Coleman, Burkhard, and O'Sullivan Earn Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards

Coleman, Burkhard, and O'Sullivan Earn Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards

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MAAC Offensive Player of the Week

KRISTEN COLEMAN, FAIRFIELD
M, Fr., 5-11, Potomac, Md./Holy Cross

Coleman paced the Stags to a 3-0 week by tallying 20 points, including 16 goals and four assists. She has tallied five or more points in each of the last seven games. Coleman totaled a career-high nine points in the Stags come from behind win over UConn, and then tallied five points at Manhattan and six points in a home win over Iona. She scored a career-high seven goals against the Huskies, including the game-winner. She netted four goals against Manhattan and five goals against Iona. Against Iona she set the single-season freshman point record, moving to 57, which is 14 shy of the all-time record.


MAAC Defensive Player of the Week

LIZ BURKHARD, MARIST
G, Sr., 5-3, Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh

Burkhard was great in Marist’s 3-0 week, as she made 29 saves and had a save percentage of .547. Burkhard also had eight ground balls and caused a turnover. She made seven saves in a 22-4 win over Lafayette and made seven more saves in the Red Foxes’ 15-13 win at Iona. Burkhard was especially good against Manhattan, as she made 15 saves and had three ground balls.


MAAC Rookie of the Week

KAITLYN O’SULLIVAN, MARIST
M, Fr., 5-6, Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown

In two games played, O’Sullivan had five total points. In the Red Foxes’ 22-4 win over Lafayette, she assisted on one goal. On Sunday, she had a huge game against Manhattan as she scored four times and was in the middle of a 10-0 Red Foxes scoring run. She also was credited with the game-winning goal against the Jaspers.