Three members of the Oswego State women's lacrosse team have been named to the All-Empire Region squad as voted on by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Esther Gabriel earned a spot on the First Team while Erannan Shattuck and Teresa Shattuck both took home Second Team honors.
Gabriel earned All-Region honors on the heels of the best season of her career. In 2016, her 47 goals ranked seventh in the conference and first on the Laker squad. Even more impressive was her 12-of-18 (.667) free position percentage, which topped all SUNYAC players and was the 11th-highest efficiency in the country. The senior finished with 52 points on the year, which was third-most on the team as well. Aside from scoring, the Lancaster, N.Y. native also controlled the fifth-most draws in the conference (70) and scooped the 10th-most ground balls (37). Gabriel has taken home numerous awards this season already, including First Team All-SUNYAC honors, the SUNY Chancellor's Award and Oswego State Female Athlete of the Week.
E. Shattuck also had a dominant senior season as her 77 points were the second-most on the team and seventh-most in the SUNYAC. E. Shattuck was known as a primary helper, recording the fourth-most assists in the country (53) and most in a single-season by a Laker. Her 3.31 assists-per-game tops that as it places her second in Division III. E. Shattuck was a member of the All-SUNYAC Second Team as well.
In her freshman campaign, T. Shattuck shined as she not only earned Second Team All-Region honors but also was selected to the All-Conference Second Team and named the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. The Syracuse, N.Y. native recorded 79 points on the season, leading all Lakers and placing her fifth in the conference. Known as a key distributer, 49 of those points came as assists, ranking her ninth in the country. T. Shattuck had one of her best stretches of play in the middle of the season, recording back-to-back nine-point games (6G, 12A) against SUNY Canton and Potsdam.
