Fairfield Sweeps Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Amanda Best, Fairfield, Jr., Attack/Midfield, 5-2, Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland
Best paced the Stags offense to a 2-0 week with a team-best
eight points, with five goals and three assists. She scored a team-best
five points in the overtime win at Canisius, including the game-winning tally
during the extra period. Best had a hat trick on Saturday, as well as
dishing out two assists. In the win at Iona she scored twice and had an
assist. Best also had a ground ball in each victory and recorded a draw
control against Iona.
Defensive Player of the Week
Katie Keenan, Fairfield, Jr., Goalkeeper, 5-7, Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh
Keenan backstopped the Stags to a perfect 2-0 week and did
so with a GAA of just 8.57. She made 14 saves on the week, with eight
coming in the win at Iona. She then stopped six shots, including the stop
of a free position shot in the final minute of regulation to send the game to
overtime. Keenan picked up five ground balls on the week, with four coming in
the victory over Canisius.
Rookie of the Week
Jamie Leone, Fairfield, Fr., Attack, 5-6, Massapequa Park, N.Y./Farmingdale
Leone had a pair of three-point games in helping
the Stags to a 2-0 week against Iona and Canisius. She netted a pair of
goals in the win at Iona, while also handing out one assist. She scored
the opening goal of the game at Canisius and then her first assist stymied a
Griffs run and tied the score 3-3. Leone's second assist came in
overtime, feeding Chloe Mangan for the go-ahead goal. She had a ground
ball in the win at Iona.