University of Massachusets Athletics
Ally Murphy Selected To U.S. National Under-19 Team
June 17, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse
Murphy makes final roster in preparation for 2019 World Lacrosse Women’s U-19 Championship tournament in August.
The U.S. U-19 team had 24 players in for a training camp earlier this month at U.S. Lacrosse headquarters and the staff made the final cuts to get the roster down to the maximum limit of 18 players allowed under World Lacrosse rules.
"We could have picked any of these players," said Amonte Hiller. "They're all unbelievable with great attitudes and are just a joy to work with. This was truly a very hard decision to make. We had a lot of considerations, including our style of play and how we could be successful with our choices. The depth of talent in the United States is unbelievable. It's been really fun to work with all of them and it's unfortunate to see some of them go."
The team has two more training opportunities before the world championship — a camp at Northwestern University from July 8-10 and then a brief camp at Niagara University leading into the championship.
The World Lacrosse Women's U19 championship runs from Aug. 1-10 with the U.S. playing its first game on Aug. 2 against Australia. The U.S. is looking to reclaim gold after a string of four straight world championships ended with a loss to Canada in the gold medal game in 2015 at the last U19 world championship in Scotland.
The U.S. has won four of the six previous World Lacrosse Women's U19 championships (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) while Australia (1995) and Canada (2015) have each won once.
Murphy completed her sophomore season at UMass this past spring. The Wantagh, N.Y., native started 12 of 19 games for the Minutewomen earning All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors as a defender. In two years with the Maroon and White, Murphy has played in 34 games with 13 goals, four assists, 45 groundballs, 27 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers.
UMass has had nine previous representatives on the U.S. National Team or the U.S. Development/Elite squads. Marge Anderson '82 and Lisa Griswold-Lindley '87 both played on the National Team as did former UMass head coach Francesca Den Hartog McClellan.
In 2009, former UMass great Jackie Lyons '11 was named to the U.S. Developmental squad as a rising junior.
Assistant coaches Elaine Jones (1994-95), Jill Pearsall (1996-97), Sarah Albrecht (2007-08, 2011-12) and Acacia Walker (2009-10) have each been members of either the U.S. Development or Elite teams. Current UMass head coach Angela McMahon is an assistant coach for the Under 19 National Team.
2019 U.S. U19 WOMEN'S TEAM
| Name | Hometown | High School | Club | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Carney | McKinney, Texas | John Paul II '18 | GRIT Dallas | Syracuse |
| Kasey Choma | Manorville, N.Y. | Eastport South Manor '19 | Long Island Yellow Jackets | Notre Dame |
| Sophia DiCenso | Foxboro, Mass. | Foxboro '19 | Mass Elite | Richmond |
| Madison Doucette | West Chester, Pa. | Unionville '18 | Ultimate | Northwestern |
| Brianne Gross | El Dorado Hills, Calif. | Oakridge '18 | Tenacity | Vanderbilt |
| Rachel Hall | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Woods '18 | Tenacity Houston | Oregon |
| Elle Hansen | Cohasset, Mass. | Cohasset '18 | Mass Elite | Northwestern |
| Elizabeth Hillman | Fallston, Md. | Bel Air '18 | Skywalkers | North Carolina |
| Leah Holmes | Larchmont, N.Y. | Hackley '20 | Snipers Elite | Northwestern (verbal) |
| Madeleine Jenner | Annapolis, Md. | McDonogh '18 | M&D | Duke |
| Michaela McMahon | Bardonia, N.Y. | Saddle River (N.J.) '18 | Building Blocks Lacrosse | Penn |
| Alexandra Murphy | Wantagh, N.Y. | Wantagh '17 | Long Island Yellow Jackets | Massachusetts |
| Brooklyn Neumen | Rockford, Mich. | Rockford '18 | Coppermine | North Carolina |
| Isabelle Scane | Clarkston, Mich. | Cranbrook Kingswood '18 | Mass Elite | Northwestern |
| Emma Schettig | Woodbine, Md. | McDonogh '19 | M&D | Maryland |
| Isabelle Smith | Westhampton Beach, N.Y. | Westhampton Beach '20 | Long Island Yellow Jackets | Boston College (verbal) |
| Greta Stahl | Penn Valley, Pa. | Harriton '18 | Quaker City | Northwestern |
| Caitlyn Wurzburger | Delray Beach, Fla. | American Heritage School '20 | Florida Select | North Carolina (verbal) |
