[NU Sports] Re: NU Lacrosse: Kjellman Wins Tewaaraton Trophy as Nations Top Womens Lacrosse Player

[Jim Bendat]

CSTV will air a tape of Kjellman's award ceremony tomorrow night (Thurs. June 8th) at 8pm EDT. -- Jim B.


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>From: Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
>Sent: Jun 1, 2006 8:40 PM
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>Subject: [NU Sports] FW: NU Lacrosse: Kjellman Wins Tewaaraton Trophy as	Nations Top Womens Lacrosse Player
>
>Kristen wins it
>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
>> 
>> June 1, 2006
>> Contact: Adam Widman, Northwestern Media Services, 847-467-3758 
>> awidman at northwestern.edu
>> 
>> WASHINGTON - The Tewaaraton Award Foundation Thursday night 
>> named Northwestern's 
>> Kristen Kjellman (Westwood, Mass./Westwood) as the 2006 
>> Tewaaraton Award winner as 
>> the nation's top female lacrosse player. The junior 
>> midfielder received the award tonight at 
>> National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. 
>> 
>> She becomes the first player, male or female, from a school 
>> outside the Eastern Time 
>> Zone to win the award.
>> 
>> Kjellman, recently named a two-time first team IWLCA 
>> All-American and also a finalist for 
>> the NCAA Honda Award, led the nation's top scoring offense 
>> with 72 goals, ranking among 
>> the top 10 nationally in goals, points (98) and draw controls 
>> (91) to go with 26 assists. She 
>> led her team to its second-straight NCAA championship last 
>> Sunday as the Wildcats 
>> became the first team in Northwestern history to claim 
>> back-to-back NCAA team titles. 
>> 
>> This season Kjellman became the first Wildcat player to claim 
>> three straight IWLCA All- America honors and also became just 
>> the second player in NU history to record 50 or more 
>> goals three straight seasons-in only her junior season. She 
>> had 17 games this year with a 
>> hat trick or better, including a season-high six goals at 
>> Penn back on March 7.
>> 
>> Kjellman's 2006 Season Highlights:
>> . 2006 Tewaaraton Award Winner
>> . Led her team to its second straight NCAA championship, 
>> helping NU become the first 
>> Wildcat team to win back-to-back NCAA team title
>> . IWLCA/US Lacrosse First Team All-America selection for the 
>> second straight year . American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) 
>> Player of the Year for the second straight year . First Team 
>> All-ALC for the third straight year . 2006 NCAA Championship 
>> All-Tournament Team selection . Led her team with 72 goals, 
>> 91 draw controls and 98 overall points to compliment 26 
>> assists 
>> . Became just the second player in NU history to record 50 or 
>> more goals in three straight 
>> seasons
>> . Had 17 games this season with three or more goals
>> . Only a junior, ranks in the top three on NU's all-time list 
>> for goals (184), assists (75) and 
>> points (259)
>> . womenslacrosse.com and insidelacrosse.com National Player 
>> of the Week - Feb. 20 & 
>> April 24
>> . ALC Player of the Week - Feb. 23
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>