Francine Murzynski Earns Third-Team All-America Honors
The junior midfielder is recognized by Synapse Sports for her stellar play in 2013.
Springfield, Ohio – Women’s lacrosse standout Francine Murzynski (Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic) has capped her 2013 season with third-team All-America honors from Synapse Sports.
Murzynski previously was named first-team All-Great Lakes Region by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association after earning second team in 2012. Murzynski also earned first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awards following each of the last two seasons.
Murzynski has played a key role in the Tigers’ success the last two years as Wittenberg has compiled record of 24-9 overall and 14-0 in the NCAC. In 2013, she ranked second on the team in goals with 39 and total points with 63, while leading the Tigers by a wide margin in assists with 24. A year after smashing the school record for draw controls in a season, Murzynski topped the team again in that category with 62, the second-best total in program history, and she also led Wittenberg with 29 caused turnovers.
The Tigers finished the 2013 season with records of 12-4 overall and 8-0 in the NCAC, good for first place in the regular season standings and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Wittenberg saw its season end in the NCAC Tournament semifinals following a heartbreaking double-overtime 14-13 loss to Wooster.