Dobbie, Kasper Named WomensLax.com All-Americans
May 27, 2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Senior midfielders Dana Dobbie and Kelly Kasper have been named WomensLax.com All-Americans and Dobbie was tabbed the Midfielder of the Year, announced May 27. The senior duo is also up for the Tewaaraton Trophy and was already named to the IWLCA All-South Region First Team.
Dobbie, who is also a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, led the country this season in draw controls with 126 which is a new NCAA single-season record and she averaged 6.00 per outing. The Guelph, Ontario product led the Atlantic Coast Conference in goals (70), goals per game (3.33), and draw controls. She was also second in points per game (4.00) behind Kasper. Her goals and goals per game numbers ranked fifth and 15th in the country, respectively.
Dobbie accumulated 334 draw controls in her four years which is also an NCAA record. Her 70 goals this season is the sixth-most ever in a single season at Maryland. She also led the team with 32 caused turnovers and was third with 33 ground balls. She had 15 hat tricks to her name this year in 21 games and had eight games with eight or more draw controls.
Dobbie was a three-time ACC Player of the Week which led the conference and was named to the ACC Player of the Year for the second-straight season.
Kasper, who is already a two-time All-American and a Tewaaraton finalist with Dobbie, led the Terps with 87 points on 43 goals and 44 assists. Her 44 assists this year rank fifth all-time at Maryland in a single season. She was also second on the team with 52 draw controls and 28 caused turnovers. Kasper had 13 games with multiple assists this season.
She led the ACC in assists (44), assists per game (2.10), points (87), and points per game (4.14). Her assists and assists per game numbers ranked fifth and 10th in the nation, respectively, while her points total ranked ninth.
Kasper ranks fifth all-time at Maryland with 102 career assists and seventh with 244 points.
Kasper was named ACC and Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week this season and was a two-time recipient of the Player of the Week award from WomensLax.com.
