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Sarah Macary 11 is Babsons fourth straight Rookie of the Year. 5/8/08
Martignetti, Macary Head Huge List Of Women's Lacrosse NEWMAC Honorees
The NEWMAC announced its 2008 Women's Lacrosse postseason honors this week, and league Champion Babson College led all teams with eight honorees - including five First Team selections, the conference Athlete of the Year, and the league Rookie of the Year. Heading up Babson's long list of award winners was senior tri-captain Anita Martignetti, who earned her second straight NEWMAC Athlete of the Year selection as well as a spot on the All-Conference First team. First-year goalie Sarah Macary became the Beavers' fourth straight Rookie of the Year selection, while senior Brianne Carlson, junior Jackie Godfrey, sophomore Kaitlyn Pettengill, and sophomore Anna Collins all joined Martignetti on the All-NEWMAC First Team. [+]
 
 
Anita Martignetti 08 is Babsons new all-time points leader. 5/8/08
Martignetti Breaks Women's Lacrosse Points Record
Babson senior tri-captain Anita Martignetti became the women's lacrosse program's new all-time points leader on Wednesday, as she tallied four goals and one assist in the Beavers' 19-10 victory over host Trinity College in the First Round of the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. With her five-point performance, Martignetti now has 189 goals and 66 assists for 255 points in 70 career games, moving her past Babson Athletics Hall of Famer Tracy Russell '97 into first place on Babson's all-time list. Russell recorded 213 goals and 39 assists for 252 points in 57 career contests from 1994 to 1997. Martignetti is now the program leader in points and assists while trailing only Russell in goals. [+]
 
 
Jackie Godfrey 09 and the Beavers exploded past Trinity. 5/7/08
Women's Lacrosse Hammers Trinity, 19-10, For First-Ever NCAA Tournament Victory
Just two days after getting bumped two spots in the national rankings without losing a contest, the 12th-ranked Babson women's lacrosse team sent a resounding message with a dominating 19-10 triumph over new number-10 Trinity College in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament at Trinity's Sheppard Field on Wednesday. With their second victory over the Bantams this season and their first-ever NCAA Tournament win, the Beavers (16-2) set a new program record for victories in a season. Babson will now face its toughest test of the year in the team's second straight Regional Semifinal appearance, as the Green and White will head back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to face third-ranked and defending National Champion Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. [+]
 
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