BALTIMORE – The 50th class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been selected and approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year's class will be inducted in a ceremony on Nov. 10 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame is a component of US Lacrosse. The 2007 induction class consists of Gail Cummings-Danson, Gertrude Dunn, Susan Ford, Tim Goldstein, Susan K. Kidder, Darren Lowe, Sharon Pfluger, Karl Rippelmeyer, Thomas Sears, and Brian Wood.

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame was established in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the Hall of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore.

Gail Cummings-Danson (Temple University)
Cummings-Danson, the top goal scorer in women's lacrosse history, is being inducted as a truly great player. Cummings-Danson scored a NCAA record 289 goals during her career at Temple, including 88 in 1988 when she led Temple to a perfect 19-0 record and the NCAA championship. She was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors in 1987 and 1988. Cummings-Danson played for the Canadian national team from 1982 to 1989 and then helped the U.S. win the World Cup in 1993. Currently, the athletic director at Skidmore College, she previously coached lacrosse at Connecticut College, Temple and Albany. She has been inducted into the Temple University Hall of Fame and the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Gertrude Dunn (West Chester University)
Dunn, an outstanding all-around athlete, is being inducted posthumously as a truly great player. Dunn played on the U.S. national team from 1957 to 1963 and was a member of the U.S. team that toured Great Britain and Ireland in 1957. Dunn also served as an umpire for 20 years in the Philadelphia Women's Lacrosse Association. Away from lacrosse, she played shortstop in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous by the 1992 movie, A League of Their Own. She was the Rookie of the Year in the league in 1952. She was also inducted into the National Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. She died in 2004 when the plane she was piloting crashed.

Susan Ford (Connecticut College)
Ford, a longtime fixture in the sport, is being inducted as a truly great contributor, for contributions in the fields of coaching, umpiring, development and service. A four-year player at Connecticut College, she later coached at Concord Academy and Wellesley College, leading her final team in 1988 to an undefeated record. An umpire for 35 years, Ford served on the United States Women's Lacrosse Association Board of Directors for 20 years and helped transition the USWLA into US Lacrosse in 1998. Ford served on the Board of Directors for the US Lacrosse Foundation from 1998 to 2002. She has been inducted into the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame and the US Lacrosse New England Chapter Hall of Fame.

Tim Goldstein (Cornell University)
Goldstein, a star attackman at Cornell, is being inducted as a truly great player. Goldstein led the Big Red to the 1987 NCAA championship when he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after scoring 25 points in three games, tying the NCAA tournament record. Goldstein led the nation in scoring that year with 100 points, becoming just the second collegiate player to top 100 points in a season. Goldstein was named a first-team All-American in 1987 and 1988 and received the Enners Award in 1987 as the USILA's Player of the Year. Following college, Goldstein was a three-time club all-star and played on the 1990 U.S. men's team that won a world championship. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.

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