DURHAM – Duke women's lacrosse attackers
Catriona Barry and
Maddie Jenner have been named two of 25 women's nominees for the 2022 Tewaaraton Award, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top women's and men's college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
Barry has been unstoppable this season for the Blue Devils and is arguably one of the best offensive players in the country. With at least four goals in nine of the 16 games this season, Barry leads the team with 52 goals and 33 assists for 85 points. In Duke's 22-13 victory over High Point (2/20/22), the Napa, Calif., native tallied 11 points (7G, 4A), which tied for first on Duke's individual single-game records list. In Duke's victory at Virginia Tech, Barry dished a career-high six dimes, which ties for first on Duke's individual single game records list.
So far this spring, Barry is 10th nationally in points per game (5.31), 28th in goals per game (3.33) and 20th in assists per game (2.06). As a team, the Blue Devils' 17.88 goals per game and 26.06 points per game rank first and second, nationally.
Attacker and draw specialist Jenner returned to the circle in 2022 as the best in the sport at the draw. She has been spectacular this spring with 201 draws in 16 games. In Duke's win at High Point, Jenner grabbed a career-high 21, surpassing her previous best of 19. That is the most in a single game in Duke history, besting her sister Olivia's 20 in 2019. She is instrumental in helping control the tempo of the game by winning the draw and allowing Duke to hold possession. She also owns 29 points (26G, 2A) this season.
Over the course of her career, she has amassed 572 total draws and is the nation's NCAA active career leader in draw controls per game (9.38) and total draw controls (572). She broke Duke's all-time draw control record in the win over Davidson on March 20, 2022, a record previously owned by her sister, Olivia. She is currently tied for second in NCAA history and is 74 from breaking the NCAA career record.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be selected from these groups, to be announced in three weeks at the conclusion of the regular season. Details on the 2021 Tewaaraton Award Winners announcement will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.
The Blue Devils have a big test at No. 1 North Carolina Thursday. Opening draw is set for 8 p.m., on ACC Network with Leah Secondo, Sheehan Stanwick Burch & Dana Boyle on the call. The winner will be crowned ACC regular season champs.
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