WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stony Brook women's lacrosse senior midfielder Ellie Masera has been named a Tewaaraton Award nominee as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Thursday afternoon.
 
Masera is in the midst of a standout senior season as she has tallied 81 points, 56 goals, 25 assists, and 108 draw controls in 13 games. She currently ranks first in the nation in points, first in points per game (6.2), first in shots (10.2), first in shots on goal per game (7.7), fourth in goals per game (4.3), eighth in goals, and ranks 11^th in draw controls per game (8.3).
 
The senior scored her 200^th career goal in the Seawolves' 13-10 win over Rutgers on April 9. Masera became just the sixth player in program history to reach the 200-goal plateau and joined teammate Kailyn Hart who also scored her 200^th-career goal in that game.
 
Masera has registered 100 or more draw controls in three-straight seasons. She is the first player in program history to record 100-plus draw controls in three different seasons and currently ranks second in program history with 353 draw controls.
 
Over the course of the 2024 season, Masera has earned a plethora of honors which includes: Preseason All-CAA, USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American First Team, ILWomen Preseason All-American First Team, USA Lacrosse Division I Player of the Week (Feb. 27), IWLCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 27), CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 26, March 4, April 15), and Tewaaraton Award watch list.
 
The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are composed of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
 
Five men's and five women's finalists will be selected from these groups, to be announced on May 9, at the conclusion of the regular season.
 
The 2024 Tewaaraton Watch Lists were first unveiled Feb. 18, with additions announced March 7 and March 28. The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced May 9 and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 30.
 
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About The Tewaaraton Foundation:
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and USA Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.