Louisville Lacrosse Announces Captains for 2021 Season
January 21, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
Caroline Blalock, Sarah Blalock, Rachel Florek, Ally Hall and Alex McNicholas will serve as captains in 2021.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville women's lacrosse head coach Scott Teeter has announced that seniors Caroline Blalock, Sarah Blalock, Rachel Florek, Ally Hall and Alex McNicholas will be team captains for the 2021 season.
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This marks Caroline Blalock's fourth year serving as captain, while McNicholas and Hall enter their second year in the role.
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As Teeter starts his fourth year at the helm of the program, the Cardinals feature a youthful roster that includes 11 newcomers and 16 sophomores, along with 12 upperclassmen.
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Caroline Blalock, who was named preseason All-ACC in 2020, had 20 ground balls to lead the team and rank sixth in the conference during the shortened season. She made the ACC All-Academic Team as a sophomore and concluded the 2019 season tied for 10th in UofL single-season history with 23 caused turnovers. As a freshman, she was named to the All-ACC Second Team for leading the team with 43 goals, 55 points, and 24 caused turnovers.
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McNicholas led the team and ranked 10th in the ACC with 3.6 draw controls per game last season and tallied a season-high seven draw controls in the Cardinals' convincing 17-7 win over Niagara. Named to the ACC All-Academic Team as a sophomore, she led the Cardinals with a .857 shot on goal percentage and ranked first on the team with 57 draw controls during her rookie campaign.
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After posting three hat tricks during the 2020 season, Hall finished second on the team with 18 goals and third with six assists. She was named to the ACC All-Academic Team in 2019 and ranked second on UofL's roster with 28 goals, 12 assists, and 40 points. During her freshman year, she set a career-high four goals against Vanderbilt and Mercer.
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Sarah Blalock capped off the 2020 season with five ground balls, six caused turnovers, and six draw controls, including a season-high two goals versus Michigan. She led the team with 50 draw controls as a sophomore, and the nine she had against Ohio State marked the most draws for any UofL player during the 2019 season. Her career-high four goals came in UofL's game against Virginia in 2019.
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A force in goal, Florek finished 2020 with 95 saves and a .503 save percentage, good enough to rank first in the ACC and fourth in the NCAA. She led the league with 10.6 saves per game and her .503 save percentage sits third all-time in UofL single-season history. She recorded a program-record 17 saves in back-to-back games against Michigan and Virginia Tech, besting her previous career high of 13 versus Vanderbilt as a redshirt sophomore.
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For the latest information on Louisville lacrosse, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleLax or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
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This marks Caroline Blalock's fourth year serving as captain, while McNicholas and Hall enter their second year in the role.
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As Teeter starts his fourth year at the helm of the program, the Cardinals feature a youthful roster that includes 11 newcomers and 16 sophomores, along with 12 upperclassmen.
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Caroline Blalock, who was named preseason All-ACC in 2020, had 20 ground balls to lead the team and rank sixth in the conference during the shortened season. She made the ACC All-Academic Team as a sophomore and concluded the 2019 season tied for 10th in UofL single-season history with 23 caused turnovers. As a freshman, she was named to the All-ACC Second Team for leading the team with 43 goals, 55 points, and 24 caused turnovers.
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McNicholas led the team and ranked 10th in the ACC with 3.6 draw controls per game last season and tallied a season-high seven draw controls in the Cardinals' convincing 17-7 win over Niagara. Named to the ACC All-Academic Team as a sophomore, she led the Cardinals with a .857 shot on goal percentage and ranked first on the team with 57 draw controls during her rookie campaign.
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After posting three hat tricks during the 2020 season, Hall finished second on the team with 18 goals and third with six assists. She was named to the ACC All-Academic Team in 2019 and ranked second on UofL's roster with 28 goals, 12 assists, and 40 points. During her freshman year, she set a career-high four goals against Vanderbilt and Mercer.
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Sarah Blalock capped off the 2020 season with five ground balls, six caused turnovers, and six draw controls, including a season-high two goals versus Michigan. She led the team with 50 draw controls as a sophomore, and the nine she had against Ohio State marked the most draws for any UofL player during the 2019 season. Her career-high four goals came in UofL's game against Virginia in 2019.
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A force in goal, Florek finished 2020 with 95 saves and a .503 save percentage, good enough to rank first in the ACC and fourth in the NCAA. She led the league with 10.6 saves per game and her .503 save percentage sits third all-time in UofL single-season history. She recorded a program-record 17 saves in back-to-back games against Michigan and Virginia Tech, besting her previous career high of 13 versus Vanderbilt as a redshirt sophomore.
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For the latest information on Louisville lacrosse, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleLax or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
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