COLLEGE PARK, MD — Kori Edmondson, JJ Suriano, and Lauren LaPointe were named Tewaaraton Top-25 finalists as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday evening.
Edmondson has made an impact across the field throughout her senior season, ranking third on the team with 46 points on 36 goals and 10 assists. She also ranks second on the team with 53 draw controls. Edmondson recently earned Big Ten Midfielder of the Week honors for the second time this season.
LaPointe has enjoyed a standout start to her junior campaign. Through 14 games, she leads the team with 69 points, 48 goals, and 21 assists. She was recently named IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career following a record-breaking performance. LaPointe totaled 11 goals across two games to help Maryland remain unbeaten, including a career-high 10-point outing (seven goals, three assists) against No. 7 Johns Hopkins. She followed that with four goals in a win over No. 21 Penn State.
Suriano has also turned in an impressive junior season. She leads the conference in saves per game (9.43), total saves (145), and save percentage (.529), while ranking first nationally in save percentage.
Maryland has won eight of the last 13 Tewaaraton awards, with Megan Taylor becoming the first goalie in lacrosse history to win the award in 2019. Before that, Zoe Stukenberg took home the prestigious award in 2017, Taylor Cummings won three straight from 2014-16 and Katie Schwarzmann became the first two-time winner for Maryland in 2012-13. Caitlyn McFadden started the eight-for-13 streak for Maryland, garnering the award in 2010. Jen Adams won the inaugural Tewaaraton in 2001.
In the 19 years of the award, Maryland has won nine times, the most of any school and has had 26 finalists, including at least one in 16-of-17 seasons under head coach Cathy Reese. Most recently, Aurora Cordingley was named a finalist in 2022, where she totaled 118 points (67 goals, 51 assists).
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse players in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 7. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.
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Maryland will face No. 11 Michigan in a rematch of last year's Big Ten semifinals. The Wolverines enter the matchup at 10–4 and will host the Terps with an 8 p.m. opening draw on the Big Ten Network. Maryland then heads to Columbus for a Saturday showdown against Ohio State, with first draw set for 4 p.m., also on Big Ten Network.
