Francesca Whitehurst of Roland Park Country School (Baltimore) has been selected the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year. The selection was made by 3d Rising in conjunction with the ALL-USA teams.
PLAYER PROFILE
Player: Francesca Whitehurst
School: Roland Park Country School, Baltimore
Year: Senior
Position: Midfielder
College: Georgetown
Francesca Whitehurst is the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year (Photo: Sandy Boucher)
Some people just have a knack for success; Francesca Whitehurst is one of those people.
The multi-sport athlete who excels in basketball, soccer and lacrosse, helped lead her teams to the IAAM A championship game in all three sports. She was an All-Conference soccer and lacrosse player and most coaches believe she could have played either of those two sports – or basketball – in college.
Kim Simons, the U.S. Lacrosse U19 National Team Head Coach, hopes Whitehurst will bring that success to Scotland this summer. She will be one of the talented midfielders on the roster as the U.S. team hopes to winn a fifth consecutive gold medal at the 2015 FIL World Championships.
MORE
ALL-USA Girls Lacrosse Team and Photo Gallery
ALL-USA Coach of the Year: Rachel Lasda, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
ALL-USA Team of the Year: McDonogh School
Whitehurst’s 198 career goals would be impressive, but her 74% shooting percentage is the real “wow” stat. Putting three of every four shots she takes in the back of the net sums up how Whitehurst plays – rarely making a mistake or turning the ball over. Instead, the senior plays with composure and poise.
A two-year captain bound for Georgetown, Whitehurst carries herself that way all over the field, from methodically causing turnovers in the defensive end to outrunning everyone in transition.
When she had the ball, her teammates knew good things would happen. In this year’s IAAM A Conference semifinal game against John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.), Whitehurst won a draw to herself, ran down the field and scored in six seconds to tie the game – a play that seemed to epitomize her career.