IWLCA Names 2023 Division III Players of the Year

Four student-athletes honored

The IWLCA has named four All-Americans from Division III as positional Players of the Year. The Division’s selection committee has also chosen one of the positional honorees as the Player of the Year.

DIVISION III

For a second straight year, Jane Earley is named the Division III Player of the Year and Attacker of the Year by the IWLCA. Earley continues to be a force on the Panther's offense, as she eclipsed the 200-goal mark this season, becoming the second player in program history to do so. She also became the second Panther to win 100 draw controls in a single season. The attacker ranks second in the Panther career books in goals (217), points (290), and draws (257). Earley leads the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) in points (106) and draws (138), while ranking third in goals (74) and second in assists (32). She earned two NESCAC Player of the Week and three IWLCA Player of the Week honors this season. Earley was also named the NESCAC Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team for the second year in a row.

Maddie Montgomery secures the Midfielder of the Year honor after starting all 22 games for the Herons, leading her team with 84 goals and 101 points. She is second on the team with 17 assists. Montgomery's 84 goals this season are the most in program history. Montgomery is seventh in the nation in goals. She also leads the Herons with 97 draw controls. Montgomery has recorded 203 goals, 46 assists, and 249 points during her career. She currently holds William Smith's career draw controls record with 246. The 2023 Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year was named an All-American for the fourth time during her career. She is a two-time IWLCA All-American and a two-time USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American. In addition, Montgomery was named to the IWLCA All-Empire Region First team and All-Liberty League First team this season. She was named the Liberty League's Offensive Performer of the Week three times, the USA Lacrosse Magazine Player of the Week once, and the IWLCA Co-Offensive Player of the Week once.

Erica Barr is crowned Defender of the Year after anchoring Middlebury’s defense en route to its ninth National Title. The two-time First Team All-American (2022, 2023) earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team and was tabbed the first NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year in Middlebury history. The senior leads the NESCAC with 48 caused turnovers and paces the Panthers with 42 groundballs, which ranks second in the conference. Barr is also third on the team in draw controls with 76 and sits second in the Middlebury record books with 220 in her career.    

Isabella Garabo played a pivotal role in the net for the Spartans' success this season. She earned her first IWLCA All-American nod this season as she is a two-time IWLCA All-Metro selection. The senior went 17-4 for the season with a 7.18 goals against average and a .528 save percentage. Her conference numbers are even better as she went 8-0 with a 3.03 goals against average and a .651 save percentage. Garabo was the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth Goalie of the Year and earned the Commonwealth Defender of the Week award in six straight weeks. She ranked first in the league in save percentage and was second in goals against average. Garabo is 11th in NCAA Division III in goals against average and 15th in save percentage. Garabo is the sixth Spartan player to earn first-team All-American honors.