Bangor, Maine - The Husson women's lacrosse team received its 2015 NCAA Division III Statistical Champion Award for most ground balls per game on Thursday, marking the third time in school history the Eagles earned the honor after capturing it in 2010 and 2011.
The Eagles tallied 36.36 ground balls per game last season en route to an 8-6 record, including a 6-2 mark in NAC play and a berth in the conference tournament semifinals.
"All the ladies deserve recognition for the hard work that was put into this statistic," coach Madeline Hoeppner said. "Ground ball control plays a big part in the possession game. The fact that we were able to come up with the ball first says a lot about the integrity of our team."
Former Eagle defender Hayley Thibeau and midfielder Rashell Saucier led the team with 73 and 72 ground balls, respectively. Both players were voted to the All-NAC first team.

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