one point behind four-time All-American Amy Appelt. In 2007 Weymouth ranked second on the team in goals, assists and points and sixth in draw controls. She was named to the ACC All-Tournament team.
Holden earned her first All-American honor after earning national All-Rookie honors last year. A stalwart defender, Holden led all field players in minutes played and helped the Cavaliers rank sixth nationally in scoring defense (8.42 gapg). A disciplined defender, she was whistled for less than a foul per game (21 fouls in 23 games). Holden ranked third on the team (second among field players) in ground balls.
Brittany Kalkstein, who smashed the school record for draw controls in a season with 69 in 2007, was named the National Rookie of the Year. The ACC Freshman of the Year, Kalkstein was an instrumental part of Virginia’s second consecutive ACC Championship and the Cavaliers’ run to the NCAA finals, including the historic comeback over Duke in the NCAA semifinals. This marks the second consecutive year that a Virginia student-athlete has garnered the nation’s highest award for rookies as teammate Blair Weymouth was the honoree in 2006.
Kalkstein led the Cavaliers with 69 draw controls, breaking the old record by 12 (Jamie Haas, 57, 1999). She ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 52 points on 43 goals and nine assists. Her 52 points ranks fifth all-time in Virginia history among first-years, and her 43 goals is also the fifth-highest total among first-years. Her 28 ground balls ranked second on the team among midfielders.
Duff earned national All-Rookie honors after leading the Cavaliers in both ground balls and caused turnovers. Her 34 caused turnovers ranks tenth all-time in a single season and is tops all-time among Virginia rookies. Her 42 draw controls ranks 11th all-time in Virginia history and she is only the third player in Virginia history to enter the 40-40 club of 40 ground balls and 40 draw controls in the same season. Duff was named the National Rookie of the Week by womenslacrosse.com on March 6 after helping Virginia defeat Syracuse on the road.