CAPE COD, MA. – Three members of the Union women's lacrosse team were named to the 2005 ECAC Division III Upstate Women's Lacrosse All-Star Team. Senior midfielder Molly Flanagan (Simsbury, CT/Loomis Chaffee) received the Player of the Year award, while senior attack Kathy Dolezal (Clearwater, FL/Williston Northampton) and senior defender Liz Flanagan (Simsbury, CT/Loomis Chaffee) also were named to the team.
Flanagan had been named to the IWLCA/US Lacrosse Association Division III All-American second team, the fourth time she had received all-american honors. The 2005 Liberty League Women's Lacrosse Player of the Year was the pre-season US Lacrosse Player of the Year. She was a three-time Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week. The senior started all 17 games for the Dutchwomen, with 54 goals, 17 assists and 71 points. She had 128 shots, and 99 on net for a .773 shot-on-goal percentage. Flanagan also had 70 ground balls and 45 draw controls. She was 13th in NCAA Division III national rankings with 57 caused turnovers. The midfielder finished her career as the all-time Union women's lacrosse leader in career points with 288 and career goals with 217. Her 71 assists rank her second all-time.
Dolezal had 45 goals in 17 games, and also posted nine assists for 54 points. She had an 80% shot on goal percentage, and 28 ground balls. Dolezal won a Liberty League offensive performer honor earlier this season. She was second on the team in goals, points, shots, and tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals. She scored in 15 of the 17 games, and had seven goals vs. St. Lawrence as well as six points against William Smith. The captain also ranked sixth in the Liberty League in goals. Dolezal completed her career ranked 19th all-time at Union with 68 career points.
Liz Flanagan, a captain this year, had 43 ground balls and 14 draw controls as well as 11 points with five goals and six assists. She is the coordinator of the team's defense, which allowed 139 goals in 17 games for the season. The Dutchwomen held the opponent under 10 goals in six games this spring. Flanagan had 16 ground balls in her last seven games.
Union was 13-4 this season and won the Liberty League title at home on Frank Bailey Field. The Dutchwomen competed in the NCAA tournament and took a 12-game winning streak into the NCAA's before losing at Colorado College (a national semi-finalist).
Union was 52-16 in the four seasons that Dolezal and the Flanagan sisters played in the program. The Dutchwomen competed in two NCAA tournaments, won two league titles, and competed in three post-seasons during their careers.
