IWLCA Acknowledges 2024 Division I Players of the Year

Four student-athletes honored

The IWLCA has named four All-Americans from Division I 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 I

Izzy Scane earns the distinguished honor of Division I Player of the Year and Attacker of the Year for a second straight season after closing out her collegiate career this past weekend as a National Championship Finalist. Scane has made her mark in history by breaking the all-time NCAA career goal-scoring record, surpassing Charlotte North's previous record of 358 goals. Continuing her exceptional performance, she has netted 88 goals this season and leads the nation in goals for the second consecutive year, following her 99-goal season in 2023. This achievement marks the first player to lead the nation in goals in back-to-back seasons since Jen Adams of Maryland from 1999 to 2001. Scane has been named IWCLA Player of the Week three times this season, most recently after scoring five goals and providing one assist in Northwestern's second-round victory over Denver. Scane is a three-time First Team All-American selection and has helped lead the Wildcats to a National Title in 2023. 

A junior midfielder and draw specialist, Chase Boyle earns the Midfield of the Year honor after recording a stellar performance on the field this season. The Tewaaraton Finalist and Patriot League Midfielder of the Year finished second in Division I in goals with 85, a total that is a new program record for goals in a single season. She ranks eighth in the nation in total points (101) on the season and fifth in the country in draw controls (208). That total is also a Loyola and Patriot League single-season record. During the season, Boyle had at least one goal in every game, and she compiled two or more in 20 of the Greyhounds' 21 outings. She finished with eight games with five or more goals, 12 with four-plus. On the draw circle, she helped Loyola win 67.5 percent of draws taken this season, a stat that ranks third in the nation. Boyle posted nine games with 10 or more draw controls, including games with 17 against Colgate and 15 against Penn State. Boyle was also named an IWLCA First-Team All-American this season.

Sydney Scales, a three-time IWLCA All-American, anchored the fifth-lowest scoring defense in the country and helped Boston College to its second straight ACC title. She helped the defense allow just 20 goals in the three victories, which lead to her being named the ACC's Most Outstanding Player. She is third in the ACC in caused turnovers (37) and seventh in ground balls (41). An All-ACC selection and back-to-back Defender of the Year, Scales was recently named Eagle of the Year and was a top-25 Tewaaraton Finalist. She also capped the year as a National Champion as BC earned its second National title in program history this past Sunday in Cary, NC. Just recently, Scales was the first defender selected and the fourth overall pick in the AU Pro Lacrosse College Draft. 

Erin O'Grady, a junior goalie, started 19 games and leads the nation with a goals-against average of 7.34, ranking second in save percentage (.549). She made 150 saves this season, becoming only the fifth goalie in U-M history to record 100 saves in a single season. O'Grady had six games with double-digit saves, including 10 against No. 4 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament second round. She was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, a three-time National Defensive Player of the Week, Big Ten Goaltender of the Year, an Inside Lacrosse All-American, and an all-region selection.