Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Junior midfielder Paige Petty was once again recognized as one the nation's premier players as she was named to Inside Lacrosse's All-American Third Team Wednesday afternoon.
"This is a great accomplishment for Paige," head coach John Sung noted. "She has had a fantastic start to her career her at Virginia Tech and has represented the program well. I am really excited to see her continued growth over the next two years."
After just two seasons, the Bernardsville, New Jersey native has already placed herself amongst some of the best to ever play at Tech. Petty is the only Hokie to ever earn multiple first team All-ACC awards, multiple IWLCA All-Region selections and an All-American nod in 2018.
She begins the 2020 season ranking 10th in career points, sixth in goals, and seventh in draw controls in Virginia Tech history
"I am honored to be able to be a part of a great team that has set high expectations for this year," Petty said Wednesday. "We have worked really hard in the offseason and I'm excited to see what we can accomplish this year."
She added All-ACC Academic Team to her list of accolades last season and has been recognized by the state's sports information directors as an All-State performer twice. Petty has also been featured on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, an award given annually to the top player in the nation.
For the second consecutive year, she was recognized as an All-State player by the state's sports information directors.
During the 2019 season, Petty's single-season totals included:
- Most goals in a single season (66)
- She is sixth all-time in goals (124)
- She is tied for tenth in points all-time (139)
- Tied for first for the most points scored in a single season (74)
Tech is less than three weeks away from opening the season at home at the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility on Saturday, February 8 at 2 p.m. The Hokies' complete spring slate can be found here.