BALTIMORE – Kara Antonucci,
Mekayla Montgomery, and
Quinn Malcolm from the University of Indianapolis women's lacrosse team have been selected as 2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-Americans.
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Antonucci was tabbed as a first team honoree while Montgomery was a second team selection. Malcolm found a spot on the third team.
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Antonucci, who is the reigning GLVC Defender of the Year and was a 2022 IWLCA First Team All-American selection, played in and started all 23 games a season ago and was a key piece to the Hounds' defense. With the help of Antonucci, UIndy was able to outscore its opponents by 254 goals last year. She also finished second on the team with 65 draw controls while notching 21 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers in 2022.
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Montgomery, who was also an IWLCA First Team All-American honoree in 2022, played and started in all 23 contests and led the Greyhounds with 38 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers. Along with this, she finished third on the team in draw controls (56) while contributing seven goals and two assists on offense.
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Malcolm enters her senior campaign after having a breakout season last year for UIndy. She ended third on the team in goals (49) and points (62) and had a solid NCAA Tournament run where she scored one or more goals in all four games. Most notably, she tallied three goals against Adelphi in the national semifinals and then chipped in a goal and an assist against East Stroudsburg in the national championship game.
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