2014 ECAC Division III New England Women's Lacrosse All-Star Team (PDF)

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior midfielder Taylor Clancy has been named as a first team selection on the 2014 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Women’s Lacrosse All-Star Team.

Clancy is one of three student-athletes from the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) voted to the team by the region’s coaches.  She is joined by junior defender Angela Grasseti and sophomore midfielder Jackie Connors of Worcester State University who are both second team selections.

In 20 games this season, Clancy recorded career-high totals of 71 goals and 27 assists for 98 points.  She also added 75 ground balls, 78 draws and 46 caused turnovers.   Clancy led the MASCAC in goals, points, ground balls and caused turnovers in 2014.  She also finished third in the conference in draws as well as tied for fourth in assists.

On a national level, Clancy tied for 11th in all of Division III in goals and ranked 20th in scoring.

Clancy headlined the 2014 All-MASCAC Women's Lacrosse Team as she was voted the conference Player of the Year by the league's coaches.  She was also selected as the MASCAC Player of the Week four times during the season.

In 79 games over four seasons with the Bears, Clancy amassed 180 goals and 63 assists for 243 points.  She is the program's all-time leader with 268 ground balls and ranks second in BSU history with 232 draws.  Clancy, who also has 146 caused turnovers to her credit, is sixth all-time at Bridgewater State scoring, seventh in goals and eighth in assists.

The BSU women's lacrosse team posted a record of 14-6 in 2014.  The Bears captured their second straight MASCAC regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight year.

During Clancy's four seasons at Bridgewater State, the team went 60-19 (.759) including a 35-0 mark against conference opponents. The Bears won the New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) championship in each of her first two seasons.

Notes: Since 2002, the Bears have had six different players named to the ECAC Division III New England All-Star Team including sophomore Lauren Geary (Hull, Mass.) who was a first team selection in 2013.  Shannon Manning (2008, 2009, 2010) and Jenny Jones (2009, 2010, 2011) garnered the honor three times apiece, while Erin Quimby (2009, 2010) and BSU Hall of Famer Paula Habel (2002, 2003) were both selected twice.  Manning was a three-time first team selection.