Szivos, Thomas, and Hamby Earn Weekly Awards

Szivos, Thomas, and Hamby Earn Weekly Awards

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Offensive Player of the Week

Paloma Szivos, St. Francis (N.Y.)

Sr., C, 5-6, Coral Springs, FL/Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S.

Szivos scored a game-high eight goals and added a pair of assists in her final home contest to lead the Terriers to a 14-9 victory over Siena this past Saturday. Szivos scored five goals in the opening quarter and added three more in the third. The senior center added five more tallies and an assist in the Terriers 11-7 victory against VMI on Sunday morning. The Coral Springs, Florida native finished with 16 goals and four assists on the weekend. She leads the squad with 37 goals on this season.

Defensive Player of the Week

Rebecca Thomas, Marist College

So., G, 5-11, Cape Town, South Africa/University of Cape Town

Thomas was again lights out in the Marist goal this past weekend, making 40 saves in three games and registering an astounding 3.67 goals against average and .784 save percentage. She had a season-high 17 saves against St. Francis (N.Y.) including a couple of big stops on five-meter attempts. She also added a steal. Later in the same day, she nearly equaled that performance with 15 saves against Villanova. She also contributed on the offensive end, doubling her season total with three assists. Thomas wrapped up her weekend with an eight-save performance against Siena, only allowing two shots past her.

Rookie of the Week

Jessica Hamby, Marist College

Fr., 2mO, 5-9, Sacramento, CA/Granite Bay

Hamby continues a great freshman campaign for the Red Foxes, again being one of the team's greatest offensive threats. In Marist's three wins over the weekend she scored eight goals, two of which were game-winners, and added an assist for nine total points. She also made a team-high 12 steals on defense and drew eight ejections to lead to several offensive opportunities for the Red Foxes. She had a goal and an assist against St. Francis to go along with three steals and three drawn ejections. Versus Villanova, Hamby scored a team-high four goals and again had three steals and drew five ejections. She saved her best for last against Siena when, while only playing two quarters of the game, she led both the offense and defense, scoring another hat trick and making a Marist season-high six thefts.