WASHINGTON 鈥� After a championship weekend for the University of Maryland men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 lacrosse teams, the honors are rolling in for individual Maryland players.
Maryland attackman Matt Rambo and midfielder Zoe Stukenberg were announced Friday as the winners of the 17th annual Tewaaraton Award, given to the top male and top female college lacrosse players in the U.S.
The Tewaaraton Foundation said in a statement that it was the first time that the awards went to players from the same school.
Rambo, a senior from Pennsylvania, was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and is Maryland鈥檚 all-time points and goals leader. He was third in the nation in goals and fourth in assists. He鈥檚 the first Terp to win the men鈥檚 award.
Stukenberg, a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland, was Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and made the NCAA All-Tournament Team. She was in the top three in every statistical category for the Terps. This is the sixth year in a row that a Maryland player has won the women鈥檚 award; one of her teammates, defender Nadine Hadnagy, was also a finalist.
鈥淲e are honored to recognize Matt Rambo and Zoe Stukenberg as talented individuals and student-athletes who perfectly represent the Tewaaraton Award and the sport of lacrosse,鈥� said Jeffrey T. Harvey, chairman of the Tewaaraton Foundation, in the statement. 鈥淢att鈥檚 historic season helped the Terps win their first NCAA title in 42 years, and Zoe鈥檚 leadership and comprehensive play helped Maryland continue its amazing run of success in women鈥檚 lacrosse.鈥�
The women鈥檚 team won their third national championship in four years on Sunday; the men won their first title since 1975 on Monday.
