Dyson, McGovern Named to Tewaaraton Watch List
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Junior Annie Dyson (Alexandria, Va.) and redshirt junior Ashlyn McGovern (Phoenix, Md.) were named to the 2021 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, the organization announced on Thursday (March 11).
Dyson, a midfielder, is among the top in all categories for the Cavaliers. She is second on the team with 13 points, scoring 10 goals with three assists. Dyson has scored a goal in all five games with two hat tricks. She also leads the team with five caused turnovers, recording a career-high four against Louisville. Dyson is second on the team with 18 draw controls, grabbing a team-high eight in the win over then-No. 16 Virginia Tech, and has eight ground balls.
McGovern, a preseason Inside Lacrosse All-America selection, has stepped in as the top attacker for the Cavaliers for the second consecutive year. She is tied for the team lead with 11 goals, recording a goal in each of the four games she has played in. McGovern started the season with three consecutive hat tricks, including four goals in the win over ECU.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the award.
Players not named to this initial list will have opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch list additions will be announced on April 2, before the field will be narrowed to 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees on April 23. Nominees can be players from the watch lists or not from the watch lists, effectively allowing for a second round of additions.
Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.
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About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.