McCormick and Rizzo Named To Women's Lacrosse All-Northeast Conference Second Team

4/26/07 -- Seniors Jackie McCormick (Liverpool, N.Y.) and Amy Rizzo (Jackson, N.J.) were both named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team, as announced by the conference on Thursday evening.

For Rizzo, the selection marks the fourth time in her career that she has earned all-league honors. She was a first-team honoree as a freshman and a junior, while also being named to the second team as a sophomore. This season, the attacker led the league in goals (51), while ranking third in points per game (4.00 ppg) and ninth in assists (1.00 apg). She closed 15th in the nation in goals per outing and 25th in points. Rizzo finished the year with 68 points to lead the team and added 17 assists to her goal total. The program’s all-time leading scorer with 185 goals, Rizzo posted four or more goals on seven occasions this year, including a seven-goal outing against Howard.

McCormick earned all-league lacrosse honors for the first time in her career after setting career-highs in nearly every category. The senior midfielder is a former All-NEC First Team pick in women’s soccer, but focused on lacrosse this season and led LIU with 24 assists. McCormick added 31 goals to finish with a career-best 55 points, good enough for second on the team. She ranked third in the NEC in assists and sixth in points. McCormick added a team-high 36 draw controls to go with 38 ground balls. She became just the third LIU player with 100 career-goals when she netted five scores at Binghamton.

The Blackbirds finished the season with a 6-11 record, setting a program record for wins.