University of Connecticut Athletics
Watson Selected to Tewaaraton Award Watch List
2/10/2022 7:30:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
STORRS, Conn. - Recognized as one of the top lacrosse players in the nation, Sydney Watson of the UConn women's lacrosse team has been named to the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, the organization announced Thursday evening.
The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
Watson was one of 25 nominees on last season's final list, and is one of 51 student-athletes on this year's initial watch list.
Watson, who was named the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year earlier this week, is coming off a breakout season in which led the conference in goals (56), draw controls (136), and broke her own program single-season draw control mark. The senior posted multi-goal efforts in all but three-of-17 contests during the 2021 campaign, and owns a 22-game point streak dating back to the 2020 season.
Women's Tewaaraton Award Watch List
Madison Ahern, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Ali Baiocco, Stanford - Sr., Attack
Catriona Barry, Duke - Grad. Student, Midfield
Bea Behrins, Denver - Grad. Student, Attack
Caroline Blalock, Louisville - Grad. Student, Midfield
Abby Bosco, Maryland - Grad. Student, Defense
Megan Carney, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Kasey Choma, Notre Dame - Jr., Midfield
Sarah Cooper, Syracuse - Sr., Defense
Aurora Cordingley, Maryland - Grad. Student, Attack
Bridget Deehan, Notre Dame - Grad. Student, Goalie
Katie Detwiler, Loyola - Sr., Defense
Olivia Dirks, North Carolina - Jr., Midfield
Marge Donovan, Princeton - Sr., Defense
Madison Doucette, Northwestern - Sr., Goalie
Molly Dougherty, James Madison - Redshirt Senior, Goalie
Annie Dyson, Virginia - Sr., Midfield
Sarah Elms , Jacksonville - Grad. Student, Attack
Lauren Gilbert, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Attack
Jill Girardi, Northwestern - Grad. Student, Midfield
Grace Griffin, Maryland - Grad. Student, Midfield
Karson Harris, Drexel - Grad. Student, Midfield
Kailyn Hart, Stony Brook - Jr., Attack
Emily Hawryschuk, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Attack
Kelsey Huff, USC - Grad. Student, Midfield
Maddie Jenner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Hannah Leubecker, Maryland - Jr., Attack
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook - Soph., Midfield
Ally Mastroianni, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Midfield
Ashlyn McGovern, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Jenn Medjid, Boston College - Sr., Attack
Annika Meyer, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Defense
Taylor Moreno, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Goalie
Caitlin Muir, Michigan - Grad. Student, Attack
Charlotte North, Boston College - Grad. Student, Attack
Kristin O'Neill, Penn State - Soph., Midfield
Jamie Ortega, North Carolina - Sr., Attack
Blair Pearre, Towson - Jr., Midfield
Paige Petty, Pittsburgh - Grad. Student, Attack
Sarah Reznick, Florida - Redshirt Sophomore, Goalie
Livy Rosenzweig, Loyola - Grad. Student, Attack
Hollie Schleicher, Boston College - Jr., Defense
Kyla Sears, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Belle Smith, Boston College - Soph., Midfield
Cassidy Spilis, Rutgers - Jr., Midfield
Taylyn Stadler, Pennsylvania - Sr., Attack
Emma Trenchard, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Emma Tyrrell, Syracuse - Jr., Midfield
Sydney Watson, UConn - 5th Year Senior, Midfield
Caitlyn Wurzburger, North Carolina - Soph., Attack
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.
