Moorestown Lacrosse Players Announce College Destinations

A total of 13 Moorestown High School seniors have signed national letters of intent to play lacrosse at the college level, the Moorestown Lacrosse Club announced on Monday.

The 10 girls lacrosse players who will continue their careers in college are listed below, with their college choices listed to the right:

Melanie Becker - Vanderbilt University

Courtney Bodine - LaSalle University

Abbey Brooks - Rutgers University


Jess Button - Holy Cross University


Keira Dalmass - University of Connecticut

Gabby Cooper - Catholic University

Maggie Handlan - University of Michigan

Alex O’Donnell - Brown University

Adriana Pendino - University of Michigan

Emily Troy - Gettysburg College

The three boys lacrosse players who will continue their careers in college are listed below, with their college choices listed to the right:

Austin Haynes - University of Delaware

Andrew Helfman - Oneonta State

Tristan Sporer - Mount St. Mary’s

“We are extremely proud of this group of dedicated seniors who have continued to uphold the tradition of excellence that exemplifies Moorestown girls lacrosse,” coach Deanna Knobloch said. “As always, we have high expectations for the upcoming 2015 season and are looking forward to watching this group lead their teammates hopefully to another Tournament of Champions title.”

The Moorestown High School girls lacrosse program has won the Tournament of Champions title, symbolic of the best team in New Jersey in all groups, a record 20 times, and 13 of the last 15 years. The team has won 21 state group championships.

Recent graduates of the program have gone on to successful academic and athletic careers at leading universities including Rutgers, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, William and Mary, Franklin and Marshall, Princeton, Penn, Yale, Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt, among others.

The Moorestown High School boys lacrosse program won state group titles in 2008 and 2011. It won the South Jersey Group III title last season.

Recent graduates have attended and played for Connecticut College, Elizabethtown, Fairfield, Franklin and Marshall, McDaniel, Mount St. Mary’s, Nazareth, University of North Carolina, Rutgers, University of Delaware, St. Joseph’s, Villanova, and Washington & Lee.

“We are extremely proud of these 13 Moorestown student athletes,” Kelly Dalmass, President of Moorestown Lacrosse Club, said. “Most all of them began playing for our club at a young age and each of them has shown steadfast dedication to their sport, their school and their community. Each year, tens of thousands of high school students play lacrosse and only a small percentage of them have the skill, dedication, discipline, and academic ability to go on to play at the NCAA varsity level. We are proud of their academic and athletic accomplishments and equally proud of them as young men and women. They will no doubt continue to make us proud as they go on to play at the next level. I know I speak for everyone associated with the Moorestown Lacrosse Club- especially the many dedicated volunteers, coaches, parents and club officers- when I offer each of them a heartfelt congratulations on their successful high school careers, and
 wish them all the very best in the future.”