Syracuse came up empty twice in the 13th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on Thursday night in Washington, D.C.

Neither JoJo Marasco nor Alyssa Murray took home college lacrosse’s most prestigious award at the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian, as Cornell’s Rob Pannell and Maryland’s Katie Schwarzmann brought home the 2013 Tewaaraton Awards.

Pannell, a redshirt senior attack, was also a Tewaaraton finalist in 2011 and placed second in the nation this season with 102 points. He led Cornell to the final four while recording at least three points in each game this year. Pannell’s 353 career points place him first in Division-I history.

Maryland’s Schwarzmann is the defending Tewaaraton Award winner, and put together a follow-up season worthy of the distinction again. The senior two-way midfielder repeated as ACC Offensive Player of the Year and the ACC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Schwarzmann is the third women’s player to repeat as the Tewaaraton winner, after midfielders Kristen Kjellman and Hannah Nielsen – both of Northwestern – won the trophy consecutively from 2006-09.

Marasco, a senior midfielder, finished second in the Big East with 66 points while setting an SU record for assists by a midfielder with 42, which earned him Big East Midfielder of the Year. The captain, who wore Syracuse’s famed No. 22 jersey, led the Orange’s attack to the Big East tournament championship and the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

In SU’s six postseason contests, Marasco averaged 3.2 points per game as the Orange made a run to the national title game against Duke. In the championship matchup, Marasco netted two fourth-quarter goals, but couldn’t lead an SU comeback as Duke prevailed, 16-10, on Monday afternoon.

Marasco would’ve been the third member of Syracuse’s men’s program to earn a Tewaaraton Award, after Mike Leveille in 2008 and Mike Powell in 2002 and 2004.

Murray, a junior attack, garnered Big East Attack Player of the Year and first-team All-American honors. Her 104 points topped the conference and ranked fourth in the country as the Orange cruised to a Big East conference title and the national final four. Over the course of the year, Murray moved into the top five of SU’s career goals, assists and points lists.

She notched at least five points in 13 of SU’s 22 games, including a 10-pont performance in the Orange’s NCAA tournament win over Dartmouth. But in the national semifinals against Maryland, Murray scored just one point as Syracuse’s season came to a halt.

Murray would’ve been the first-ever Tewaaraton recipient for the Orange women’s program. Senior attack Michelle Tumolo was nominated for last year’s trophy, and current assistant coach Katie Rowan was a finalist for the 2008 award.

North Carolina’s Marcus Holman, Albany’s Lyle Thompson and Princeton’s Tom Schreiber were the other finalists on the men’s side, and UNC’s Kara Cannizzaro, Florida’s Mikey Meagher and Schwarzmann’s UMD teammate Alex Aust rounded out the group of women’s finalists.

Published on May 30, 2013 at 10:02 pm

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