Iona's Tolzmann, Quinnipiac's Kelly, and Siena's Gerety Tabbed Women's Lacrosse Weekly Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
Jenna Tolzmann, Iona
Sr., Midfield, Davie, FL/Saint Thomas Aquinas
In Iona's 13-12 loss to Niagara, the senior Tolzmann led Iona with four goals, five ground balls, and three draw controls. The Florida native brought Iona within one with 1:19 to play and controlled the following draw before Iona fell short to the Purple Eagles. Tolzmann has increased her goal scoring in each of the last three games ending with the four against the Purple Eagles.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kiera Kelly, Quinnipiac
Sr., Defense, West Islip, NY/West Islip
Kelly had a big day on defense in a losing cause as the Bobcats dropped their league opener at Monmouth. The All-MAAC senior defender set new season-highs in both ground balls (8) and caused turnovers (7) and accounted for seven of the 12 caused turnovers that the Bobcats had. Kelly increased her averages to 4.9 ground balls per game and 3.1 caused turnovers per game-both rank in the top three nationally.
Rookie of the Week
Kerry Gerety, Siena
Fr., Midfield, Albany, NY/Guilderland
Gerety led the Saints with six points in their 1-1 week. She scored two goals in both games while dishing out two assists against St. Bonaventure. Gerety collected four ground balls and recorded seven draw controls.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.