BSM Student Athlete Up for Annual Lacrosse Award

One Benide-St. Margaret's lacrosse player is being recognized for her strong play this season, as Bailey Forcier in the running for a prestigious award from the Minnesota Minute Men. 

The Minute Men recently announced finalists for their 2013 awards—Mr. and Ms. Lacrosse, in addition to Mr. and Ms. Goalie—which will be presented during an awards banquet at noon on Sunday, June 9, at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul. 

Senior Bailey Forcier is one of seven finalists this year for the title of Ms. Lacrosse, an award that started back in 2011. Forcier finished the season with 56 goals and 22 assists, with an average of 4.31 goals per game during the regular season. 

Also in the running are: 

• Emma Claire Fontenot (Eden Prairie)
• Madeline Rodriguez (Edina)
• Hannah Koloski (Lakeville North)
• Abbie Ness (Lakeville South)
• Paige Gardiner (Minnetonka)
• Dana Almquist (Stillwater)

The Mr. and Ms. Lacrosse awards are given to one outstanding senior high school boys lacrosse player and one outstanding senior high school girls lacrosse player in Minnesota. Likewise, Mr. and Ms. Goalie awards go to one outstanding male and female lacrosse goalie. 

Winners are selected by a panel of Minnesota lacrosse community members, coaches and experts from around the state. 

Benilde-St. Margaret's players have traditionally fared well during the annual award ceremony, as Thomas Gilligan was named Mr. Lacrosse in 2012 and Bailey Dodds was named Mr. Lacrosse back in 2010.