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The St. Joseph's University women's lacrosse team started off the new millennium with a bang. Despite finishing a tad below .500, the Hawks had one of their best seasons since 1996. Junior Bernadette Smith earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors while freshman Shannon Hungate was tabbed co-Rookie of the Year. In addition, Hungate was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week twice as was fellow freshman Brett Dymarczyk. The Hawks were led by Hungate's 53 points. The attacker set a new single season record with six assists in one game while tying the record for points scored in a game (11). Her 53 points are the most ever by a freshman. Smith, SJU's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, had her best season yet, notching a team high 43 goals and finishing second on the team with 49 points. Dymarczyk had an impressive rookie campaign tallying 28 goals while finishing third on the team with 33 points. Seniors Cara Sweeney, Lauren Cameron, and Donna Burke had solid seasons in 2000. Sweeney netted 15 goals and dished out eight assists while Cameron tallied 13 goals and seven assists. Burke dished out 12 assists while scoring four goals. Defensively, the Hawks were led by a trio of sophomores, Melissa Hieber, Anne Blank, and Katie Helder. Hieber was named SJU's MVP after tallying six goals and four assists while causing a team high 25 turnovers. Blank netted six goals and dished out two assists while Helder found the back of the net twice. Blank and Helder earned Academic All-Conference honors for their efforts off the field. Despite a 2-4 record in Atlantic 10 play, the Hawks got quality wins over city rivals La Salle, Drexel and Villanova as well as Lehigh and Marist.