Suzanne Raffaele Named To 2003 Brine IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-Region Team

Senior attack earns spot on the Mid-Atlantic Region Second-Team.

Senior Suzanne Raffaele was named to the Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team.

May 27, 2003

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior women's lacrosse player Suzanne Raffaele (Springfield, Pa./Archmere Academy) has been named to the Brine Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association/US Lacrosse Division I All-Region team, as announced by Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel, chair of the IWLCA Division I All-America Committee. Raffaele was one of 16 players named to the Mid-Atlantic Region Second-Team.

Raffaele earns her first selection to the All-Region team, coming off of arguably her best season with the Orange and Blue. She recently wrapped up one of the most impressive women's lacrosse careers in school history. This year, the attack earned Bucknell's first-ever Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Award, three years after she was just the school's second PL Rookie of the Year.

This season, Raffaele scored a career-best 40 goals, her fourth-straight season with at least 30 scores. She recorded eight hat tricks on the year, including four consecutive and six in the last eight games. In addition, the captain was held without a point only once in 16 games, and tallied multiple goals on 12 occasions. Raffaele was also a member of the All-League First Team for the second-straight year.

In four years with the Bison, Raffaele accumulated 144 career goals, setting a Bucknell career all-time record. That total also places her sixth on the Patriot League's all-time list. In addition, with her 50 point performance this year (40 goals, 10 assists), Raffaele reached 173 points in her career, three better than the former Bison standard and good enough for eighth on the conference list.

With her selection to the All-Patriot League team in her final season, Raffaele became just the sixth player in conference history to earn a spot on the all-league team all four years. She was a second-team selection in both her freshman and sophomore seasons, and earned first-team honors the past two years.

Raffaele was one of three Patriot League players on the All-Region teams. Also earning a spot on the second team were Lafayette's Jennifer Stone and Lehigh's Rosie Sherry. Following is a complete list of the 2003 Mid-Atlantic All-Region teams:

2003 Brine IWLCA/US Lacrosse Division I All-Region Teams
Mid-Atlantic Region, First Team
Position	Name	School
Attack	Whitney Miller	Princeton
Attack	Colleen O'Hara	Penn State
Attack	Tracey Bounds	Ohio State
Attack	Crysti Foote	Notre Dame
Attack	Danielle Shearer	Notre Dame
Midfielder	Alex Fiore	Princeton
Midfielder	Theresa Sherry	Princeton
Midfielder	Regina Oliver	Ohio State
Midfielder	Elizabeth Pillion	Princeton
Midfielder	Shannon Wilson	Ohio State
Midfielder	Lindsey Hart	Ohio
Defense	Rachael Becker	Princeton
Defense	Katie Norbury	Princeton
Defense	Kimberly Lowe	Ohio State
Defense	Andrea Kinnik	Notre Dame
Goalkeeper	Lee Tortorelli	Penn State
Mid-Atlantic Region, Second Team
Position	Name	School
Attack	Deanna Radcliffe	Temple
Attack	Katie Jeschke	Penn State
Attack	Suzanne Raffaele	Bucknell
Attack	Jennifer Stone	Lafayette
Midfielder	Tiffany Pulaski	Temple
Midfielder	Meredith Simon	Notre Dame
Midfielder	Lindsey Cassidy	Penn
Midfielder	Shari Maslin	Penn State
Midfielder	Melissa Mosey	Rutgers
Defense	Christy Bennett	Penn
Defense	Stephanie Curnoles	Penn State
Defense	Liz Frande	Penn State
Defense	Rosie Sherry	Lehigh
Defense	Lisa Cherill	Monmouth
Goalkeeper	Jen White	Notre Dame
Goalkeeper	Lyndsey Feldman	Rutgers

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