Mekenna Bay earns her 2nd Rookie of the Week honor

PSU Women’s Lax freshman repeats LEC honor

Bay named Rookie of the Week for second time

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – One of the top freshmen on the Plymouth State University women’s lacrosse team was honored by the Little East Conference Monday with her selection as the LEC Rookie of the Week.

	Mekenna Bay

            Freshman Mekenna Bay (Maracaibo, Venezuela) earns the top LEC Rookie honor for the second time this month after helping lead the Panthers in a pair of games last week.  She is one of four Panthers who have been honored by the LEC this spring.

            A freshman attacker, Bay recorded six goals and two assists in the two games last week, helping PSU to a 1-1 record.  She scored one goal in Tuesday’s 10-4 LEC loss to Keene State, and she tallied a career-high seven points with five goals and two assists in Thursday’s 16-6 win over Framingham State. Bay also picked up two ground balls and one draw control in the two games.

            Bay ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 22 points and third with 18 goals.  She is also tied for third in the LEC with two game-winning goals.

            PSU heads into the final week of the regular season with a 7-5 overall record and 2-2 LEC mark.  The Panthers will conclude the regular season slate with two LEC home games this week at Arold Field, hosting the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday and Western Connecticut State University on Saturday.   The Little East Tournament begins next week. 

Post-Game Interviews following the Framingham State WIN!

Post-Practice Interviews before East Conn game

Coach Blanchette

Post-Practice Interviews before East Conn game

Captain Caitlin Swanson

Lorin Field receives another lax honor from Synapse Lacrosse!

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DIVISION III - 

Defensive Player of the Week: Mary Waller, TCNJ

Waller had an outstanding week for the top-ranked Lions, making 16 saves in the showdown against No. 2 Salisbury. She added three ground balls as the Sea Gulls were held scoreless for the opening 14 minutes of the game. In the win over Rowan, Waller and the rest of the Lions kept the Profs off the board for the final 45 minutes of the game.

Offensive Player of the Week: Sarah Bray, Hamilton

Bray led the Continentals to a 3-0 week that included a showdown with future NESCAC rival Middlebury in which she had a hand in 7 goals (4g, 3a) as Hamilton won 16-6. She added a pair of draw controls and three ground balls in the victory. On the week that included wins over RPI and Vassar, the junior notched seven goals, seven assists, seven ground balls, 10 draw controls and four caused turnovers in total. 

Rookie of the Week: Ashley Cook, Cortland

Cook totaled nine goals and four assists during a 3-0 week for the Red Dragons. She scored four times and picked up four ground balls in a 10-5 win at Brockport on Tuesday and recorded two goals and two assists in a 17-7 win versus William Smith on Thursday. She capped the week Saturday with three goals and two assists in a 13-8 win at Buffalo State.

Honor Roll:
Madison Carey, Wooster
Kristin Coderre, Lasell
Lorin Field, Plymouth State
Ashley Hansbury, Curry
Tara Harding, Virginia Wesleyan
Allie Horowitz, Amherst
Anna Hutchings, Geneseo
Meghan Leonard, Trinity
Lauriann Parker, St. Mary's
Christine Smith, Stevens
Trisha Timony, Gwynedd-Mercy

Lorin Field receives another lax honor...

ECAC HONOR

Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Women’s Lacrosse (for the week ending April 10, 2011)

Division II

Offensive Player of the Week

Claire Peterson – Adelphi University
Junior, Attacker, Wantagh, N.Y.

Peterson led the Panthers to two wins last week, defeating American International and No. 5 Stonehill.  She had 20 points off seven goals and 13 assists, while adding five ground balls and a draw control.  She scored five goals and seven assists in the 20-14 victory over Stonehill on her way to her second consecutive ECAC Offensive Player of the Week honor.

Defensive Player of the Week
Rachael Goldstein – Dowling College
Senior, Goalkeeper, Ridge, N.Y.

Goldstein was outstanding between the pipes Wednesday as she made 17 saves and scooped up five ground balls in Dowling’s key conference win against Molloy. She followed by making four stops in picking up the win against Mercy.

 

 

Division III New England

Offensive Player of the Week

Ashley Hansbury – Curry College
Senior, Attacker, Chelmsford, Mass.

Hansbury broke the NCAA Division III career total points record in a 22-1 victory over The Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent Regis last week, tallying 11 points with eight goals and three assists. On the week, she totaled 13 goals, chipped in nine assists, picked up seven ground balls, 13 draw controls and seven caused turnovers.  Hansbury has recorded a total of 441 points during her career.

Defensive Player of the Week
Lorin Field – Plymouth State University
Freshman, Goalkeeper, Hollis, N.H.

Field made 22 saves to backstop Plymouth State to a 3-0 week.  The Hollis, N.H. product recorded a 5.50 goals-against average and a .667 save percentage. She made 14 saves in an 8-7 conference win at UMass-Dartmouth on Friday.

Freshmen Mekenna Bay & Lorin Field honored by the Little East

More LEC honors for PSU Women’s Lacrosse freshmen

Field, Bay named Players of the Week for Panthers

            PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Little East Conference honors continued for the Plymouth State University women’s lacrosse team Monday as two student-athletes were selected for LEC Player of the Week recognition for their performances in Panther victories last week.

            Freshmen Lorin Field (Hollis, N.H./Hollis-Brookline) and Mekenna Bay (Maracaibo, Venezuela) are this week’s Panther recipients, Field being named LEC Goalie of the Week and Bay earning LEC Rookie of the Week honors.  It is the second honor this season for Field and the first for Bay.

	Lorin Field

            A freshman goalie, Field made 22 saves in three Panther wins last week (1-0 LEC), recording a 3-0 record, a 5.50 goals against average and a .667 saves percentage.  She made 14 saves in PSU’s 8-7 LEC win Friday at UMass Dartmouth to highlight her week.  Field played only the first half in PSU’s other two games due to lopsided scores, making three saves (two goals allowed) in a 19-7 win Wednesday over Worcester State and five saves (two goals allowed) in a 21-3 victory over Thomas College.

            Field in enjoying an outstanding rookie season and currently leads the LEC and is ranked second in the NCAA Division III in save percentage (.616).  She also tops the Little East and ranks 10th nationally in goals against average (7.72).

Mekenna Bay

            A freshman attacker, Bay scored nine goals and added two assists to help the Panthers go 3-0 for the week.  She scored eight of her goals and one assist in the first half of PSU’s 21-3 victory Sunday over Thomas College.  She also scored one goal and one assist Wednesday in a 19-7 win over Worcester State.  Bay totaled three ground balls and three draw controls for the week.

            PSU, 6-2 overall and atop the LEC standings with a 2-0 mark, is riding a four-game winning streak.  After eight games on the road to open the season, the Panthers will play five of their remaining six at home on Arold Field, beginning this Thursday with a non-conference clash against Bridgewater State University (4:00 p.m.) 

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Post-Game Interviews following the Thomas College WIN!

Junior Capt. Nora Regan

Junior Captain Jenn Foley

Freshman Mekenna Bay

Head Coach Kristin Blanchette

Post-Game Interviews following the UMass Dartmouth WIN!

Emily Buckle

Post-Game Interviews following the UMass Dartmouth WIN!

Coach Blanchette

Katie Rogers

videos from Spring Break!

Our second conference game is tomorrow and the girls are psyched! We are coming off a big win against Worcester yesterday and plan to use that momentum tomorrow against UMass Dartmouth!! Time to show the Little East Conference what we've got!! Can't wait- let's get it State!!!! :)

KART!

-Caitlin #12

Post-Game Interviews following the Worcester State win on Wed. 4/6

Soph Capt. Caitlin Swanson

Freshman Goalie Lorin Field

Head Coach Kristin Blanchette

We are READY!

We had a great win against Worcester State last night! Now our minds are set on our game against UMass Dartmouth tomorrow! We are ready to play another awesome game tomorrow and come out just as strong as we did yesterday! We are so excited about all of the sunshine, lets hope it stays with us when we travel to UMass Dartmouth. GOO STATE!

We're all so excited about our win yesterday against Worcester State! Everyone did an awesome job! We're facing UMass Dartmouth on Friday and Thomas on Sunday....then as long as the sun stays out and dries up our poor (still covered in snow) field, we'll be having our first home game next Thursday, hopefully we'll have many fans to fill the stands :-)

FIRST CONFERENCE WIN!

We just got back on the bus and are heading home to Plymouth with our first conference win under our belts! We have a day off tomorrow and then another big week ahead next week with 3 games. Keep following us on our blog!! GO STATE!!

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Tomorrow we will be playing RIC, and my teammates and I have so much fire burning in us from yesterday's game against Springfield!

HERE WE GO STATE!!!!!!!!!!