Bloomsburg Players Earn All-PSAC Lacrosse Honors; Cali Toms Rookie of the Year

BLOOMSBURG—Freshman Cali Toms (Pottstown/Pottsgrove) was named the 2005 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Lacrosse Rookie of the Year, while five of her teammates also earned All-PSAC honors in voting by the conference coaches.

Named along with Toms to the first team offense were Danielle Yeager (Delran, NJ/Delran) and Sheila Zilinski (Barto/Boyertown), while Brittany Wilkins (Barto/Boyertown) was named first team defense.

Named second team defense were Pam Cianni (Barto/Upper Perkiomen) and Karla Honeywell (Lansdale/North Penn).

Cali Toms Rookie of the Year 1st team All-PSAC	Danielle Yeager 1st team All-PSAC	Sheila Zilinski 1st team All-PSAC	Brittany Wilkins 1st team All-PSAC

Pam Cianni 2nd team All-PSAC	Karla Honeywell 2nd team All-PSAC

Toms, a midfielder/attacker, started in all 18 games this year for the Huskies. She ranked third on her team in both goals and points, with 39 and 48, respectively. Toms ranked seventh in the PSAC in goals per game (2.11) and 11th in the PSAC in points per game (2.56). In addition, Toms recorded seven hat tricks this season.  She was the only freshman to earn a spot on the all-conference team.

Yeager, a senior, led the Huskies in scoring this year with 72 points coming on 48 goals, second on the team, while also assisting on a team-high 24 others. Yeager also led the Huskies with 86 ground balls. Her best game of the year came in a win over East Stroudsburg when she scored six times and had four assists for 10 points. Yeager was previously a second team All-PSAC selection a year ago.

Zilinski, a graduate student, repeats as a first team All-PSAC selection. She led the team in goals scored with 55 this year, while adding 13 assists for 68 points, second on the team. She was also second on the team in ground balls with 57 this season. Her best game of the year came against East Stroudsburg when she scored five times and had four assists for nine points. She also netted the game-winning goal against Lock Haven in the semi-finals of the PSAC playoffs.

Wilkins, a sophomore, is an All-PSAC selection for the first time in her career. She led the Huskies in caused turnovers this year with 59, while also finishing with 50 ground balls. Wilkins also helped the Huskies on the offensive side of the ball netting five goals.

Cianni, a senior, is second team All-PSAC for the second straight year. She helped lead a defense that allowed just 10.16 goals per game by causing 25 turnovers and getting 51 ground balls.

Honeywell, a junior, is an All-PSAC selection for the first time. She also played a big role in a defense that held opponents to less than 10 goals in a game nine times. For the year, she caused 27 turnovers and had 51 ground balls. She also scored five times and had one assist.

Bloomsburg finished its first season under coach Dawn Strunk with a record of 12-6, 9-3 in the PSAC, and a berth in the PSAC title game.