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Sonia LaMonica

 
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The Tiger women’s lacrosse team continues to be a dominant force in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under Head Coach Sonia LaMonica.

Towson made its fifth straight appearance in the CAA Championship game under LaMonica during the 2015 season. She continued to challenge her Tigers as Towson faced six nationally-ranked teams and took No. 2 North Carolina to double overtime before falling. Though the streak of CAA titles may have ended, LaMonic's Tigers exhibited a work hard trademark through out the season. No where was this more evident as the CAA semifinals where the team scored two goals while two men down in overtime and rallied for a 7-3 win over top seed Hofstra.

Eight Tigers were honored in 2015 under LaMonica's watch. Senior defender Michelle Dufault highlighted that group as she earned CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors. In addition, Dufault, redshirt senior attacker Andi Raymond and senior goalkeeper Kelsea Donnelly all earned first team honors. Junior defender Emily Roth was named to the second team while freshmen Erika Cavallo, Emily Gillingham and Kaitlyn Montalbano were all named to the All-Rookie team. Senior midfielder Delaney Fisher was named to the CAA All-Academic squad.

The 2014 season played out a similar script from the 2013 and 2012 seasons. LaMonica challenged her Tigers as they faced seven nationally-ranked teams during non-conference play. Those challenges had the Tigers ready for CAA play as the team went 4-1 and claimed a share of its fourth straight CAA regular season title. LaMonica and the Tigers went on to defeat Hofstra and James Madison to capture their third straight CAA title, becoming the first team in conference history to win three straight. Towson advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season under LaMonica’s guidance.

Honored as the CAA Coach of the Year for the fourth straight season, LaMonica guided Raymond to CAA Co-Player of the Year accolades and freshman attacker Gabby Cha to CAA Rookie of the Year honors. In addition, seven other Tigers were honored at the CAA awards banquet. Raymond, attacker Ashleigh Rohrback and Donnelly earned IWLCA All-Region honors under LaMonica’s tutelage.