All-Observer Girls Lacrosse: Catholic’s Draddy, Latin’s Williams take top honors

Charlotte Catholic senior Kate Draddy and Charlotte Latin coach Nikki Williams headline the 2022 All-Observer girls lacrosse team.

Draddy, a midfielder, led the Cougars (21-4) to an NCHSAA state runner-up finish. A William & Mary commit, she had 64 goals, 22 assists, 140 draw controls, 65 groundballs and 33 caused turnovers to earn All-American and all-state honors, while also being named the Southwestern/South Meck conference player of the year.

Williams won coach of the year after guiding the Hawks to their third straight NCISAA Division I state championship.

Charlotte Latin was 18-4 this season and is 49-9 in the past three seasons.

All Charlotte Observer Girls Lacrosse Teams

FIRST TEAM

Attackers

Delaney Brown, Brown, Davidson Day, Sr.: The Flagler College (Florida) commit and all-state pick had 110 goals, 34 assists and 58 groundballs for the Patriots.

Kate Daniels, Charlotte Catholic, So.: The Cougars’ all-state sophomore scored 57 goals, had 36 assists and 36 groundballs.

Kate Demore, Marvin Ridge, Sr.: The Mavericks’ all-state pick finished her career with 139 goals and 91 assists.

Paige Klingenberg, Charlotte Latin, Sr.: University of Denver commit and all-state pick had 32 goals and 11 groundballs.

Evie McMahan, Charlotte Latin, So.: The Hawks’ all-state sophomore scored 54 goals and had 15 assists and 14 caused turnovers.

Ella Papke, Weddington, Sr.: The Warriors’ senior scored 41 goals and had 23 assists.

Izzy Pierce, Davidson Day, 8th-grader: The Patriots’ all-state attacker had 51 goals and 15 assists.

Attackers/Midfielders

Peyton Chadwick, Charlotte Catholic, Sr.: All-state performer scored 60 goals to go with 40 groundballs, 57 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers.

Mary Catherine Farley, Charlotte Catholic, So.: All-state pick scored 34 goals, had 52 assists and 43 groundballs.

Brooke Lattanzi, Marvin Ridge, So.: The Mavericks’ all-state sophomore already has 89 career goals in two seasons.

Sydney Schulze, Charlotte Country Day, Sr.: The Buccaneers’ all-state performer scored 88 goals, had 50 assists, 122 draw controls, 58 groundballs and 41 caused turnovers.

Midfielders

Molly Baumgratz, Charlotte Catholic, Jr.: University of Delaware commit is an All-American and all-state pick who had 61 goals, 16 assists, 78 draw controls and 38 groundballs for the Cougars.

Kate Draddy, Charlotte Catholic, Sr.: The William & Mary commit is an All-American and all-state pick who had 64 goals, 22 assists, 140 draw controls and 65 groundballs.

Megan Klingenberg, Charlotte Latin, Sr.: University of Denver commit and all-state pick was CISAA player of the year. She had 36 goals, 15 assists and 22 draw controls for the state champions.

Elektra Koulouris, Weddington, So.: The Warriors’ All-American and all-state midfielder had 71 goals, 24 assists, 128 groundballs and 215 draw controls.

Evelyn Scallion, Marvin Ridge, Jr.: Penn State commit was a first-team all-state pick who already has 89 career goals and 212 career draw controls.

Ellie Webb, Weddington, Sr.: St. Joseph’s University commit was an All-American and all-state pick with 48 goals, 34 assists and 202 groundballs.

Defenders

Parker Cranz, Charlotte Country Day, Sr.: The George Washington University commit was an all-state pick for the Bucs.

Siobhan Draddy, Charlotte Catholic, Sr.: The Cougars’ all-state lockdown defender had 35 groundballs, 22 caused turnovers and 15 draw controls.

Emily Knapp, Charlotte Catholic, Sr.: The Cougars’ senior had 35 groundballs for a stingy Catholic defense.

Molly McCleary, Marvin Ridge, Jr.: Third-team all-state pick had 40 groundballs and 22 caused turnovers to help the Marvin Ridge defense.

Anna Montgomery, Myers Park, Jr.: Second-team all-state pick led the Myers Park defense.

Evelyn Palmer, Charlotte Country Day, Sr.: Denison University commit and all-state pick had 294 draw controls, 63 groundballs and 42 caused turnovers; finished Charlotte Country Day career with school-record 570 draw controls.

Goalkeepers

Meghan Barr, Marvin Ridge, Jr.: First-team all-state goalkeeper had 169 saves for the Mavericks.

Kendall Todd, Davidson Day, Jr.: All-state goalkeeper had 177 saves to help lead Davidson Day to a NCISAA Division II state championship.

Madilyn Wargo, Charlotte Latin, So.: All-state goalkeeper had 78 saves this season, including seven key stops in the NCISAA Division I state title game.

Second Team

Attackers

Grace Dancausee, Providence, Sr.

Karley Holland, Hough, So.

Meg Klinger, Lake Norman, So.

Lauryn LeBeau, Hough, Sr.

Brelee Martin, Sun Valley, Sr.

Finley McLeod, Ardrey Kell, Jr.

Ava Myers Park, Weddington, Sr.

Attackers/Midfielders

Caroline Duffermyre, Providence Day, Sr.

Cassidy Duffermyre, Providence Day, Sr.

Crawford Fisher, Charlotte Latin, Jr.

Lauren Kelly, Myers Park, Jr.

Barbara Tucker, Charlotte Catholic, Jr.

Midfielders

Molly Brown, Davidson Day, 8th-grader

Ardyn Henry, Charlotte Latin, So.

Grayson Anne McCurdy, Charlotte Country Day, Fr.

Ava Nitzan, Cannon School, Sr.

Katie Perrin, Myers Park, Jr.

Millie Rush, Myers Park, So.

Ava Skeffington, South Mecklenburg, Jr.

Natalie York, Weddington, Sr.

Defenders

Caroline Beasley, Charlotte Country Day, So.

Stella Ray, Myers Park, Sr.

Ella Russano, Weddington, Jr.

Meredith Warren, Marvin Ridge, Sr.

Carson Weber, Myers Park, Sr.

Goalkeepers

Katie Caffrey, Sun Valley, Sr.

Elena Marconi, South Mecklenburg, Jr.

This story was originally published June 23, 2022 at 7:00 AM.