UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 6, 2004 - Penn State women's lacrosse goalkeeper Lee Tortorelli (Havertown, Pa.) was honored Saturday with the C. Markland Kelly Award given by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) to the top goalkeeper in the country in each of the three collegiate divisions.

Tortorelli, who was recently picked as a first team IWLCA All-American, was also tabbed as the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) Goalkeeper of the Year in 2004. Tortorelli was named the ALC Player of the Week and the National Player of the Week by womenslacrosse.com on May 3 and led the conference in save percentage (55.6%) and ranked 12th in the country at the end of the regular season. The junior finished the season ranked first on the team in ground balls (42) and caused turnovers with 20 in 17 games. She shattered her own single-season saves record, eclipsing the 2003 season mark of 199 in 17 games by saving 219 in 17 games this season. For her career, she boasts 607 saves, just seven saves shy of the Penn State all-time career saves record of 614 held by Megan Ames (61 games from 1998-2001). Tortorelli was named a second team IWLCA All-America selection last season along with picking up first team All-Mid-Atlantic, second team All-ALC and Academic All-Big Ten and ALC honors last season.

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