April 23, 2015
WASHINGTON -
Penn State women's lacrosse senior attacker Maggie McCormick (Eldersburg, Md.) was named to a Tewaaraton Award nominee on Thursday afternoon. McCormick is one of the top 25 women's lacrosse players in the nation up for the highest award in collegiate lacrosse.
From the 25 nominees, a finalists list of five athletes will be selected with their male counterparts on Thursday, May 7 to be invited to the ceremony. The 15th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be May 28 in Washington at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
McCormick is a nominee for the second time in her career (2013 as a sophomore). One of the top distributors in college lacrosse, McCormick is fifth in the nation in assists (35) and assists per game (2.33).
McCormick leads Penn State in points (56) as she's scored 21 goals this year. The senior out of Maryland has registered at least 48 points in all four seasons of her collegiate career. She has appeared on the Tewaaraton Watch List in the past three seasons.
McCormick is the current Penn State record holder for assists (129) and has risen to fourth in all-time points (250). Her point total is the most by a Nittany Lion in a single career since Tami Worley registered 289 in 1986-89. McCormick (121 goals) is 14th all-time at Penn State in scoring.
The McCormick-led Nittany Lions (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) face fellow first-place foe, No. 1 Maryland (16-0, 4-0 Big Ten) in a Big Ten title bout tonight in College Park. The Terrapins had four nominees for the Tewaaraton Award announced on Thursday. Tonight's game can be seen on Big Ten Network at 7 p.m.