INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) hosted its annual postseason banquet on Thursday evening at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center on the campus of the University of Indianapolis, honoring the league's top performers for the 2019 women's lacrosse season.
 
As it did on the field for most of the season, UIndy dominated the postseason accolades, including five major award winners, six first-team members, four second-team players, and two honorable-mention honorees.

"What an accomplishment to have 12 athletes earn all-conference," head coach James Delaney said after the banquet. "We talk about the standard not being an all-conference player, but an all-region, All-American-type player here, and our girls have really bought into that."
 
Despite playing in just 12 games thus far in 2019, Destinie Katz has been one of the most entertaining players to step foot on the lacrosse field so far this season. The attacker out of Manorville, N.Y., posted 92 points, which ranks second in the conference behind teammate Grace Gunneson.

"Destinie had a massive breakout year for us," Delaney said. "It's great that she's such an unselfish feeder and makes her teammates better."
 
Katz handed out 58 assists to go along with 34 goals this season, the former already being a program record. Averaging 7.7 points per game, the junior has put up video-game numbers since the season opener when she put up nine points in the win over Findlay. Katz has recorded at least seven points on eight occasions this season, including a program-record 13 against Lewis on March 5 and at Ashland on April 26.
 
Riley McClure has been a mainstay on the UIndy back line since her freshman campaign in 2017, now earning first-team All-GLIAC honors for the third straight season. The Ancaster, Ontario native claims GLIAC Defender of the Year accolades for the second straight season after posting 45 ground balls and 43 caused turnovers through 17 games.

"Riley really has become the standard here," Delaney said of the two-time all-league defender. "She works hard every day to be a top-five defender in the country and this year has been no different."
 
The junior ranks seventh and second in those respective categories among all GLIAC players, while her 67 draw controls is good for 10th in the league. McClure also tallied three goals and two assists this season.
 
As one of the top rookie netminders in all of NCAA Division II, Cassidy King was named the GLIAC Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Year on Thursday evening. The Canandaigua, N.Y. product produced a .534 save percentage in 16 games this season, including a 4.80 goals-against average (GAA). Her numbers are even more eye-popping in the 11 league games she played in, upping her save percentage to nearly 61 percent and her GAA down to 4.13.

"I couldn't be more excited for Cassidy to win both Goalkeeper of the Year and Freshman of the Year," Delaney said of his freshman goalie. "I think this is a long time coming. We knew she was a big-time player and she has done nothing but prove us right this year." 

King is the third Greyhound to be dubbed the top rookie in the GLIAC in program history, following Irene Carlquist in 2016 and Lauryn Hardoy in 2018. The keeper also scooped up 29 ground balls this season, as well as caused 15 turnovers.
 
A year removed from winning IWLCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year, UIndy head coach Delaney has been named the GLIAC Coach of the Year in just his second season at the helm. The Greyhounds are 16-1 this season, and have gone 32-5 under Delaney since 2018.
 
With Delaney, UIndy remains atop the NCAA Division II leaderboards in scoring offense (21.35 goals per game) and scoring defense (3.94 goals allowed per game). The Greyhounds are currently on pace to break the current NCAA Division II goals per game record, which is currently held by Adelphi (21.20 in 2011).
 
Along with Katz, King, and McClure, three other Greyhounds joined their teammates on the league's top team. After receiving honorable-mention honors her first two seasons, Grace Gunneson was awarded first-team status, with Peyton Romig and Lauren Wagner also being recognized at midfield and defense, respectively.
 
Hannah Bunce, Lauryn Hardoy, Erika Mayette, and Jess Soenen each were named to the All-GLIAC Second Team, while Trisha Koning and Julia O'Brien were listed among the honorable mentions.
 
The Greyhounds kick off the 2019 GLIAC Tournament tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. against Concordia-St. Paul.