Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference issued the following announcement on Mar. 8.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference office announced this week’s women’s lacrosse athletes of the week. In the PSAC East, Gianna LeDuc of East Stroudsburg University was named Athlete of the Week and Paige Stoner of Shepherd University earned Defensive Athlete of the Week. From the PSAC West, Maggie Newton of Mercyhurst University received Athlete of the Week and Hannah Sharkey of Indiana University of Pennsylvania was the Defensive Athlete of the Week.
EAST
Athlete of the Week
East Stroudsburg
Gianna LeDuc
Graduate Student
Attack
Westtown, N.Y. / Minisink Valley
Gianna LeDuc led East Stroudsburg to a 2-0 week in non-conference play. Against Jefferson, she scored an unassisted goal and added three assists. In the win over Georgian Court, LeDuc scored five goals — four unassisted — and contributed three assists.
Defensive Athlete of the Week
Shepherd
Paige Stoner
Sophomore
Midfield
Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright
Paige Stoner helped Shepherd to an 11-9 win over Frostburg State. She caused six turnovers and picked up four ground balls. Stoner won four draw controls and scored a goal in the first quarter.
WEST
Athlete of the Week
Mercyhurst
Maggie Newton
Freshman
Attack
Skaneateles, N.Y. / Skaneateles
Maggie Newton led Mercyhurst to two non-conference wins this week. Against D’Youville, she scored six goals and picked up a ground ball. Newton scored three goals and dished out three assists in addition to causing two turnovers and picking up two ground balls in the win over Tiffin.
Defensive Athlete of the Week
IUP
Hannah Sharkey
Sophomore
Defense
Royersford, Pa. / Spring-Ford
Hannah Sharkey helped IUP defeat Bloomsburg last week. She caused a turnover and picked up a game-high six ground balls.
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.
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