Head Lacrosse Coach Kate Leonard and rising sophomore defenseman Marissa Games (Newburyport, Mass.) traveled to the Czech Republic to coach and compete in the Prague Cup, an annual lacrosse event held in Prague, June 20-28, 2009.
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference recognized 501 student-athletes from 15 league sports on the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team.
When Simmons Lacrosse finished their season, the Sharks athletes put down their books and picked up their sticks to run a lacrosse clinic in conjunction with MetroLacrosse for more than 60 girls on Saturday, May 9. Established in 2000, MetroLacrosse is a non-profit organization in Boston that “uses lacrosse to inspire personal, athletic, and educational success” among more than 700 youth and teens across Boston and Chelsea.
Simmons Lacrosse, the ninth varsity sport to be added to the Sharks roster, wrapped up its inaugural season in April under first year Head Coach Kate Leonard. The team finished the season with a 2-4 Great Northeast Athletic Conference record, and a 3-8 overall record.
Five Sharks Lacrosse players earned 2009 All-Conference honors from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, in the Simmons lacrosse program’s first year of competition. Sophomore attacker Natalie Stever (Chagrin Falls. Ohio), freshman midfielder Lee Sutherland (Tuftonboro, N.H.), freshman defenseman Marissa Games (Newburyport, Mass.) and sophomore defenseman Kayla Tirrell (Lincoln, R.I.) all made the Second Team, while senior midfielder Heather Lowe (Woolwich, Maine) was given a spot on the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Simmons Lacrosse senior Freya Damrell (Georgetown, Maine) was given the Alumnae Honor Award on Wednesday evening. Damrell, a member of the Simmons Honors Program, will graduate in May with a bachelor of arts in International Relations and French and a 3.95 cumulative GPA.
Simmons Lacrosse fell to Anna Maria College on Saturday, 12-10. The Sharks celebrated Senior Day for the first graduating class of Simmons’ Lacrosse program: Nat West, Mariel Friedman, Heather Lowe, Hannah Bushway and Freya Damrell. With the loss, the Sharks record stands at 3-7 overall, 2-4 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
Simmons Lacrosse’s Lee Sutherland (Tuftonboro, N.H.) and Amanda Weaver (Eaton, Ohio) have been awarded Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie and Goalkeeper of the Week.
The Sharks took to the field on Tuesday afternoon in Cambridge, Mass. after recording a 2-0 week, but were unable to move the ball from the Simmons defensive zone and fell to MIT, 20-2. With the loss, Simmons falls to 3-4 overall, 2-2 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
Simmons Lacrosse won their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest of the season against Pine Manor College, 21-12. The Sharks advance to 2-3 overall and 1-3 GNAC, while the Gators fall to 1-3 overall, 0-2 GNAC.
Simmons Lacrosse showed promise on Friday in their 18-11 loss to Great Northeast Athletic Conference rival Lasell College. The Sharks are now 0-2 for the season.
Simmons Lacrosse opened the 2009 season against Emerson College on Wednesday night. The Sharks dropped the contest, also the program’s debut as a varsity sport at Simmons, to the Lions, 13-2.
Simmons Lacrosse, the ninth varsity sport to be added to the Department of Athletics, will begin its inaugural season in spring 2009, led by Head Coach Kate Leonard. The team’s first year of competition will be focused on building the Simmons Lacrosse program. The roster is a collection of familiar fall sport faces, along with new talent from the college’s undergraduate pool.
Natalie Stever (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), a sophomore forward on the Simmons Soccer team, is one of three Simmons students chosen to exhibit artwork at this year’s Student Exhibition at Boston University’s Photographic Resource Center (PRC), after she submitted a photograph to the Simmons Art Department.
Simmons Lacrosse, the newest addition to Sharks Athletics, sponsored a Letters to Soldiers event in the Fens on Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 8. The team provided crafts materials and postage for members of the Simmons community to send cards to troops overseas for the holidays.
Simmons College Athletic Director Ali Kantor has announced the appointment of Kate Leonard as the head field hockey/lacrosse coach at Simmons College. She becomes the first lacrosse coach in Sharks history as Simmons will begin its inaugural season in the Spring of 2009.