Following a season that saw her both score her 200th career point and become the first Peabody girls lacrosse player to ever be named an All-American, Tanners senior Hailee Lomasney has been named the 2021 Item Player of the Year for girls lacrosse.
Lomasney, who will be continuing her lacrosse career at Division I UMass-Lowell next season, was a massive contributor on the offensive end for the Tanners in 2021, scoring 47 goals and dishing out a North Shore-leading 37 assists. Her 200th career point came in a four-goal, five-assist performance against Beverly on June 1. For her efforts, Lomasney — who also had a seven-assist game during the 2021 season — was named Northeastern Conference Player of the Year. She was also an NEC all-conference pick as a sophomore before her junior season was canceled due to the pandemic. But her biggest accolade came from USA Lacrosse, which named her an All-American and one of the top players in the entire country.
There were also five players named to the 2021 All-Item Team for girls lacrosse in Amber Kiricoples, Olivia Lavalle (Peabody); Karina Gyllenhaal (Bishop Fenwick); Elizabeth Driscoll (Marblehead); and Harper Clopton (Swampscott).
Kiricoples was right next to Lomasney on the field and on the scoresheet, leading the team in goals with 50. With the addition of her 20 assists and win percentage of .670 on draws, Kiricoples earned NEC all-conference honors in her final season with the Tanners. She will be playing her college lacrosse at Bentley University beginning next season.
Lavalle was the other stalwart for Peabody this year, holding down the back end and making more saves (177) than anyone else on the North Shore. The third member of this year’s Peabody team to earn all-conference recognition in the NEC, Lavalle put up a save percentage of .700 and allowed fewer than six goals per game on average.
Gyllenhaal was one of the best scorers on the North Shore this season, notching 49 goals in addition to 19 assists. A junior captain, Gyllenhaal was named a Catholic Central League All-Star this season after finishing as runner-up for the league MVP award.
Driscoll finished the final season of her high school career with one of the best save percentages in the area, finishing at .763. The senior captain made 155 total saves on the year, including 37 total saves over two games against league champion Masconomet. An NEC all-conference selection, Driscoll will be continuing her lacrosse career at St. Anselm next year.
Clopton was the top scorer in Swampscott’s three-headed offensive attack this year, finishing the season with 41 goals and 33 assists. A 100-point career scorer for Swampscott, Clopton wrapped up her Big Blue career with 98 goals. Clopton is now off to play Division I lacrosse at the University of Cincinnati.
Also earning Item All-Star team honors for the 2021 girls lacrosse season were Makayla McGrath, Michelle Callahan, Payton Quirk (St. Mary’s); Brynn Bertucci, Jenna Durkin, Hanna Goodreau, Paige Littlehale (Bishop Fenwick); Jen Flynn (Lynnfield); Hailey Baker, McKayla Fisher (Peabody); Maddie Erskine, Josie Poulin, Mae Colwell (Marblehead); Skyla DeSimone, Mayerly Ortiz (Revere); Gabby Surette (Saugus); Elizabeth Green, Reese Robertson, Broghan Laundry (Swampscott); and Gemma DiMento (Winthrop).
