BOSTON - The road to the 2015 America East women's lacrosse championship will go through Stony Brook for the third-straight year as the Seawolves earned the No. 1 seed and at-least a share of the regular season title last week. Albany also clinched its seventh-straight tournament appearance with a win on Friday, while two spots remain up for grabs with one game remaining. Vermont grabbed an important victory with a huge offensive output against UMass Lowell and will face New Hampshire next Saturday in what has become a win-and-in situation. Here are the week 10 award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Vanessa VanderZalm, Vermont, Jr., Pelham, Ontario
- Tied for the most points in a single game in the conference last week with six in a 23-9 win over UMass Lowell.
- Had the best single-game scoring performance for any America East player last week, scoring five times against the River Hawks while adding an assist.
- Also added a season-high five ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers.
Defensive Player of the Week
Meg Hopkins, Vermont, Sr., GK, Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Stopped nine shots while allowing nine goals in a win over UMass Lowell.
- Finished with a .500 save percentage, the best in the conference last week.
- Grabbed her 10th win of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Alie Jimerson, Albany, Fr., A, Irving, N.Y.
- Totaled five goals and nine assists for 14 points in a 2-1 week for the Great Danes.
- Was second in the conference among freshmen with 4.67 points per game last week.
- Notched three goals and four assists for the most points for any America East player in a single game last week in a win over Binghamton.
- Added two goals and three assists as Albany played tough in a, 14-12, loss at No. 9 Syracuse.
Notes
- Stony Brook is the first team in America East history to be the No. 1 seed in the tournament in three-straight seasons.
- As of April 13, Stony Brook was ranked 6th in the IWLCA poll and 5th in Inside Lacrosse. Albany was 19th in the IWLCA and 19th in Inside Lacrosse.
- Albany clinched its seventh-straight trip to the America East Championship with a win over Binghamton on Friday night.
- UMBC, Vermont and New Hampshire are battling for the final two spots in the America East tournament.
- New Hampshire's Laura McHoul became the program's all-time assist leader with 102. McHoul is the first Wildcat to record three seasons with 30+ assists. Her 30 assists this season is tied for No. 5 on the program’s list of single-season superlatives
- UMBC's three conference wins are the most for the program since 2012.
- Albany's Dakotah Savitcheff has scored seven goals three different times this season.
- The Seawolves' win over Northwestern was the first over a top-5 team in program history.
- Stony Brook has held 32 of its last 35 opponents to single-digit goals, including 14 of 15 this season.
- Albany has scored 20-plus goals four times this season.
- Vermont head coach Jen Johnson became the program’s all-time winningest coach with her 77th career win at UVM vs. Sacred Heart.
Weekly Awards
Feb. 16 - Offensive Player of the Week: Jessica Roach, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Meg Hopkins, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Taylor Sokol, UMass Lowell
Feb. 23 - Offensive Player of the Week: Maureen Keggins, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Maegan Meritz, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Emma Powlin, Albany
March 2 - Offensive Player of the Week: Rachel Bowles, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Major, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Alie Jimerson, Albany
March 9 - Offensive Player of the Week: Dakotah Savitcheff, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Erin McNulty, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook
March 16 - Offensive Player of the Week: Jessica Roach, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Kaitlyn Leahy, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook
March 23 - Offensive Player of the Week: Vanessa VanderZalm, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Alyssa Fleming, Stony Brook; Co-Rookies of the Week: Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook & Marissa Davey, UMBC
March 30 - Co-Offensive Players of the Week: Maureen Keggins, Albany & Jessica Roach, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Alyssa Fleming, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook
April 6 - Offensive Player of the Week: Dorrien Van Dyke, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Maegan Meritz, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Carolyn Jamison, UMBC
April 13 - Co-Offensive Playes of the Week: Dakotah Savitcheff, Albany & Courtney Murphy, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Maegan Meritz, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook
April 20 - Offensive Player of the Week: Vanessa VanderZalm, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Meg Hopkins, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Alie Jimerson, Albany