Girls Lacrosse: Conestoga’s Borzillo named Pa. girls’ lacrosse player of the year

Congratulations to the following Central League lacrosse players names to the All Southeastern PA teams.

Conestoga’s Monica Borzillo is checked by Radnor’s Sophie Breedveld during the second half of Saturday’s PIAA state girls’ lacrosse final.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Monica Borzillo, Conestoga

Borzillo led the Pioneers to their first state championship by scoring four goals and dishing eight assists in the championship game against Radnor. The Cincinnati-bound attacker also set a school record with 109 assists this season while scoring 79 goals on 72.5 percent shooting to finish with 188 points. Borzillo also was named an all-American and first-team All-Central League.

First team

ATTACKERS

Sondra Dickey, Conestoga

The Lehigh-bound senior led the Pioneers with 69 goals and added 22 assists during Conestoga’s PIAA championship run. Dickey scored on 62.7 percent of her shots, which helped her earn all-American honors.

Alex Ladda, Harriton

Ladda led the Rams with 67 goals and was named an all-American for the second consecutive season. The Lehigh recruit was a four-year starter and first-team Central League for the last two seasons. Ladda has 179 career goals and started as a freshman on Harriton’s state championship team.

MIDFIELDERS

Emily Mathewson, Garnet Valley

Few high school lacrosse resumés can rival what Mathewson accomplished at Garnet Valley. The Vanderbilt recruit scored 303 career goals and led the Jaguars to back-to-back state championships. This season, Mathewson also was named an all-American for the second consecutive season after leading Garnet Valley to the PIAA semifinals.

Liz Scott, Conestoga

Just a junior, Scott was named an all-American for the second consecutive season. The Loyola recruit scored 53 goals during Conestoga’s PIAA title stampede and led the Pioneers with 134 draw controls. Scott also was named MVP of the Central League.

DEFENSE

Kara Nakrasius, Garnet Valley

The four-year varsity player was a two-year captain for the Jaguars. The Temple-bound senior was also named an all-American this season.

GOALIE

Jules Horning, Conestoga

The senior goaltender and Marquette recruit saved 52.7 percent of shots faced en route to the Pioneers’ first state championship.