Feb. 3, 2005

BALTIMORE, MD - Johns Hopkins sophomore Mary Key (Stevensville, MD/St. Mary's) has been named a preseason first-team All-American and senior Lacey-Leigh Hentz (Hampstead, MD/North Carroll) was selected to the second team, as announced by Inside Lacrosse magazine. Inside Lacrosse also released its preseason poll, where Hopkins earned the No. 7 spot.

Key led the Blue Jays with 52 goals, 22 assists and 74 points, setting the school Division I record for points in a season. Hentz, a 2005 co-captain, has started at defense every year at Hopkins and is a three-time all-conference pick in the competitive American Lacrosse Conference. Key and Hentz earned second-team and third-team honors respectively at the end of the 2004 season.

Defending champion Virginia earned the top spot in the preseason poll followed by Princeton, the 2004 runner-up. Northwestern, Duke, Georgetown and North Carolina were also ranked ahead of Hopkins.

The All-American list and preseason rankings are compiled by Inside Lacrosse magazine. Published 11 times annually in Towson, Md., Inside Lacrosse is the leading publication on the sport of lacrosse, with subscribers in all 50 states and eight foreign countries. The All-America lists, along with team profiles, player profiles and season previews, will be available in the women's preview issue of Inside Lacrosse, which will hit newsstands in early February.

Inside Lacrosse Division I Preseason All-Americans

First Team

Amy Appelt, Virginia

Lindsey Biles, Princeton

Katie Chrest, Duke

Delia Cox, Maryland

Ashlee Dardine, James Madison

Sydney Greene, Loyola

Mary Key, Johns Hopkins

Kristen Kjellman, Northwestern

Courtney Koester, Northwestern

Nikki Lieb, Virginia

Regina Oliver, Ohio State

Elizabeth Pillion, Princeton

Elizabeth Pinney, Virginia

Rachel Shuck, Loyola

Lauren Vance, Princeton

Devon Wills, Dartmouth

Second Team

Jess Brownridge, JMU

Jess Burnap, New Hampshire

Cary Chasney, Virginia

Dana Dobbie, Ohio

Bridget Eder, Hofstra

Lacey-Leigh Hentz, Johns Hopkins

Monica Joines, Syracuse

Ashley Koester, Northwestern

Meredith Lazarus, Virginia

Katie Leland, New Hampshire

Lindsey Lewis, Boston University

Sarah Oliphant, Georgetown

Greta Sommers, Maryland

Elizabeth Tortorelli, Penn State

Acacia Walker, Maryland

Morgan Watkins, William & Mary

Third Team

Kristen Burke, Penn State

Katieanne Christian, Dartmouth

Laura Dosdall, New Hampshire

Ginger Flocco, Duquesne

Crysti Foote, Notre Dame

Ashley Gersuk, Northwestern

Julie Gladchuk, UNC

Lori Havrilla, Penn State

Leigh Jester, Duke

Melissa McCarthy, UNC

Kathleen Miller, Princeton

Mary Beth Miller, Boston University

Tracy Mullaney, Connecticut

Lindsey Munday, Northwestern

Alyssa Trudel, Boston University

Becky Trumbo, Towson

Division I Preseason Rankings

1. Virginia

2. Princeton

3. Northwestern

4. Duke

5. Georgetown

6. North Carolina

7. Hopkins

8. Maryland

9. Loyola

10 Dartmouth

11. James Madison

12. Towson

13. Syracuse

14. William & Mary

15. Delaware

16. Notre Dame

17. UNH

18. Hofstra

19. George Mason

20. Boston University