Cos Cob native Hannah Jeffrey named top goalkeeper in the country, DIII All-American

2015 Jun 4

Hannah Jeffrey, a junior goalkeeper on the Bates College women's lacrosse team, was named an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association Division III First Team All-American. She is the first Bates lacrosse player to be named to the first team since 1994.

Jeffrey, the daughter of Laurie G. Jeffrey of Cos Cob, Conn. and Richard R. Jeffrey of Greenwich, Conn., is a 2012 graduate of Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn.

Jeffrey was the only goalie on the First Team, effectively making her the top goalkeeper in the country. In addition, Jeffrey was First Team All-NESCAC and Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association First Team All-Region honors. She was named Third Team All-America as a sophomore, as well as First Team All-NESCAC, ranked first in the conference this season in saves (138) and second in save percentage (.527).

The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association will honor the National All-Americans at a banquet on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge in King of Prussia, Pa.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.