June 14, 2005

FAIRFAX, Va. - George Mason senior lacrosse standout Meg Dentler (Crofton, Md./Arundel) was named first-team all-State, while junior Michele Brady (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI) and senior Brandi Evans (Fort Howard, Md./Sparrows Point) garnered second team honors in voting conducted by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) on Monday (June 13).

Twenty-four players comprised the 2005 VaSID University Division I Women's Lacrosse All-State teams. National championship runner-up Virginia led all schools with six honorees, including two-time VaSID State Player of the Year Amy Appelt. UVA head coach Julie Myers also took home the Coach of the Year award for the second consecutive season. James Madison totaled five selections, while Mason tied William & Mary with three. All eight Division I teams had a representative on one of the two teams.

Dentler, the first Mason women's lacrosse player ever awarded Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year honors (2005) and a two-time All-American, garnered all-State honors for the fourth straight season. Evans and Brady, who were named to the 2005 all-CAA first team, both receive the all-State nod for the second consecutive year. Brady was also selected a 2005 second-team all-Region honoree by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association and US Lacrosse (IWLCA/US Lacrosse).

George Mason ended its season with a 7-10 overall record and posted its highest ever CAA finish after tying for second in the overall league standings with a school record 5-2 mark. Mason had five players selected to the all-CAA first and second teams.

2005 VaSID Division I Women's Lacrosse Teams:
Player of the Year:  Amy Appelt, Virginia
Coach of the Year:  Julie Myers, Virginia
First Team
Amy Appelt, Attack, Virginia
Kelly Berger, Midfield, JMU
Kim Connors, Midfield, Virginia
Colleen Dalon, Attack, W&M
Ashlee Dardine, Defender, JMU
Meg Dentler, Goalkeeper, George Mason
Ashley Dodson, Defender, Virginia
Natasha Fuchs, Midfielder, VT
Meredith Lazarus, Defender, Virginia
Tyler Leachman, Attack, Virginia
Nikki Lieb, Defender, Virginia
Caroline McGuire, Midfielder, Richmond
Second Team
Amy Altig, Goalkeeper, JMU
Michele Brady, Defender, George Mason- 30 -
Jess Brownridge, Attack, JMU
Johanna Buchholz, Defender, JMU
Cary Chasney, Attack, Virginia
Isa Cohen, Midfielder, Longwood
Brandi Evans, Defender, George Mason
Becca Hall, Midfielder, W&M
Caroline Jacobs, Midfielder, ODU
Elizabeth Pinney, Defender, Virginia
Molly Urlock, Defender, Virginia
Morgan Watkins, Midfielder, W&M