Stuart named Nike/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week
BALTIMORE - Salisbury University senior goalie Sonja Stuart has been named the Division III Nike/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week on Tuesday for the week of April 14. Stuart was also named Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Week this week. Stuart is the second Sea Gull women's lacrosse player this spring to receive the national player of the week award this season.
Stuart and the Sea Gulls (14-1, 6-0 CAC) defeated top-ranked The College of New Jersey 11-6 last Saturday at Sea Gull Stadium. The Rockville, Md., native recorded 11 saves for the Gulls, which ties her previous season-high as the senior recorded 11 stops in a win over No. 3 Franklin & Marshall College. At the end of the first half the score was 5-4 in favor of Salisbury. Stuart recorded eight second half saves for SU. Stuart and the rest of the SU defense held TCNJ's top goal scorer Alison Jaeger (42 goals scored) to just one assist. The senior scooped up a team-high six ground balls plus helped the Sea Gulls convert 16-of-22 clears.
This is the ninth time in the past five seasons a Sea Gull has been
honored as the Inside Lacrosse Division III Women's Lacrosse Player
of the Week. The other honorees include Beth
Rhodey (03/24/09), Jessica
Chmielewski (4/01/08), Sue Ackermann
(3/18/08), Natalie Degele (4/16/07), Sue
Ackermann (3/19/07), Amanda Tack
(3/13/06), Linda Ackermann (3/27/05),
Linda Ackermann (3/13/05).
The victory completes a sweep of last year's final four teams. Salisbury beat defending national champion Hamilton College 12-9 on March 18 in San Antonio, Texas. The Continentals were ranked No. 1 in that game. SU followed that with a 10-9 road win over No. 3 Franklin & Marshall College on March 29.
The Sea Gulls will close out the CAC regular season this Wednesday, April 15, in a game against University of Mary Washington (11-5, 5-1 CAC). This contest has huge implications on the upcoming CAC tournament as both teams are vying for the No. 1 seed.
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