2012 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
Career Stats
As a senior
Helmer closed out her Cornell career with a unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection. She was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week once during the year, and her 48 ground balls on the season was nearly double the second-best number on the team. Helmer, a captain for the second year, also led the team with 33 caused turnovers and even added seven draw controls. Offensively, she scored goals against Jacksonville and then-No. 2 Syracuse, while defensively she had more than four ground balls in three different games. She finished her outstanding career by being named an IWLCA Second-Team All-American.
As a junior
Helmer earned her second straight honorable mention All-Ivy honor in 2011. A team captain, she ranked among the team leaders in ground balls (23), draw controls (12) and caused turnovers (9). Helmer started all 13 games in which she played, with big efforts in wins over Colgate (four draw controls, three ground balls) and Yale (three caused turnovers, two ground balls). She was credited with an assist in the win over the Bulldogs.
As a sophomore
Helmer proved herself to be one of the top defenders in the Ancient Eight as a rookie, ranking among the team leaders with 23 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers in earning honorable mention All-Ivy accolades. She set career highs with three caused turnovers against Rutgers and Syracuse and also caused two vs. Columbia and Dartmouth. Helmer was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after holding SU's Tee Ladouceur, one of the nation's top 10 scorers, without a point on just one shot. She also limited Yale's Devon Rhodes to one goal while winning nine ground balls and causing four turnovers in the final two games prior to the Ivy League tournament.
As a freshman
Helmer had an outstanding rookie season as a defender, playing in all 16 games with 10 starts. She ranked among the team leaders with 14 ground balls and added 11 caused turnovers and won two draws. Helmer caused three turnovers vs. LeMoyne, won three ground balls and caused a turnover against Notre Dame and had two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Yale.
At Fayetteville-Manlius HS
Helmer was a three-time all-league selection and a scholastic All-American at Fayetteville-Manlius HS, helping the team to a state title as a freshman and a runner-up finish as a sophomore. A four-year letter winner and three-year starter, Helmer was a two-year team captain. She was named to the All-Central New York second team twice and was part of a pair of sectional championship teams. She played at the national tournament twice and helped direct her Empire State Games team to a bronze medal in 2007. As a senior, Helmer was named team co-MVP along with fellow Cornell freshman Shannon McHugh. Helmer earned a total of six letters in basketball, indoor track and field and soccer. She was a first-team all-league sprinter in track and earned first-team all-league honors twice in soccer as a two-year captain. She also was placed on the all-section first team.
Personal
Caroline Sheehan Helmer is the daughter of Stephen and Susan Helmer and has an older brother and sister and a younger sister. Her father, Stephen (baseball, LeMoyne), brother, John (football, Union) and sister, Maura (rowing, Syracuse) all competed in college athletics. Her grandfather, Frank Lasch, is a 1957 graduate of Cornell Law School. She is enrolled in the College of Human Ecology.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2009Freshman
Defense
5'8"
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2010Sophomore
Defense
5'8"
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C
2011Junior
Defense
5'8"
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C
2012Senior
Defense
5'8"
