WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (June 18, 2009) – William and Mary women's lacrosse head coach Christine Halfpenny has announced that seven student-athletes will join the program for the 2009-2010 academic year. The incoming class includes three in-state student-athletes, as well as two from Pennsylvania and one from Massachusetts and Texas.

"I am thrilled with the addition of my third recruiting class at the College of William and Mary," Halfpenny said. "This class will bring a wealth of experience all over the field from goal to low attack. There are many qualities that we were looking for in the 2009 recruiting class: speed, strength, competitiveness, excellent stick fundamentals and leadership. We believe these student-athletes bring a great mix of all the above attributes. I am looking forward to seeing how each of these individuals adapt to the college game, and I feel that they all have the ability to make an immediate impact on our program."

In addition to leading the Tribe to its second consecutive regular season conference title in '09, Halfpenny guided the team to a program-record six league wins and a national ranking of 20th in the final IWLCA regular season poll.

The following is a brief look at the Tribe's 2009-2010 recruiting class:

Hannah Clarke
Defender
Houston, Texas
Saint John's School
Prep: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Angie Kensinger ... All-State selection ... Two-time All-South Zone honoree ... Two-time all-district selection ... Galaxy honorable mention ... Member of Team Texas National Team ... Galaxy Honorable Mention ... Served as a team captain ... Also earned three letters in basketball and two in field hockey ... Member of the National Charity League ... Spent three years with the Dane Ensemble ... Personal: Daughter of Chip and Angela Clarke ... Born on Dec. 22, 1990 in Denver, Colo.

Katie Geary
Goalie
Wayne, Pa.
Radnor
Prep: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Phyllis Kilgour ... Served as a captain in '08 ... Academic All-American in '08 ... Goalie on the '08 Penn State Champion team ... Member of the 2008 Upper Atlantic Select team ... Also earned four letters in field hockey ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Class president from 2005-07 ... Member of the Student Ambassador Club ... Personal: Daughter of John and Sarah Geary ... Sister, Emily, is currently a goalkeeper for the Tribe ... Born on May 30, 1991 in New Haven Connecticut.

Brett Hayes
Midfielder
Duxbury, Mass.
Noble and Greenough School
Prep: Three-year letter winner for head coach Meghan Cleary ... NEPSWLA All-Star in '09 ... LNE team 1 in '08 ... Also a four-year letterwinner in cross country ... Was an honorable mention all-league selection in cross country and earned the Team of '99 Award and Coaches Award ... Personal: Daughter of Barbara and Gordon Hayes ... Brother, Nick, was a defender on the Wesleyan University lacrosse team ... Sister, Alex, was a member of the crew team at Wellesley College ...Born on Feb. 22, 1991 in Boston, Mass.

Kyrstin Mackrides
Attacker
Newtown Square, Pa.
Villa Maria Academy
Prep: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Christa Somits ... All-America honoree in 2009 ... Three-time AACA All-Star ... All-America honorable mention and member of National Tournament Team #1 in '08 ... National Tournament Team #2 as a sophomore and Team #6 as a freshman ... Two-time Main Line All-Star ... First-team All-Main Line selection twice ...Member of the National Honor Society and vice president of the Latin Honor Society ... Earned distinguished honors ... Personal: Daughter of Brian and Shelby Mackrides ... Father played baseball and football at Bucknell University ... Born on Aug. 19, 1991 in Newtown, Pa.

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