WASHINGTON, D.C. – Junior midfielder Taylor Cummings was named one of five finalists for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday.
Cummings won the Tewaaraton trophy last season, becoming the youngest female winner in the award’s history.
The midfielder leads the Terrapins with 82 points, 29 assists, 39 ground balls, 125 draw controls and 33 caused turnovers. The junior from Ellicott City, Md., earned Big Ten Midfielder of the Year honors and was named all-conference for a third consecutive year as Maryland compiled a 17-1 record and earned the top seed in the NCAA Tournament.
A member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Cummings’ per game averages for points, ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers top the Big Ten, and she ranks fifth in the nation in points and draw controls. She would be the Terps’ sixth Tewaaraton Award winner, and Maryland’s second two-time winner.
Cummings is joined by Shannon Gilroy (Florida), Sarah Mannelly (Boston College), Barbara Sullivan (Notre Dame) and Kayla Treanor (Syracuse) on the finalist list.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. Finalists come from a pool of 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees. The selection committees are comprised of 15 men’s and 14 women’s current and former college coaches.
Tewaaraton Terps
Jen Adams, 2001
Caitlyn McFadden, 2010
Katie Schwarzmann, 2012, 13
Taylor Cummings, 2014
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