WINTER PARK, Fla. (May 23, 2008) - Rollins College head women's lacrosse coach Dennis Short has announced the addition of twelve recruits for the 2009 season. Katie Cahill, Katie Cummins, Gabi Lombardi, Cat Kelley, Jez Williams, Steph Wiedenhofer, Bizzie Durell, Alyssa Emens, Liz Ratliff, Tori Snow, Mallory Surpless, and Marissa Giannerini will be joining the Tars along with eight walk-on players for a total of 20 new faces on the women's lacrosse team.

"I couldn't be more excited about this incoming group," said Short. "This class is full of potential and will drastically improve our competitiveness in Division II. I have very high expectations of this class and I am confident they will make an impact from the first day they set foot on campus."

The incoming class, slated to graduate in 2012, is an eclectic group of individuals with outstanding talent. Hailing from the traditional hotbeds of Maryland and Long Island, extending to Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia, stretching out west to Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky, and then dipping down into Rollins' home state of Florida, the group will provide the Tars with plenty of fresh talent.

Katie Cahill is a three year letter winner and starting defender from the Berkshire School in Massachusetts where she was a teammate of current Rollins player Liz Scully. Cahill made the Lower New England 2 team as a junior and was voted team captain as a senior. She plans to major in Marine Biology at Rollins.

Katie Cummins is a four year starting varsity attacker from West Windsor-Plansboro North in New Jersey. She was an NJISAA All League Division A Honorable Mention and NJISAA Central NJ 2nd Team Player. As a senior, Cummins was named team captain and currently has 30 goals and 14 assists. She was a member of the Tri-State Lax Club for 3 years and also played soccer at West Windsor-Plansboro.

Gabi Lombardi is a defender from Mountain Lakes HS in New Jersey. She was a team captain in lacrosse and helped lead her team to a 2006 as well as 2007 Conference Championship and 2007 Group 1 NJ State Championship. Gabi played for the Tri-State Lax Club and was a 2nd Team All-Galaxy selection in 2007. Lombardi was a team captain, four year letter winner, and team MVP in soccer and earned All Area honors in 2007 and 2008. She also captained the basketball team and helped that team to Conference, County, and State Sectional Championships.

Cat Kelley is a midfielder from Virginia Episcopal School where she earned 1st Team All Conference and All State honors and was voted team MVP as a junior. As a senior, she was named team captain and scored 84 goals, 36 assists and collected 61 draw controls and 49 ground balls. Cat was also member of the X-Team and was the starting varsity field hockey goalie at VES where she also earned All Conference and MVP honors.

Jez Williams is an attacker who played on the X-Team and attended Comsewogue High School on Long Island where she was team captain and a four year varsity letter winner on the lacrosse team. She earned Academic All-American honors and the Suffolk County Lacrosse Unsung Hero Award in 2007. Williams was also a captain and three year letter winner in Volleyball and a National Honor Society member.

Steph Wiedenhofer is a middie from Winter Springs High School in Orlando, Fla. where she was a member of the varsity lacrosse team for four years. She was named team captain, MVP, Honorable Mention All American and 2nd Team All Conference in 2008 and was an Academic All American in both 2007 and 2008. Wiedenhofer collected 60 goals, 12 assists, 36 draw controls, 18 caused turnovers, and 102 ground balls. She helped assist her team to the Florida Lacrosse Final Four in 2007, and was a varsity swimmer throughout her high school career as well.

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