Temple University Athletics
FRENGS NAMED ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S LACROSSE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
5.4.05 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA -
Sophomore Allison Frengs was named the 2005 Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, as decided by a vote of the Conference's eight head coaches. This is the first Player of the Year honor for Frengs, who was twice-named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week. Fellow sophomore Patty Glavin and senior Megan McLouth joined Frengs on the A-10's All-Conference Team.Frengs was the most dominant player on the Temple team this past season. She led the team in scoring, earning 52 points off of 45 goals and seven assists, and was second in caused turnovers (15). She also finished among the team leaders in groundballs (30) and draw controls (21). Frengs has had eight games where she has scored at least four goals, with her season high of six goals coming in the 14-10 victory over Saint Joseph's. Her game-winning goal in overtime against George Washington gave the Owls their seventh straight regular season title and the #1 seed in the A-10 Tournament. Her game-winners against Massachusetts and Colgate were also crucial to the squad's success this season. In just two years on the team, Frengs has scored 75 goals and is on track to rank among the program's scoring leaders. This is the second career postseason honor for the sophomore, who was named to the A-10's All-Tournament Team last season.
Glavin was the second half of Temple's offensive tandum this season, finishing second on the team in scoring with 31 goals and six assists. Her lethal shot has allowed her to have eight multiple goal scoring games, in which she has often accounted for half of Temple's total goals scored. Glavin scored three of the Owls' six goals, including the game-winning goal, against then #2 Penn State, launching Temple into the Top 20 for the first time in three years. For her offensive prowess, Glavin was rewarded with National Player of the Week honors. She scored five goals in the 9-8 win over Duquesne, handing the Dukes their only loss in A-10 play. Glavin returns to the A-10 Tournament after sitting out last season with an injury. She was the 2003 A-10 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
McLouth has been Temple's starting goaltender for the past two seasons, anchoring a defense that has helped the Owls to three straight Atlantic 10 titles. A member of the 2004 Atlantic 10 All-Championship team, McLouth's ability to read the attack has allowed her to come up with big time saves and interceptions. She has earned 373 career saves, including 133 this season, which is good for the seventh highest tally on Temple's All-Time Saves List. Throughout her career, McLouth has saved at least 50% of the shots that she has faced, resulting in a 52% save average.
Temple, who captured its seventh straight A-10 regular season title, finished the season with a 10-6 overall record and a 6-1 mark in A-10 play. The Owls enter the 2005 A-10 Tournament as the #1 seed and will play the University of Richmond on Friday, May 6 at 5:00 p.m.
