Two Pioneers Named to MPSF All-Tournament Team

Two Pioneers Named to MPSF All-Tournament Team
Fuchs and Jack earn honor

MORAGA, Calif. – Senior Crystal Jack (Kingwood, Texas) and junior Tanya Fuchs (Bay Shore, N.Y) were named to the 2005 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Tournament Team. The two upperclassmen led the University of Denver women’s lacrosse team it a third-place finish in the league. The Pioneers finish their season with a program-best eight wins against 11 losses.

The 2005 MPSF Women's Lacrosse Tournament hosted by Saint Mary's College concluded on Saturday, May 7 with the Stanford Cardinal posting a 12-9 victory over the California Golden Bears to capture the 2005 MPSF women's lacrosse championship. Megan Burker scored four goals to lead the Cardinal and MPSF Tournament Most Valuable Player Nina Pantano added three goals. In the third place game, the Denver Pioneers posted a 10-8 win over the UC Davis Aggies in Saturday's first game. Junior Steph Greenlees (Lake Forest, Ill.) scored five goals to pace Denver while Katie McMahon and Megan O'Connor scored three goals each for UC Davis. In the fifth place game, which was played on Friday, the Oregon Ducks defeated the Saint Mary's Gaels by a score final score of 16-12. Oregon's Kate Fleming and Jana Bradley scored three goals each and SMC's Jen Utley scored a tournament-high six goals against the Ducks.

2005 MPSF All-Tournament Team
Jen Utley Attacker Saint Mary's
Kate Fleming Attacker Oregon
Katie McMahon Attacker UC Davis
Tanya Fuchs Attacker Denver
Crystal Jack Midfielder Denver
Liz Reifsnyder Midfielder California
Moly Brady Attacker California
Erin Hafkenschiel Defender California
Sarah Bach Attacker Stanford
Megan Burker Attacker Stanford
Kelsey Twist Midfielder Stanford
Nina Pantano (MVP) Attacker Stanford

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