Emma Crooks and Paige Petty honored as First Team All-State athletes by VaSID

Two Hokies, Emma Crooks and Paige Petty were recognized by VaSID as First Team performers for the 2021 season the organization announced Thursday. VaSID is a professional organization made up of the state's sports information directors. 
 
Crooks, a Second Team All-ACC selection and IWLCA Second Team All-South Region honoree started all 16 games, recording 31 goals and 35 total points. She had 45 draws, 12 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers in the midfield. Crooks concluded her Virginia Tech career in seventh place all-time in draw controls with 177. She was also an All-ACC Academic Team member in 2021, the third nod of her career.
 
Petty was the Hokies' leading goal scorer with 42 goals on the season as she scored 45 total points. She became the program's all-time leader in goals in the Hokies' 20-15 victory at Virginia when she scored her 200th. In 2021 she had seven games with three or more goals and was also the team's leader in draw controls with 56. A double major in criminology and sociology, Petty departs Virginia Tech as the program leader in goals (204) and points (227) and ranks fourth in draw controls (241). Petty also earned All-Academic honors.
 
The entire 2021 VaSID selections can be seen below.
 
Player of the Year                            
Molly           Dougherty                       James Madison
                                                       
Defensive Player of the Year            
Emma         Johnson                         James Madison
                                                       
Rookie of the Year                           
Isabella       Peterson                        James Madison
                                                       
Coach of the Year                            
Shelley        Klaes                             James Madison
                                                       
All-State Team                                 
First Team                                       
Attack                                              
Brooke        Bryan                             Liberty
Ashlyn        McGovern                      Virginia
Isabella       Peterson                        James Madison
                                                       
Midfield                                           
Emma         Crooks                           Virginia Tech
Annie          Dyson                            Virginia
Ava            Goeller                           Radford
Paige          Petty                             Virginia Tech
                                                       
Defense                                           
Meredith      Chapman                        Virginia
Emma         Johnson                         James Madison
Brittney       Wright                            Richmond
                                                       
Goalie                                             
Molly           Dougherty                       James Madison 
                                                       
Second Team                                  
Attack                                              
Lillie            Kloak                             Virginia
Kacey         Knobloch                        James Madison
Belle           Martire                           William & Mary
Lilly             Siskind                           Old Dominion
                                                       
Midfield                                           
Lindsey       Frank                             Richmond
Emma         Johnson                         Longwood
Mia             Toscano                         Liberty
                                                       
Defense                                           
Lauren         Carey                             Old Dominion
Madison      Corcoran                        Old Dominion
Mairead       Durkin                            James Madison
Rachel        Matey                            James Madison
Sarah          Steenson                        Liberty
                                                       
Goalie                                             
Charlie        Campbell                        Virginia