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June 11, 2007
Charlottesville, Va – Virginia fourth-years Kate Breslin (Manhasset, N.Y.) , Jess Wasilewski (Paoli, Pa.) and Jessy Morgan (Baltimore, Md.) have all been invited to play in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s (IWLCA) Farewell Festival on Saturday, June 16 in Downingtown, Pa. All three players earned All-America honors for the first time this year and will play on the South team as part of the Division I North-South Senior All-Star game. The game will take place at the United Sports Training Center at noon.
Breslin’s 68 goals in 2007 set the all-time Virginia record for goals as a fourth-year, and it is the third-highest total for a single season in school history. Fourteen of her goals came in the NCAA Championships, which ranks her fourth on the all-time list for most goals in the NCAA tournament. Breslin’s 96 points on 68 goals and 28 assists ranked fifth in the nation in 2007 and also fifth in Virginia history. A Tewaaraton semifinalist, Breslin earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and All-ACC Tournament honors as the Cavaliers won their second consecutive ACC Tournament.
Wasilewski scored the game-winning goal–in front of her hometown crowd–with nine seconds remaining in Virginia’s 14-13 NCAA Championships semifinal win over Duke. The goal capped the biggest comeback in women’s lacrosse NCAA Championships history as the Cavaliers scored the game’s last 10 goals to rally for the win. An All-ACC honoree for the first time in her career, Wasilewski ranked sixth on the team in scoring (41), fourth in assists (18), and seventh in both ground balls (25) and draw controls (22). She was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team in 2007.
Morgan helped the Cavaliers rank among the nation’s best defenses. Virginia finished the season ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense (8.42 gapg); Morgan ranked third on the team among field players in minutes played (1323), which represented 95% of the minutes played in the season. She ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (21) and fifth on the team in ground balls (34). She was whistled for less than a foul per game (21 fouls in 23 games).
The Cavaliers won their second consecutive ACC Tournament in 2007 and advanced to the NCAA final game for the fourth time in the last five years, winning a school-record 19 games en route to the finals.