Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's Alyssa DeLorenz Named Patriot League Women's Lax Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Goalie of the Year
4/22/2009 8:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
April 22, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell sophomore Alyssa DeLorenz (Garland, Texas/Plano East) was named the Patriot League Goalie of the Year and Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, one day after she earned First Team All-Patriot League honors for the first time.
DeLorenz is the first Bison to earn Patriot League Goalie of the Year honors and the second Bucknell goalie to earn a major award. In 2003, Nicole Kallis was named the league's defensive player of the year, before the advent of the goalie of the year award.
During the 2009 regular season DeLorenz was a four-time Patriot League Goalie of the Week, including three straight weeks back in March. Bucknell's very first women's lacrosse player from the state of Texas, DeLorenz started every game over the last two seasons, and this year her numbers are improved across the board. DeLorenz has a 9-7 record with a .491 save percentage and 10.66 goals-against average. She ranks second in the Patriot League in saves per game (10.1) and third in save percentage.
DeLorenz has made 10 or more saves nine times, including a personal-best 17 in an 8-7 win over Binghamton. She also had nine saves with only four goals against in an important league road win over American.
DeLorenz became Bucknell's first goalie to earn first-team all-conference honors since Kallis in 2003.
Off the field, the accounting major has a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point average and is a recipient of the President's Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement. In the community, she has done considerable volunteer work at retirement/assisted living homes. DeLorenz is heavily involved with the Catholic Campus Ministry and serves as Director of Spiritual Life and Evangelization.
DeLorenz is Bucknell's fifth Patriot League Scholar-Athlete, joining Suzanne Raffaele in 2003, Amy Green in 1997 and Tricia Way in 1993 and 1994.
Other major award winners announced on Wednesday: Lehigh's Lauren Dykstra was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year; Colgate's Maddie Kearns is the PL Defensive Player of the Year; Lehigh's Kelly Draper is the PL Rookie of the Year; and Colgate's Heather Bliss is the PL Coach of the Year.
Bucknell (9-7 overall, 4-2 Patriot League) will be the No. 4 seed at the Patriot League Tournament, which begins Friday at Colgate. The Bison will face top-seeded Colgate at 5 p.m. at Tyler's Field. No. 2 Lehigh and No. 3 Navy will meet earlier in the other semifinal, with the winners advancing to Sunday's championship game.
