After you walk across the stage at commencement, there is usually time with family for pictures, time for packing up the dorm room, and an effort to make sure that you say "good-bye" to everyone in person, among other things. In all, it is usually an emotionally overwhelming day, for most graduating seniors. For
LFC Senior CC
Hayne, the day after may be just as memorable for her, as she received a phone call informing her that she had been named a 2011
WCLA Division II All-American.
(Official WCLA Press Release)
"It was great to hear how excited CC was on the phone. I am amazed though, that I was the second person to tell her. In the small world of women's lacrosse, a player from Chapman University who was at the National Tournament (where the awards are announced) new a player on our team and recognized Lake Forest," said Coach Catanzaro. "A true showing of how deserving this honor is for CC, was the reaction that some of her teammates have been having throughout the day. The text messages, "tweets" and emails have been impressive!"
On receiving her award Hayne commented,"I am thrilled to have been awarded such an honor during the inaugural season of the LFC women's lacrosse team. It still seems so surreal to me that I earned All-American accolades. It was such a privilege to play with all of our hard-working, dedicated, and talented women, this is a season that I will never forget. I want to thank everybody who helped launch our program particularly Coach Cat and Coach Slaats who supported and believed in our potential all along the way."
The women's lacrosse team was in its first season of existence in 2011, and their first year membership in the WCLA is highlighted by their first All-American. Hayne who served as a team captain and starting defender for the Foresters. Hayne finished the season with 7 goals, 6 assists on the offensive end of the field, but it was on defense where Hayne's statistics truly stood out. She recorded 41 ground ball pickups and had 21 interceptions among her 77 caused turnovers in 12 games.
"CC was worthy on statistics alone, however, that would be short-selling the impact that she had on our team. CC took a young and very inexperienced team and held them together in the face of adversity. She also showed them a great deal about having "FUN" while playing lacrosse. On the defensive end, she was critical to our improvement throughout the season as we had at least three players who had never played lacrosse until this year. CC's ability to communicate and the respect that she gained from every individual on our team was outstanding. In addition, the coaches on other teams saw that as well, and it is incredible that she was chosen as an All-American in the first year of the program," commented Catanzaro.
The Foresters finished their season 10-2 this year, and played in the WCLL (Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League), they were among 30 teams from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, and had the second highest winning percentage in the league, but were not eligible for the conference tournament as a first-year program.
Of the 18 players who were selected from the 182 teams in the WCLA Division II, Hayne was the only player selected who did not participate in the National Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona this past weekend. The Division II Tournament Championship saw Chapman University defeat Towson University (Club) 9-8. Chapman finished the season a perfect 18-0.
