Lehigh University Women's Lacrosse

Cermack enters her second season with the Lehigh womens lacrosse program. Cermack plays a significant role in recruiting as well as team travel, equipment and apparel. She also assists in all areas of team preparation, including video breakdown, scouting and player development.   In her first season on the Lehigh sidelines, Cermack helped lead the Mountain Hawks to their second straight Patriot League Tournament. Along the way, Lehigh defeated eventual NEC Champion Bryant on the road while also topping Big Ten foe Rutgers in front of a nationally-televised audience. The Mountain Hawks hung tough against eventual Patriot League Champion and National Quarterfinalist Loyola, trailing by just three with 6:51 still remaining.   Individually, Lauren Willcox was named first team All-Patriot League for a second straight season, earning All-League honors for a third consecutive year. Kendall Garden was also named to the first team while Kelly Scott and Allison LaBeau garnered second team laurels. In addition, both Willcox and Carli Sukonik earned Academic All-Patriot League for a second straight season. As a team, the Mountain Hawks finished 2015 with the leagues third-best goals against average (8.06) while leading the Patriot League in caused turnovers per game (9.71). Sukoniks 42 goals were firth in the league while LaBeaus 48 points stood eighth. Garden led the league with 31 caused turnovers. Cermack enjoyed a standout career for the Blue Jays, posting 149 career points behind 98 goals and 51 assists capped off by a 59-point effort in 2014. Johns Hopkins finished 15-5 in a tremendous season that resulted in an NCAA Tournament appearance. Cermack was named an IWLCA All-American after her senior campaign.   A Ridgewood, New Jersey native, Cermack was also named first team All-American Conference, garnering first team Mid-Atlantic All-America laurels. In addition, she received the Blue Jays Unlimited Award given to the Johns Hopkins varsity senior athlete who most exemplifies the spirit of Blue Jays Unlimited by demonstrating team spirit and leadership, promoting team unity and morale, and enhancing the athletic experience of her teammates.   Cermack received several other awards and honors over her career, including second team All-Conference laurels as a junior and Johns Hopkins Midfielder of the Year as a sophomore.   Despite recently graduating, Cermack already owns extensive experience as a coach. She has worked for Stick2Stick Club Lacrosse, providing high-level lacrosse training for girls between ages 9-16. She was also a coach for STEPS Elite Lacrosse Club, coaching and mentoring two teams at the eighth grade levels. While at Johns Hopkins, she worked as a coach for the Blue Jay Elite Camp which included skill instruction and demonstrations for high level school aged participants.   Cermack graduated from Johns Hopkins in May of 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.