ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Michelle Cook and Sarah McCaskill, both juniors on the Nazareth women's lacrosse team, have been selected as first-team all-stars in the Empire 8 Conference for 2010. The teams were selected through voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.

Nazareth also had three second-team selections in freshman midfielder Alyssa Johnston, junior midfielder Kristine Olijnyk and senior goalie Ann Sessler.

Cook, of Waterloo, N.Y. and a graduate of Waterloo High School, was selected at attack. She leads the Golden Flyers in scoring with 51 points on 32 goals and 19 assists. Cook recently scored her 100th career goal and ranks eighth all-time with 145 points on 100 goals and 45 assists.

McCaskill, of Cypress, Texas and a graduate of Cy-Fair High School, was selected as a defender. She has started all 15 games for the Golden Flyers in 2010 and has a team-best 19 caused turnovers. She is second on the team with 24 ground balls.

Johnston, of Canandaigua, N.Y. and a graduate of Canandaigua Academy, has enjoyed a solid first season for the Golden Flyers as she ranks second on the team in scoring with 38 points on 26 goals and 12 assists. She also ranks first on the team in ground balls (26) and draw controls (29).

Olijnyk, of Webster, N.Y. and a graduate of Webster Thomas, ranks third on the team in scoring with 34 points, including 29 goals. She is in her first season with the Golden Flyers after transferring from Monroe Community College.

Sessler, of Cazenovia, N.Y. and a graduate of Cazenovia High School, has 141 saves for a conference-best .530 save percentage. She was honored as E8 Goalie of the Week three times in 2010.

Nazareth finished 10-5 overall and 6-2 in conference play and will play at Ithaca May 8 in the first round of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament

2010 Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Awards
Player of the Year: Alyssa Pigott, Stevens
Goalie of the Year: Shelby Barbay, Utica
Rookie of the Year: Shelby Vakiener, RIT
Coach of the Year: Karen Hollands, Ithaca

First Team All-Conference
Attack
Michelle Cook, jr. Nazareth
Katie Hurley, jr. Ithaca
Alyssa Pigott, sr. Stevens

Midfielders
Michelle Avery, fr. Ithaca
Lauren Glavin, sr. St. John Fisher
Christine Smith, jr. Stevens
Shelby Vakiener, fr. RIT

Defense
Kate Cox, jr. Stevens
Megan Henriksen, so. RIT
Sarah McCaskill, jr. Nazareth
Siohban Sullivan, so. Ithaca

Goalie
Shelby Barbay, so. Utica

Second Team All-Conference
Attack
Ashley Fenyn, sr. St. John Fisher
Danielle Previ, sr. RIT
Leah Wasserman, jr. Stevens

Midfielders
Alyssa Johnston, fr. Nazareth
Kristine Olijnyk, jr. Nazareth
Ashley Pezze, sr. RIT
Spencer Waybright, fr. Stevens

Defense
Katlyn Banker, so. Utica
Ashley Carey, so. Stevens
Kassie Garfield, sr. Ithaca
Ana Steele-Norton, sr. Elmira

Goalie
Ann Sessler, sr. Nazareth

Honorable Mention All-Conference
Attack - Katherine Bixby, Ithaca; Jordan Donega, Elmira; Lauren Fitzgerald, Ithaca; Becca Lampson, RIT; Brittany LaVaute, Hartwick; Meg Merriam, St. John Fisher; Julianne Schultheiss, Utica; Sarah Ware, Elmira
Midfielders - Michelle Adams, Alfred; Nicole Borisenok, Ithaca; Tammy Kohanski, Utica; Lindsay Mitchell, Elmira
Defense - Sarah Frisicano, RIT; Liz Marino, Ithaca; Emily Pedigrossi, Hartwick; Tabbi Rice, St. John Fisher; Hannah Scott, Alfred; Emily Steen, Alfred
Goalie - Katelyn Crane, RIT; Courtney Dowell, Ithaca; Vicki Sahm, St. John Fisher

Sportswoman of the Year
Ivy Lam, so. Alfred
Marissa Drake, so. Elmira
Hannah Kennedy, so. Hartwick
Melanie Braun, jr. Ithaca
Lauren Evans, sr. Nazareth
Allyson Pisher, sr. RIT
Courtney Clare, jr. St. John Fisher
Fionuala Quinn, sr. Stevens
Kelley Fullerton, jr. Utica