Introducing the Herald-Tribune 2024 All-Area Girls Lacrosse Team
At the end of each season, The Herald-Tribune selects All-Area teams honoring the best athletes for every sport. Coaches from Sarasota and Manatee County schools are sent nomination forms and are asked to nominate and rate their athletes as well as those from other teams. That data combined with The Herald-Tribune's research led to the selection of the All-Area teams.
FIRST TEAM
Emma Arrigo
School: Out-of-Door Academy
Year: Senior
Highlights: In 14 games the senior attacker scored 45 goals, added 12 assists, had 58 draw controls, 25 ground balls, and two caused turnovers.
Sienna Cassella
School: Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Year: Senior
Highlights: The senior midfielder led the 18-2 Falcons with 95 goals and 50 assists for 145 points. In 20 games the future Rutgers University player had 113 ground balls, 48 caused turnovers, and 191 draw controls.
Abby Clark
School: Manatee
Year: Junior
Highlights: She played defense on a Manatee team which allowed just 6.7 goals per game in finishing 18-1. Clark had 36 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers while adding 16 draw controls.
Morgan Costallos
School: Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Year: Senior
Highlights: The senior attacker led the 8-8 Cougars with 67 goals, getting off 98 shots on goal. She had a team-high 42 draw controls while adding 11 forced turnovers and 171 draw controls.
Luana Engel
School: Manatee
Year: Junior
Highlights: The junior finished third on the team in goals with 47. She had 34 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers, and 69 draw controls.
Annesley Flint
School: Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Year: Junior
Highlights: Flint was the backbone of the Falcon defense. Playing 648 out of a possible 708 minutes, the junior allowed 78 goals, an average of 5.8 per game. She had 105 saves out of 183 shots on goal for 57 save percentage.
Grace Knowles
School: Manatee
Year: Junior
Highlights: Scored 100 goals in Manatee's 19 games with 13 assists. Led the Hurricanes with 135 shots on goal, had 52 ground balls, 32 caused turnovers, and 139 draw controls.
Ava Kozicky
School: Sarasota
Year: Senior
Highlights: The midfielder/attacker scored 77 of the Sailors' 185 goals, adding 28 assists. She had a team-high 43 ground balls, 27 caused turnovers, and 66 draw controls.
Susan Lowther
School: Riverview
Year: Senior
Highlights: The future player at Clemson University scored an area-high 107 goals while adding 55 assists for a team-best 162 points.
Ashling Marshall
School: Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Year: Senior
Highlights: She was third on the Falcons in scoring with 72 goals, and finished just behind teammate Sienna Cassella in assists with 49. Marshall had 79 draw controls, 80 ground balls, and 19 caused turnovers.
Haley Rosa
School: Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Year: Junior
Highlights: The midfielder/attacker finished second on the team in goals with 91 while assisting on 33 others. Her 60 ground balls were third on the Falcons while adding 19 caused turnovers and 57 draw controls.
Caroline Steinwachs
School: Riverview
Year: Junior
Highlights: The junior midfielder/attacker was second on the Rams in goals with 58. She added 15 assists, her 73 points leading Riverview in scoring.
SECOND TEAM
Juliana Bartz, Bradenton Christian School
Darling Bergstrom, Cardinal Mooney Catholic
Izzy French, Manatee
Chloe Hackl, Riverview
Ellie Hierholzer, Out-of-Door Academy
Sally Lehto, Manatee
Keira Milburn, Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Zoe Stewart, Manatee
Gabby Waples, Manatee
HONORABLE MENTION
Mallory Adams, Manatee
Allie Thompson, Lakewood Ranch
COACH OF THE YEAR
Patrick Cassella
School: Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
Highlights: After serving as an assistant last season when the Falcons reached the state semifinals, Cassella led the team to its second-straight regional crown. Saint Stephen's finished the season with a record of 18-2. The Falcons' only two defeats were a regular-season loss to Manatee and a state semifinal loss to Lake Highland Prep.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Here is the Sarasota Herald-Tribune 2024 All-Area Girls Lacrosse Team
