Hokie ClubUnder two weeks to first draw of the season, two Hokies, Paige Petty and Angie Benson were recognized Monday as All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse the organization announced.
Petty, a preseason Third Team member is a senior midfielder for the Hokies finished the 2020 season with 38 goals, the third-best total in the nation. She was also inside the top 10 in points, registering 43 in a 10-game shortened season due to COVID. She was named an Inside Lacrosse All-American at the conclusion of the season and was a Tewaaraton Award Watch List member as well as the VaSID Player of the Year.
For her career, Petty ranks third in Virginia Tech history with 162 goals, fourth with 182 points and is fifth with 185 draw controls.
A two-time First Team All-ACC performer, Petty is the program's most decorated athlete.
Benson, in her second season with the Hokies, will look to build on a tremendous 2020 season where she posted a 7-3 record and was second in the nation with a 7.38 goals against average. She made 83 saves on the season and had four contests with 10 or more. In a win at Louisville, she made 16 saves and owned a 53% save percentage in 2020.
The Hokies will begin their 2021 season Friday, February 12 at Liberty. Tech's first home game will be Wednesday, February 17 against James Madison at Lane Stadium. That game will be shown on ACC Network.
The entire preseason Inside Lacrosse All-American list can be found below.
First Team
A Emily Hawryschuk Gr. Syracuse
A Katie Hoeg R-Sr. North Carolina
A Jamie Ortega Sr. North Carolina
A Izzy Scane Jr. Northwestern
DR/A Maddie Jenner Jr. Duke
M Andie Aldave Sr. Notre Dame
M Ally Kennedy Gr. Stony Brook
M Kerrigan Miller Gr. North Carolina
D Lizzie Colson R-Sr. Maryland
D Ally Palermo Sr. Northwestern
D Emma Trenchard Sr. North Carolina
D Cara Trombetta Gr. Florida
G Bridget Deehan Sr. Notre Dame
Second Team
A Madison Ahern So. Notre Dame
A Charlotte North Sr. Boston College
A Taryn Ohlmiller Gr. Stony Brook
A Livy Rosenzweig Sr. Loyola
DR/A Caitlyn Petro R-Sr. UMass
M Molly Garrett Gr. Michigan
M Shannon Kavanagh Sr. Florida
M Sammy Mueller Gr. Northwestern
D Sarah Cooper Jr. Syracuse
D Kerry Defliese R-Sr. Syracuse
D Katie Detwiler Jr. Loyola
D Emma Schettig So. Notre Dame
G Kaitlyn Larsson Sr. Loyola
Third Team
A Brindi Griffin Gr. Maryland
A Lindsay McKone Gr. Northwestern
A Alyssa Parrella Sr. Hofstra
A Gabby Rosenzweig Gr. Duke
DR/M Brennan Dwyer Sr. Northwestern
M Kasey Choma So. Notre Dame
M Sam Fiedler Sr. Loyola
M Paige Petty Sr. Virginia Tech
D Sami Chenoweth Gr. Towson
D Shay Clevenger Jr. Loyola
D Callie Humphrey Gr. Duke
D Molly Little Gr. Denver
G Taylor Moreno Sr. North Carolina
Honorable Mention
A Megan Carney Jr. Syracuse
A Sam Geiersbach R-Sr. Richmond
A Lauren Gilbert Sr. Northwestern
A Scottie Rose Growney Sr. North Carolina
A Quintin Hoch-Bullen Sr. Denver
A Ashlyn McGovern R-Jr. Virginia
A Caitlin Muir Sr. Michigan
A Meaghan Tyrrell Jr. Syracuse
A Cara Urbank Gr. Boston College
A Emma Vinall Sr. American
DR/A Arden Tierney So. Richmond
M Caroline Blalock Sr. Louisville
M Jay Browne So. Stanford
M Savannah Buchanan Gr. Notre Dame
M Grace Griffin Sr. Maryland
M Brianna Harris R-Sr. Florida
M Jillian Wilson Jr. Loyola
D Emma Johnson R-Sr. James Madison
D Rachel Matey R-So. James Madison
D Kathleen Roe Gr. Notre Dame
G Molly Dougherty R-Jr. James Madison
G Angie Benson Gr. Virginia Tech
G Rachel Hall Jr. Boston College
G Riley Hertford Sr. USC
G Sarah Reznick R-So. Florida
G Jill Rizzo Gr. Ohio State
G Taylor Suplee Jr. Penn State
The Hokies were ranked16th in the initial Inside Lacrosse Poll last week and Monday were 18th in the IWLCA Coaches Poll.