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Women's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse Weekly Report - April 18

Offensive Player of the Week

Maura Kelly, Manhattanville
Senior, Midfield; Stratford, Conn./Bunnell
 
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Kelly (above) led the Valiants in their two-win week with 16 points … She scored nine goals and earned seven assists across the week, adding 10 ground balls and eight draw controls for her first Skyline Offensive Player of the Week award this season ... Kelly scored five times, handed out three assists, earned five ground balls and four draw controls in a victory over Albertus Magnus … At Purchase, she scored four more times with another four assists, while replicating her five ground ball, four draw control effort.

Defensive Player of the Week

Jaqui Sheedy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy   
Senior, Midfield; Baltimore, Md./Towson
 
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Sheedy (above) set season highs with five points at St. Joseph's-Long Island and three assists against Mount Saint Vincent … She averaged 9.0 draw controls, 4.0 points, 3.0 ground balls, 3.0 shots, 2.5 assists, 2.5 SOG, 2.0 caused turnovers and 1.5 goals for the 2-0 Mariners.  

Rookie of the Week

Molly Espey, Farmingdale State   
Freshman, Attack/Midfield; Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches
 
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Espey (below) provided six points (5 g, a), six ground balls and two draw controls over the Rams' 2-0 Skyline week ... She record a career-high four goals versus Mount Saint Mary, adding four ground balls as her tally with 11:48 remaining stood up as the game-winning marker ... Espey picked up one goal and one assist to go with two ground balls and a draw control against Old Westbury to close her week.

Honor Roll

Manhattanville freshman midfield Brysha Schmidt collected six points in a pair of wins alongside seven ground balls, a pair of caused turnovers and four draw controls … Mount Saint Mary sophomore goalie Liz Petrellese turned aside 21 shots over two league contests … Farmingdale State senior goalie Ronnie Reilly posted a 3.50 goals-against average over the Rams' two Skyline wins, turning aside 15 shots (.682 save pct.) in the process … Mount Saint Mary senior attack Victoria Ward produced 11 points for the Knights over a pair of games, scoring four goals and assisting on two tallies, picking up the 100th point of her career … Farmingdale State junior midfielder Megan Diamond set two program milestones in a 2-0 Skyline week for the Rams, becoming the fifth player in program history to register 100 points and 100 draw controls after a seven-point week (g, 6 a) with six controlled draws … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy sophomore attack Lauren Jablonowski recorded a career-high nine points, six draw controls, five assists and three caused turnovers in the win over Mount Saint Vincent … Maritime senior midfield Nicole Johnson had six goals and an assist in the team’s 19-2 victory at Purchase … St. Joseph’s-Long Island junior midfield Emily O'Mara totaled six goals and three assists for a total of nine points across two matchups for the Golden Eagles … Manhattanville senior defender Abbey Playle collected seven ground balls, earned six draw controls and caused a pair of turnovers in the team’s two wins … Maritime junior defender Kathryn Sandford helped the Privateer defense post a second-half shutout in a 19-2 win at Purchase, pacing the team with five ground balls, while also causing four turnovers in the contest … Farmingdale State senior attacker Athena Vogiatzis collected her 100th career goal late in the first half against Old Westbury.

Previous weekly winners

Offensive Player of the Week

March 7 - Julia Coughlin, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
March 14 - Gabrielle Nicolosi, Maritime 
March 21 - Kerry Carr, Manhattanville
March 28 - Gabrielle Nicolosi, Maritime
April 4 - Jenna Lesiewicz, Maritime
April 11 - Jenna Lesiewicz, Maritime

Defensive Player of the Week

March 7 - Amber Heverly, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
March 14 - Jenna Lesiewicz, Maritime 
March 21 - Amber Heverly, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
March 28 - Casandra Schmoger, Purchase
April 4 - Ronnie Reilly, Farmingdale State
April 11 - Kiera Ford, Maritime 

Rookie of the Week

March 7 - Antonia Licardi, Mount Saint Mary 
March 14 - Kaci Pierce, Manhattanville
March 21 - Pietra Cabral, Manhattanville    
March 28 - Pietra Cabral, Manhattanville     
April 4 - Samantha Atwood, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy  
April 11 - Kayla Sodano, St. Joseph’s-Long Island