Salisbury Junior Megan Wallenhorst and Christopher Newport Junior Hanna Slough Selected as CAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week
YORK, Pa. -- Salisbury junior Megan Wallenhorst and Christopher Newport junior Hanna Slough were selected as the CAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week for March 30, 2015.
Offensive Player of the Week
Megan Wallenhorst | Salisbury | Jr. | A
Ellicott City, Md. | Centennial
Salisbury junior Megan Wallenhorst was named the CAC Offensive Player of the Week after tallying nine goals and two assists in a 2-0 week for the Sea Gulls that included a victory over No. 1 Franklin & Marshall. Against F&M, Wallenhorst recorded a game-high three goals and an assist, including the game-winning tally in the closing minutes. She followed up that performance with a career day against Mary Washington on Saturday, setting new career-bests in goals (6) and points (7). She has now gone three-consecutive games with at least three scores and four points. For the week, she shot 90 percent, only seeing one of her 10 shots get saved. Against F&M, she also had two draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Defensive Player of the Week
Hanna Slough | Christopher Newport | Jr. | GK
Henrico, Va. | Mills E. Godwin
Christopher Newport junior Hanna Slough was honored as the CAC Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Captains to a CAC victory over Frostburg State with 12 saves. The 12-save performance equaled the third highest single-game total of her career. Of her 12 stops, six came on free-position attempts. Along with her work between the pipes, she also forced two turnovers and set a new career-high with five ground balls during the 14-8 victory over the Bobcats in the Captains' lone contest last week.
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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (3/30)
FROSTBURG STATE: Malory Brunett, Sr., M, Clarksville, Md./River Hill
MARY WASHINGTON: Kate Smucker, So., Harrisonburg, Va./Conestoga Valley(Pa.)
MARYMOUNT: Steph Keane, Jr., MF, Rockville Centre, N.Y./Oceanside
ST. MARY'S: Shelby Newman, Jr., M, Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley
WESLEY: Jessica Giaccone, Sr., M, Ventnor City, N.J./Holy Spirit
YORK: Jayme Verman, So., A, York, Pa./Lancaster Country Day
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE
In the IWLCA Rankings, Salisbury is No. 5 and York is No. 15 while 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 ... Guided by a four-goal outburst from Erin Callahan and a suffocating defensive effort, Christopher Newport head coach Carolyn Query collected her 100th career victory as CNU took down Frostburg State, 14-8, on Saturday ... Frostburg State's Malory Brunett posted six goals, 14 draw controls, five caused turnovers and seven ground balls in two games for the Bobcats ... Sophomore Kate Smucker led Mary Washington with four goals in two contests this week ... Marymount's Steph Keane had eight ground balls and five caused turnovers in a 1-1 week for the Saints ... Shelby Newman helped St. Mary's to a 2-1 week while notching her 150th career point along the way. Newman led the Seahawks at No. 13 Catholic with two goals as she recorded her 150th career point with her second goal of the night ... York's Jayme Verman totaled nine points on four goals and five assists in a 1-1 week for the Spartans. For the year, Verman leads the team in scoring with 29 points on 13 goals and 16 assists.