University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Placed Three on the All-BIG EAST Team
5/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
PROVIDENCE, RI (May 6) – Pam Lowie (Cortland, NY), Kelly Feeley (Collingswood, NJ) and Tracy Mullaney (Cockeysville, MD) of the University of Connecticut women’s lacrosse team received 2002 All-BIG EAST Conference honors on Monday morning by votes of the league’s head coaches. Lowie was garnered as an All-BIG EAST First Team selection, while Feeley and Mullaney were named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.
Lowie earns All-BIG EAST honors for the second consecutive season, as she was named to the second team in 2001. In 2002, Lowie notched 33 goals and six assists for a team-second 39 points. She collected 35 ground balls, caused 21 turnovers and had 14 draw controls. Lowie ends her four-year career at UConn holding the program record for goals (153), points (173) and shots on goal (336).
Feeley ended the 2002 season on a 15-game point-scoring streak, scoring a total of 24 goals and six assists for 30 points from the defensive midfield and back line positions. In her two previous seasons at UConn, Feely had tallied 18 points, surpassing that total this year. She owned a team-leading 58 ground balls and 21 draw controls, and also caused 21 turnovers. Sitting out the 2001 season, Feeley will return to the Husky playing field to complete her fourth year of eligibility in 2003.
In her rookie season, Mullaney set a new scoring standard scoring more points than any other freshmen in the program’s history. She notched a team-leading 41 points on 30 goals and 11 assists. She also collected 29 ground balls, had 12 draw controls and caused 16 turnovers from her attacking position. Mullaney scored in every game but one, against No. 14 Yale, in UConn’s 12-8 loss. She has also had multiple-point games in all but five, against No. 11 Vanderbilt, No. 14 Yale, Virginia Tech, Boston University and Towson.
The Huskies completed the 2002 season with an overall record of 9-7, one win shy of tying the program record for victories in a season. In only the second season of the BIG EAST Conference lacrosse league, UConn held a .500 record of 3-3, shattering the team’s 2001 record of 1-6. The Huskies place three players on the 2002 All-BIG EAST Teams, the most in program history.
With a second consecutive undefeated season in league play, Georgetown won is second BIG EAST women’s lacrosse title and earned the league’s automatic bid the NCAA Championship. Joining the Hoyas at the NCAA Championship from the conference are Notre Dame and Syracuse. The conference also honored Erin Elbe of Georgetown as the Attack Player of the Year, Danielle Shearer of Notre Dame as the Midfielder of the Year, Kristin Checksfield of Rutgers as Defensive Player of the Year and Kim Simons of Georgetown as Coach of the Year.
