SOSNOWSKI CROWNED AS NATIONAL STATISTICAL CHAMPION FOR DRAW CONTROLS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jun. 8, 2009) - This past week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced junior midfielder Kristie Sosnowski (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) of the Molloy College women's lacrosse team as the 2009 NCAA Division II Statistical Champion for draw controls. She receives this prestigious accolade following a campaign that saw her post an average of 8.43 draws per game. Sosnowski also registered 38 points in the process off 31 goals and seven assists to go with her 41 ground balls.

A breakout year for Sosnowski, she has also been named to the All-East Coast Conference first-team and the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-North Region second-team. Moreover, the NCAA recognized Sosnowski in the Top-100 in two other statistical categories. She ranked 40th in ground balls per game (2.79) and 96th in goals per match (2.0). Amongst the ECC, Sosnowski served as the leader in draw control and ground ball average. She was also ninth in shots per game and 10th in goals per game.

Head Coach Tom Campolettano and the Lions ended off the 2009 season with an overall ledger of 7-9 and an East Coast Conference record of 1-3. Senior defender Kelly LaClair (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and junior attacker Rebecca LaFlare (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) took home honors in addition to Sosnowski. Aside from both players making their way onto the IWLCA All-North Region squad, LaClair grabbed All-ECC first-team recognition, while LaFlare took home second-team distinction from the league.