Christopher Newport Sophomore Meaghan Galvin and Salisbury Freshman Allie Hynson Claim CAC Women's Lacrosse Weekly Honors
YORK, Pa. -- Christopher Newport sophomore Meaghan Galvin and Salisbury freshman Allie Hynson were awarded as the CAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week for April 6, 2015.
Offensive Player of the Week
Meaghan Galvin | Christopher Newport | So. | A
Arlington, Va. | Yorktown
Christopher Newport sophomore Meaghan Galvin was selected as the CAC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Captains to a pair of victories with 11 goals and four assists. On Wednesday, she guided CNU to its first-ever victory over Mary Washington after contributing seven points, including five goals. Four of her scores came on free-position attempts, which equaled the single-game program record. Her five total goals on Wednesday also set a new career-high, which she promptly eclipsed three days later with six tallies against Lynchburg. Her eight points against the Hornets also marked a new personal best. Additionally, she led CNU with nine draw controls to go along with four ground balls.
Defensive Player of the Week
Allie Hynson | Salisbury | Fr. | M
Catonsville, Md. | Mount de Sales Academy
Salisbury freshman Allie Hynson was honored as the CAC Defensive Player of the Week after playing a key role in the backfield last week for a Sea Gulls defense that gave up only four goals in a pair of CAC victories. Hynson totaled six ground balls, seven draw controls and forced four turnovers for the week in wins over Wesley and Frostburg State.
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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (4/6)
FROSTBURG STATE: Charlotte Hines, So, Galesville, Md./Southern
MARY WASHINGTON: Corinne Wiederkehr, Sr., Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River
MARYMOUNT: Megan McGuirk, Sr., A, Baltimore, Md./Mt. De Sales Academy
ST. MARY'S: Kate Somerville, Jr., D, Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Rainey Whitworth, Jr., M, Savannah, Ga./Savannah College of Art and Design
WESLEY: Kaitlyn Ennis, Fr., A, Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington
YORK: Sarah Castle, Sr., M, Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Area Christian
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE
In the IWLCA Rankings, Salisbury is No. 6, York is No. 15 and St. Mary's is receiving votes ... In the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Rankings, Salisbury is No. 5, York is No. 17, and St. Mary's is No. 19 ... Salisbury (5-0) and St. Mary's (4-0) sit atop the CAC standings with unblemished marks halfway through the conference season ... Senior Corinne Wiederkehr led Mary Washington with eight points on the week, including two goals against CNU and three goals and three assists against York. Kate Smucker added seven points in the two contests ... Marymount senior Megan McGuirk broke the Saints' program record for career assists (60) with four helpers against Southern Virginia on Saturday ... Salisbury freshman Sammi Quilter totaled 10 points for the Sea Gulls last week ... Shelby Newman tallied her 100th career goal in a 2-0 week for St. Mary's, helping the Seahawks extend their winning streak to four. Newman notched season-bests of five goals and six points in the win over Marymount and her final goal of the day was the 100th of her three-year career ... Southern Virginia's Rainey Whitworth scored seven goals last week and leads the team with 32 goals on the season, which ranks fifth in the CAC ... York senior Sarah Castle notched seven goals and two assists last week, including four goals and two assists in a road win at Mary Washington.