WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (May 31, 2011) - The postseason honors continue to roll in for William and Mary midfielder Grace Golden and defender Sarah Jonson, as both were selected as All-Americans by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaching Association (IWLCA) and synapsesports.com (formerly womenslacrosse.com). Golden and Jonson earned second and third-team honors, respectively, from the IWLCA, while both garnered second-team distinction from synapsesports.com

An All-America selection by three organizations in 2011, Golden posted the best season of her collegiate career this spring. The first-team all-region honoree was chosen as the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and became just the third player in league history to earn first-team all-conference distinction four times.

A Tewaarton Award nominee, the Manhasset, N.Y., native led the conference in goals per game (3.2), points per game (3.9), draw controls per game (3.1), caused turnovers per game (2.7) and game-winning goals (5), while she also ranked among the top 10 in ground balls per game. Additionally, her caused turnovers average ranked second nationally, while her goals average ranked 14th.

En route to achieving the lofty rankings, Golden broke the program's single-season caused turnovers record (45) and equaled the draw controls single-season mark of 52 established by classmate Molly Wannen last spring. Golden finished the regular season with 12 hat tricks and was honored as the CAA Player of the Week twice (2/28, 4/18). One of her best efforts came in the win against Richmond when she equaled a single-game school record with eight goals (on nine shots) with an assist.   

Golden owns W&M's school record for career draw controls (153), while she ranks second in career points (231) and goals (187). Additionally, she ranks among the program's all-time top 10 in assists, ground balls and caused turnovers.

A two-time IWLCA All-American, Jonson was one of the nation's premier defenders during the past few seasons. The three-time first-team all-region selection was chosen as the 2011 CAA Defensive Player of the Year, marking the second-straight season she earned the honor. In doing so, she became just the third player in league history to garner the distinction multiple times. Additionally, the two-time Tewaaraton Award Nominee was a three-time All-CAA selection and a first-team choice each of the past two seasons.

Jonson finished her senior season ranked sixth nationally in caused turnovers per game (2.2), while she ranked second in the CAA in draw controls per game (2.7) and caused turnovers per game and fourth in ground balls per game (2.4). Jonson's 46 draw controls ranks tied for third on W&M's single-season list, while her 38 caused turnovers is sixth.

Highlighting Jonson's list of impressive performances this season was her effort in the win against Virginia Tech when she set a single-game school record with nine caused turnovers. Following the contest, she was honored as the CAA Player of the Week and named to the Synapse Sports National Honor Roll.

Perhaps the greatest defender in the program's history, Jonson owns the school record for career caused turnovers (134) and ranks third in draw controls (122) and sixth in ground balls (167).