All-Landmark Conference Women's Lacrosse Team

TOWSON, Md. – Five members of the Drew University women's lacrosse team have captured a spot on the All-Landmark Conference Team, it was announced Thursday.
 
Senior defender Emily Monaco and senior midfielder Aubrey Welch earned first-team status while junior attacker Grace Patane, sophomore midfielder Kristina Lowe, and freshman midfielder Regina Williams garnered second-team recognition. 
 
Drew's five all-conference selections were the most by the Rangers since 2022. They helped lead Drew to a season in which it finished 10-6, doubling its win total from one year earlier, and earned a berth in the Landmark Conference Championship tournament.
 
Welch captured all-conference honors for the second year in a row after gaining a spot on the second team last season. She turned in another outstanding all-around season and tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 46 points on 35 goals and 11 assists. In addition, she led the team with 75 draw controls, which ranks fifth in the Landmark Conference, and finished fourth among the Rangers in both ground balls (36) and caused turnovers (tied, 21). She posted five goals and four draw controls in a victory at Sage, and she also recorded four goals, one assist, and six draw controls in a win at Maritime. She logged a similar strong performance with four goals, one assist, four draw controls, and four ground balls in a victory over FDU-Florham, and she turned in nine DCs in both a victory over Lycoming and versus Scranton.
 
For her career, Welch finished with 142 points, 114 goals, 28 assists, and 249 draw controls – a mark that ranks second all-time at Drew. She also posted 99 ground balls and 49 caused turnovers.
 
Monaco turned in a stellar senior campaign and posted career-highs in both ground balls (47) and caused turnovers (43). She tied for the team lead in both categories, is tied for first in the Landmark Conference in caused turnovers, and is tied for sixth among the conference leaders in ground balls. She also contributed offensively with nine goals and three assists to go with 41 draw controls. In one of her top performances, she posted six ground balls and six caused turnovers in a Landmark Conference victory at Elizabethtown. She also registered seven ground balls, five caused turnovers, and four draw controls to go with a pair of goals in a win over Ramapo.
 
For her career, Monaco finished with 137 ground balls, 83 caused turnovers, and 120 draw controls along with 23 goals and 14 assists.
 
Patane also recorded the top season of her career statistically, leading the Rangers in goals (39) and points (59) while finishing second in assists (20). She scored a goal in all 16 games, including a six-goal, two-assist showing in the victory over FDU-Florham. She also posted six goals and one assist in a Landmark Conference win at Juniata, and she recorded four goals and one assist in the wins over Saint Joseph's-Long Island and Elizabethtown. She has totaled 153 points on 105 goals and 48 assists for her career thus far.
 
Lowe recorded a strong all-around season, finishing among Drew's leaders in multiple categories. She tied Monaco for the team lead in caused turnovers (43) and ground balls (47), and among the Landmark Conference leaders is tied for first in CTs and tied for sixth in GBs. In addition, she finished second on the team in draw controls (56) while contributing offensively with 27 points on 22 goals and five assists. She posted eight ground balls, four caused turnovers, and four draw controls versus Catholic, and she recorded six ground balls and six caused turnovers at Kean. She also registered six draw controls in wins over FDU-Florham, Ramapo, and Moravian, and she scored a season-high three goals in four different games. Through two seasons at the Forest, she has accumulated 96 draw controls, 85 ground balls, and 66 caused turnovers to go with 54 points on 41 goals and 13 assists.

It was the second all-conference award of the season for Lowe, who also captured Second Team All-Landmark honors in women's soccer this past fall.
 
Williams enjoyed an outstanding debut season at Drew, tossing in a team-leading 42 goals to go with six assists. She poured in seven goals – the most by a Ranger all season – and handed out two assists in the victory over Lycoming, and she racked up six goals and one assist against Ramapo in the following game. She also scored five goals against Scranton, and she posted four goals and one assist in the win over Juniata.