Girls lacrosse All-Metro first team
ATTACK
Kaci Kotschevar, senior, Eden Prairie
College plans: Concordia (St. Paul)
Fueled the tradition-rich Eagles' resurgence with 46 goals and 24 assists in 13 games.
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Charlize Vang, junior, Benilde-St. Margaret's
College plans: Lindenwood
Her 48 goals this season ranked second for the defending state tournament champs.
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Mia Maxwell, senior, Edina
College plans: undecided
A whopping 48 assists ranked fourth in the state and became the bulk of her 89 points.
MIDFIELD
Tori Tschida, senior, Lakeville South
College plans: Temple
The Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. She's a complete player, exceptional at draw control, does a little of everything well.
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Julia Evens, senior, Benilde-St. Margaret's
College plans: Marquette
The defending state tournament champs return to defend their title this week and Evens, with team-highs in both goals (54) and assists (37), is a primary reason.
Sivanna O'Brien, senior, Lakeville South
College plans: undecided
Speed to burn, and deceptive when she's about to make a run.
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Abby Grove, junior, Prior Lake
College plans: Rutgers
A selfless player with great field sense, Grove poured a team-best 43 goals into the Lakers' offense. Prior Lake earned the second seed in this week's state tournament.
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Ella Berg, senior, Gentry Academy
College plans: Louisville
Carried the Stars to the Section 4 championship game with 65 goals and a matching 65 assists this spring and tallied a hat trick in a loss to Stillwater.
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DEFENDERS
Addie Hammes, junior, Lakeville South
College plans: Colorado (Colorado Springs)
She's considered the captain of the Cougars defense. Incredibly high lacrosse IQ means she is always in the right places.
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Jada Chenitz, junior, Blake
College plans: undecided
Tabbed as her team's top defender as a freshman and sophomore and didn't take a step back this season. Right-hand dominant but comfortable switching hands.
Piper Green, senior, Prior Lake
College plans: Colorado Mesa
The Lakers graduated their No. 1 goalie but still rank second in goals-against average (5.2) among teams in this week's state tournament field.
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GOALIE
Kate Baell, junior, Lakeville South
College plans: undecided
Backbone of the Cougars defense. Appreciated for her vocal leadership, Baell permitted a paltry 3.3 goals this spring.
Second team
Attack: Charlotte Fannin, jr., Lakeville South; Jaeda Jensen, sr., White Bear Lake; Kayleigh Sandell, sr., Prior Lake
Midfield: Madi Brinkman, jr., Park of Cottage Grove; Katie Grubbs, sr., Lakeville South; Lilly Palm, soph., Minnetonka; Maycie Neubauer, sr., Stillwater; Avery Wallace, sr., Eden Prairie; Josie Wallace, sr., Eden Prairie; Sofia Watts, sr., Cretin-Derham Hall
Defense: Jadyn Hahn, sr., Chanhassen; Madeline Sazama, jr., Prior Lake; Elsa Swenson, sr., Stillwater
Goalie: Katie Colleran, sr., Chanhassen
How the picks were made
The Star Tribune's All-Metro teams and Metro Players of the Year were chosen based on nominations from metro-area coaches, conversations with coaches and staff observations.
