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Allie Boyce Named to Preseason All-Patriot League Women’s Lax Team
1/24/2024 11:01:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell junior Allie Boyce has earned a spot on the 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Team as she looks to build on the second 50-goal season in team history. Boyce was one of nine attackers named to the 16-player squad, which was announced Wednesday by the league office.
After scoring 36 goals as a freshman in 2022, Boyce exploded for 50 on the way to Second Team All-Patriot League honors last season. She led the league in goals per game (3.13) and led the entire nation in shooting percentage (.649), free-position percentage (.793), and free-position goals per game (1.44).
Boyce's 50 goals were just two shy of Sue Gray's school record, set all the way back in 1984. In one of the performances of the year in college lacrosse, Boyce tied Gray's team record with 10 goals in a win over American, and she did it on perfect 10-for-10 shooting.
Boyce enters the 2024 season with 86 career goals and needs only 13 to jump into the top 10 on Bucknell's all-time list.
Four-time defending champion Loyola, which has never lost a Patriot League regular-season game since joining the conference in 2014, received the maximum 18 first-place votes and was picked first in the league's preseason poll. Army West Point was the No. 2 choice, followed by Navy and Lehigh. Bucknell was selected ninth.
Loyola also garnered three of the four major preseason awards. Junior attacker Georgia Latch was picked as the Preseason Player of the Year; junior Lily Osborne as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year; and junior Lauren Spence as the Goalkeeper of the Year. Army sophomore Brigid Duffy was selected as the Preseason Midfielder of the Year.
Boyce and the Bison open the 2024 season at home against Penn State on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The Nittany Lions are ranked 14th in the USA Lacrosse Preseason Poll.
2024 Preseason Poll
1. Loyola Maryland (18 first-place votes), 162
2. Army West Point (2), 140
3. Navy, 132
4. Lehigh, 118
5. Boston University 92
6. Holy Cross, 74
7. Colgate, 59
8. American, 53
9. Bucknell, 51
10. Lafayette 19
2024 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Preseason Major Awards
Attacker of the Year – Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland, Jr.
Midfielder of the Year – Brigid Duffy, Army West Point, So.
Defensive Player of the Year – Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland, Jr.
Goalkeeper of the Year – Lauren Spence, Loyola Maryland, Jr.
2024 Preseason Women's Lacrosse All-Patriot League Team
Hannah Spease, American, Sr., Midfielder
Brigid Duffy, Army West Point, So., Attacker
Julia Gorajek, Army West Point, Sr., Attacker
Allie Boyce, Bucknell, Jr., Attacker
Lauren Drillock, Holy Cross, Sr., Attacker
Hayley Hunt, Lehigh, Sr., Goalkeeper
Olivia Memeger, Lehigh, Sr., Attacker
Gabby Schneider, Lehigh, Gr., Attacker
Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Attacker
Lauren Spence, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Goalkeeper
Sydni Black, Loyola Maryland, Sr., Attacker
Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Defender
Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Midfielder
Ava Yovino, Navy, So., Midfielder
Emily Messinese, Navy, Jr., Midfielder
Leelee Denton, Navy, Sr., Attacker
After scoring 36 goals as a freshman in 2022, Boyce exploded for 50 on the way to Second Team All-Patriot League honors last season. She led the league in goals per game (3.13) and led the entire nation in shooting percentage (.649), free-position percentage (.793), and free-position goals per game (1.44).
Boyce's 50 goals were just two shy of Sue Gray's school record, set all the way back in 1984. In one of the performances of the year in college lacrosse, Boyce tied Gray's team record with 10 goals in a win over American, and she did it on perfect 10-for-10 shooting.
Boyce enters the 2024 season with 86 career goals and needs only 13 to jump into the top 10 on Bucknell's all-time list.
Four-time defending champion Loyola, which has never lost a Patriot League regular-season game since joining the conference in 2014, received the maximum 18 first-place votes and was picked first in the league's preseason poll. Army West Point was the No. 2 choice, followed by Navy and Lehigh. Bucknell was selected ninth.
Loyola also garnered three of the four major preseason awards. Junior attacker Georgia Latch was picked as the Preseason Player of the Year; junior Lily Osborne as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year; and junior Lauren Spence as the Goalkeeper of the Year. Army sophomore Brigid Duffy was selected as the Preseason Midfielder of the Year.
Boyce and the Bison open the 2024 season at home against Penn State on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The Nittany Lions are ranked 14th in the USA Lacrosse Preseason Poll.
2024 Preseason Poll
1. Loyola Maryland (18 first-place votes), 162
2. Army West Point (2), 140
3. Navy, 132
4. Lehigh, 118
5. Boston University 92
6. Holy Cross, 74
7. Colgate, 59
8. American, 53
9. Bucknell, 51
10. Lafayette 19
2024 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Preseason Major Awards
Attacker of the Year – Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland, Jr.
Midfielder of the Year – Brigid Duffy, Army West Point, So.
Defensive Player of the Year – Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland, Jr.
Goalkeeper of the Year – Lauren Spence, Loyola Maryland, Jr.
2024 Preseason Women's Lacrosse All-Patriot League Team
Hannah Spease, American, Sr., Midfielder
Brigid Duffy, Army West Point, So., Attacker
Julia Gorajek, Army West Point, Sr., Attacker
Allie Boyce, Bucknell, Jr., Attacker
Lauren Drillock, Holy Cross, Sr., Attacker
Hayley Hunt, Lehigh, Sr., Goalkeeper
Olivia Memeger, Lehigh, Sr., Attacker
Gabby Schneider, Lehigh, Gr., Attacker
Georgia Latch, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Attacker
Lauren Spence, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Goalkeeper
Sydni Black, Loyola Maryland, Sr., Attacker
Lily Osborne, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Defender
Chase Boyle, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Midfielder
Ava Yovino, Navy, So., Midfielder
Emily Messinese, Navy, Jr., Midfielder
Leelee Denton, Navy, Sr., Attacker
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