Upper Moreland LAX’s Annalise Messina named All-American, multiple local players earn honors

Phillylacrosse.com has announced the girls’ All-league, All-State, and All-American honors for the 2024 season.

Annalise Messina, an Upper Moreland junior midfielder who is also the Courier Times/Intelligencer Player of the Year, was named a USA Lacrosse All-American while Emma Yoder from Springfield Township High School was named to the All-Academic team.

Other awards from our area include:

Suburban One American Conference

First Team

Kathleen PenneKamp Midfield 10 Abington
Harper McGinley Midfield / Defense 12 Abington
Emma Yoder Midfield 12 Springfield
Fiona Rizzo Attack 12 Springfield
Annalise Messina Midfield 11 Upper Moreland
Tess Talbot GK 12 Springfield

Second Team

Carly Hughes Midfield / Defense 10 Abington
Roya Rosala Attack / Midfield 10 Lower Moreland
Maddie McDevitt Midfield 12 Springfield
Olivia Meakim Attack 12 Upper Moreland
Avery Adamski Defense 11 Upper Moreland
Jadyn Bagby GK 11 Abington

Honorable Mention

Piper McGinley Attack 12 Abington
Brianna Gardner Midfield 10 Cheltenham
Shannon Silvius Midfield 11 Springfield
Frankie Rizzo Attack 10 Springfield
Willow Taylor Midfield 12 Upper Moreland
Nzingha Smith-Vance GK 12 Cheltenham

Friends Schools League

Isla Ablin Germantown Friends 12
Emmie Day Germantown Friends 10
Katie Day Germantown Friends 11
Sarah Goldberg Germantown Friends 10
Riya Mangini Germantown Friends 11
Claire Rigdon Germantown Friends 11
Naomi Shaffer Germantown Friends 10

Inter-Ac League

Lucia Smigiel Germantown Academy

The full list is here.

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Photo: UMoreland Athletics via X.com