#BIGEASTwlax Regular-Season Awards Unveiled

NEW YORK – With the BIG EAST Women’s Lacrosse Championship presented by JEEP getting under way on Thursday, the Conference announced its annual regular-season awards on Wednesday. Regular-season champion and tournament top seed Denver took home three major awards as senior Bea Behrins was voted BIG EAST Attacker of the Year, graduate student Molly Little was tabbed BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and senior Amelia Cole was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. Regular season runner-up UConn won two major awards as senior Sydney Watson was unanimously selected BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, while the Huskies, led by head coach Katie Woods, were named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Georgetown rounded out the major award winners as rookie attacker Kylie Hazen was the unanimous pick for BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. All-BIG EAST awards are selected via a vote of the league’s head coaches who are not allowed to vote for their own players or coaching staffs.

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