Louisville Lacrosse Announces 2022 Team Captains
September 16, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
Graduate students Caroline Blalock and Sarah Blalock, along with senior Kirsten Parker and juniors Maggie Foster and Sydney Kirchenheiter will serve as team captains for the 2022 season.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville women's lacrosse head coach Scott Teeter announced graduate students Caroline Blalock and Sarah Blalock, along with senior Kirsten Parker and juniors Maggie Foster and Sydney Kirchenheiter will serve as team captains for the 2022 season.
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The honor marks Caroline Blalock's fifth year serving as a captain, while Sarah Blalock enters her second year in the role. Parker, Foster and Kirchenheiter are all first time captains.
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Teeter, starting his fifth year at the helm of the Cardinals, will feature a well-mixed roster consisting of 10 freshman, eight sophomores and 19 upperclassmen.
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"These are the players leading the way," said Teeter. "This group has shown that they can make decisions well, they do the right things and they work their tails off. It's easy for our young team to buy into their example."
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Sarah Blalock was named to the IWLCA All-Region Second Team in 2021 after recording 12 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. As a sophomore, she led the team with 50 draw controls and her nine against Ohio State was the most by any UofL player during the 2019 season. Blalock is regarded as one of the best lockdown defenders in the country and is often responsible for face guarding opponent's best offensive threats.
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Caroline Blalock was named IWLCA All-Region Second Team and All-ACC Second Team in 2021 after leading the Cardinals with 11 assists, 32 ground balls, 39 draw controls and 21 caused turnovers and ranking second on the team with 30 goals and 41 points. As a sophomore, she tallied 23 caused turnovers, which ranked eighth in the ACC and tied for 10th in UofL single season history. As a freshman, Blalock was named All-ACC Second Team, ILWomen All-Rookie Team and IWLCA All-Region Second Team and led the Cardinals with 43 goals, 55 points and 24 caused turnovers.
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Kirsten Parker has appeared in 34 games, making five starts in three years. She has recorded six goals, three assists, seven caused turnovers and 15 draw controls as a Cardinal.
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Maggie Foster started all 16 games as a sophomore last season. She finished with 23 ground balls and nine caused turnovers, recording at least one ground ball in 12 of 16 games. As a freshman, Foster played in all nine games, starting eight, and tallied 15 ground balls, five caused turnovers and one draw control in the shortened season.
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Sydney Kirchenheiter played in all 16 games with 12 starts as a sophomore in 2021. She finished the season with nine ground balls, seven caused turnovers and one draw control. As a freshman, she played in all nine games, starting two, and tallied eight ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control.
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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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The honor marks Caroline Blalock's fifth year serving as a captain, while Sarah Blalock enters her second year in the role. Parker, Foster and Kirchenheiter are all first time captains.
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Teeter, starting his fifth year at the helm of the Cardinals, will feature a well-mixed roster consisting of 10 freshman, eight sophomores and 19 upperclassmen.
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"These are the players leading the way," said Teeter. "This group has shown that they can make decisions well, they do the right things and they work their tails off. It's easy for our young team to buy into their example."
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Sarah Blalock was named to the IWLCA All-Region Second Team in 2021 after recording 12 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. As a sophomore, she led the team with 50 draw controls and her nine against Ohio State was the most by any UofL player during the 2019 season. Blalock is regarded as one of the best lockdown defenders in the country and is often responsible for face guarding opponent's best offensive threats.
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Caroline Blalock was named IWLCA All-Region Second Team and All-ACC Second Team in 2021 after leading the Cardinals with 11 assists, 32 ground balls, 39 draw controls and 21 caused turnovers and ranking second on the team with 30 goals and 41 points. As a sophomore, she tallied 23 caused turnovers, which ranked eighth in the ACC and tied for 10th in UofL single season history. As a freshman, Blalock was named All-ACC Second Team, ILWomen All-Rookie Team and IWLCA All-Region Second Team and led the Cardinals with 43 goals, 55 points and 24 caused turnovers.
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Kirsten Parker has appeared in 34 games, making five starts in three years. She has recorded six goals, three assists, seven caused turnovers and 15 draw controls as a Cardinal.
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Maggie Foster started all 16 games as a sophomore last season. She finished with 23 ground balls and nine caused turnovers, recording at least one ground ball in 12 of 16 games. As a freshman, Foster played in all nine games, starting eight, and tallied 15 ground balls, five caused turnovers and one draw control in the shortened season.
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Sydney Kirchenheiter played in all 16 games with 12 starts as a sophomore in 2021. She finished the season with nine ground balls, seven caused turnovers and one draw control. As a freshman, she played in all nine games, starting two, and tallied eight ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control.
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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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