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As a sophomore at Loyola, Tara saw action in all 16 games and made two starts for Loyola on defense... Made her first collegiate start at Davidson (2/17) and had a caused turnover and a ground ball against the Wildcats... Caused two turnovers and had four ground balls, both career-highs, at Georgetown (2/23)... Made her second start at Penn State (3/30)... Picked up two ground balls against Louisville (4/6)... Had two caused turnovers and three ground balls versus Syracuse (4/19).
2007 (Freshman): Played in eight games during her first season at Loyola... Made her collegiate debut against Boston University (3/14)... Picked up a ground ball at James Madison (4/3)... Had two ground balls and a caused turnover at Delaware (4/24).
High School: Played lacrosse and field hockey all four years at Severna Park (Md.) High School... Captain of both teams... Helped the squads win county, region and state titles... Earned Academic All-America honors and was tabbed a `Player to Watch' in 2006... Received the lacrosse team's Pride Award... Named All-Anne Arundel County Second Team honors and All-Metro Honorable Mention as a senior... As a member of the field hockey team, she earned All-County and All-Metro honors... Active in Student Government.
As a freshman in 2008, Cara played in all 16 games, starting 14, during her first collegiate season... Well-rounded first campaign, scoring nine goals and assisting on two others, along with 20 ground balls, 14 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers... Scored her first goal at Loyola on a free-position shot against Towson (3/1)... Scored a career-high three goals, and recorded a career-best four draws against Connecticut (3/15).
High School: Earned eight varsity letters - four in field hockey, four in lacrosse - at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, Pa... Named to the All-America First Team and an Academic All-American in 2006... Also earned All-Main Line, All-Catholic League First Team and All-Delaware County First Team honors that season... A finalist for the United States U-19 team... Scored 68 goals and had 16 assists in 2006 and finished her prep career with 139 goals and 30 assists... Helped her team win four Philadelphia Catholic League titles... Earned All-Catholic League First Team honors in 2005 and was named All-Main Line and All-Delaware County Second Team... Helped her field hockey team win three Catholic League championships and earned All-Catholic League and All-Main Line Second Team honors in 2005.
ACE Lacrosse has announced that sophomore Caitlin Hoffen of George Mason University has been added as an instructor for the upcoming girls lacrosse camp in Jessup, MD.
As a freshman last year, Caitlin started all 17 games for the Patriots and was a CAA All-Rookie Team selection. She was a key member of a defensive unit that ranked fifth in the nation in caused turnovers per game and sixth in ground balls per game; and was 17th in the nation and tied for second in the CAA in caused turnovers per game with an average of 1.71. She ranked 28th in the nation and fourth in the CAA in ground balls per game with an average of 2.71; and led the team in ground balls with 46 and caused turnovers with 29.
Caitlin played basketball, field hockey and lacrosse at Mount de Sales Academy and was the captain of all three teams during her senior year. She was the MVP of her field hockey and basketball teams during her senior year and an All-Baltimore County selection in field hockey and All-IAAM Conference in basketball. She was named the Sailors Athlete of the Year during her senior year and played club lacrosse for the Hero's Lacrosse Team for four years.
Amy Appelt grew up in Garden City, NY on Long Island - a hot bed for lacrosse. She attended Garden City High School where she played varsity soccer, basketball and lacrosse for 4 years. While at Garden City, her lacrosse team won 3 straight state championships ! After a successful career at GCHS, she continued on to The University of Virginia. While at UVA she was a 4 time All American, 4 time ACC player of the year and 2 time UVA female athlete of the year. In her freshman year she received freshman player of the year honors from Inside Lacrosse magazine, womenslacrosse.com as well as ACC player of the year.
In 2004 she was a part of the ACC, NCAA championship team at UVA and winner of the Tewaaraton Trophy ,Honda award winner as well as the ACC player of the year. In 2005, she was a finalist for the Tewaaraton award and on the runner up team in the NCAA championship. Shortly After College she was named to the 2005 World Cup training team and was an alternate for the World Cup. In the spring of 2006 she was named to the 25th NCAA Anniversary team. She has been a member of the US lacrosse team since 2002 and is currently on the 2009 USA team. In addition to playing for Team USA, she is currently on the Board of Governors and the athletes council at U.S Lacrosse.
Appelt spent the 2007 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Virginia, helping to guide her alma mater to the NCAA title game, where the Cavaliers fell to Northwestern, 15-13. She has also coached X-Team, a national-based club squad, and has served as the director of teams and marketing for Bounce Entertainment, aiding high school lacrosse players in the college recruiting process and facilitating the growth of the sport in non-traditional areas such as Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, Washington and Michigan. In addition, she is a featured athlete for STX and Nike Lacrosse, helping promote the women’s product at lacrosse events such as clinics and camps.
She was named as an assistant coach for UMBC for the 2009-2010 season.
Meg Decker is from nearby Catonsville, Md. and had a sensational rookie season for Navy in 2008, ranking among the nation's leaders in goals, points and draw controls. The first-team All-Patriot League selection ranked second on the team with 76 points, 63 goals and 58 draw controls. She scored at least three goals in each of the last 14 games and tied a Patriot League Tournament record with six goals in the semifinal loss to American. The six goals matched a career high, also set in the second game of her career, against Niagara.
Decker, who was a three-time honoree as Patriot League Rookie of the Week, finished 19th in the country in points (76), 17th in points per game (4.47), sixth in goals per game (3.71) and 10th in draw controls per game (3.41). Among the country's freshmen, Decker was third in points, third in goals and first in draw controls. She was a big reason Navy ranked second nationally in scoring offense, as it averaged 16.7 goals per game, while leading the country in draw controls per game at 17.1, the second-highest average for a team in a season in NCAA history.
Meg also had the prestigious honor of being invited to tryout for Team USA this past summer. She has since transferred to Loyola College in Baltimore and will begin her junior year this fall.
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