Monmouth's Staines & Fairfield DiFatta Pick Up MAAC Women's Lacrosse Weekly Honors
Offensive Player of the Week
Jenny Staines, Monmouth
Jr., Attack, Silver Spring, MD/Good Counsel
Staines exploded offensively for the Hawks over a pair of wins last week, including a six-goal, seven-point effort in a come-from-behind win against Siena. The junior scored three consecutive goals in the second half against the Saints to erase an 11-10 deficit and clinch Monmouth's fifth league win. In Wednesday's game against Manhattan, Staines had six points on a trio of goals and three assists. The junior's accuracy was impressive, with 16 of her 17 shots being on goal during the two games. She was also 5-of-9 on free position shots.
Defensive Player & Rookie of the Week
Paulina DiFatta, Fairfield
So., Goalkeeper, Dix Hills, NY/ Half Hollow Hills West
DiFatta protected the cage in all 120 minutes of a 2-0 week of road action for the Stags. She stopped 23 shots for a .575 save percentage with an 8.50 goals-against average. Her 12 stops in the 11-8 win at Canisius on Saturday helped Fairfield limit the Golden Griffins to their lowest scoring output in a MAAC regular season game since 2011.
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