BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse seniors
Aurora Cordingley and
Trinity McPherson and junior
Annika Meyer have each earned All-America honors with the announcement of the IWLCA,
Inside Lacrosse and
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America teams.
Cordingley was named a Third Team All-American by the IWLCA and earned Honorable Mention honors from both
Inside Lacrosse and
USA Lacrosse Magazine. McPherson was named a Third Team All-American by
USA Lacrosse Magazine as well as Honorable Mention by
Inside Lacrosse. Meyer was also named an Honorable Mention All-American by
USA Lacrosse Magazine.
Hopkins has now produced 46 IWLCA All-Americans, 14
Inside Lacrosse All-Americans and four
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-Americans. Cordingley is the first Blue Jay attacker to earn All-America honors since Taylor D'Amore in 2014. In addition, McPherson and Meyer are the first defenders to do so since Lacey-Leigh Hentz in 2005.
A First Team All-Big Ten and IWLCA All-Mid-Atlantic selection, Cordingley led the Blue Jays in goals (39) and points (57) for the second straight year and was also third in assists (18). She ranked fifth in the Big Ten in points (3.80), eighth in goals (2.60) and ninth in assists (1.20). She had 14 multi-point games this season and ended the season with a 44-game point streak. In addition, Cordingley ranked third on the team in caused turnovers (15) and fourth in draw controls (28). She ranks in the top-10 in school Division I history in points (182), goals (116) and assists (66).
Meyer and McPherson anchored a defense that led the Big Ten and ranked 14
th in the nation in caused turnovers (10.00). The Blue Jays also ranked second in the league in scoring defense (11.20) and ground balls (17.60).
McPherson ranked second in the Big Ten and 21
st in the nation in caused turnovers (1.93). She is also second on the team and fourth in the conference in ground balls (2.53). Her 29 takeaways this season are the most by a Blue Jay since 2005 and are tied for the 10
th most in school history. McPherson ranks 13
th in school DI history with 55 career caused turnovers.
Meyer was second in the Big Ten and 19
th in the nation in ground balls (3.00). She also ranked third in the league and 30
th nationally in takeaways (1.73). She totaled 28 caused turnovers this season, which is tied for 12
th in school Division I history. In addition, Meyer's 45 ground balls are the most since 2014.