The South Atlantic Conference Announces Astroturf SAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week, April 13
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens' Jena Ready was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week, while Nicole Hinkle from Wingate was named the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for games played April 6-12, the League announced today.
Ready, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., scored 13 goals and posted three assists to lead the Royals to a pair of wins and secure their second-straight South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship. She got her week going with seven goals, two assists, 11 draw controls and one ground ball in a 22-3 win over Newberry on April 7. She followed that effort with six scores, one assist, two ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers as Queens defeated Tusculum 25-11 on April 11. The award marks her first Offensive Player of the Week plaudit this season.
Hinkle, a freshman from Fallston, Md., notched 13 saves in the Bulldogs' 10-9 win over Newberry on April 11. With 19 seconds left in the contest, the keeper came up with a key save to preserve the win and propel Wingate into the South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship. She saved 60 percent of the Wolves' shot in 60:00 of action. The honor is her second Defensive Player of the Week honor this season.
Also nominated for Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week: Claudia Jenkins (Coker), Lauren Donovan (Lenoir-Rhyne), Kelsey Crow (Tusculum) and Erin Murphy (Wingate).
Also nominated for Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week: Lindsay Ordemann (Coker) and Ashley Gruning (Lenoir-Rhyne).
2015 South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 9 - Cheyenne Bray, Tusculum
Feb. 16 - Claudia Jenkins, Coker
Feb. 23 - Lauren Donovan, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 2 - Brittany Andrews, Wingate
Mar. 9 - Cheyenne Bray, Tusculum
Mar. 16 - Kelsey Crow, Tusculum
Mar. 23 - Jessica Baxstrom, Newberry
Mar. 30 - Lauren Donovan, Lenoir-Rhyne
April 7 - Caitlyn Nemeth, Brevard
April 13 - Jena Ready, Queens
2015 South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 9 - Kelsey Crow, Tusculum
Feb. 16 - Bridgette Larranaga, Queens
Feb. 23 - Marabeth Durden, Coker
Mar. 2 - Brooke Wagner, Tusculum
Mar. 9 - Brooke Wagner, Tusculum
Mar. 16 - Nicole Hinkle, Wingate
Mar. 23 - Calyn Kelly, Tusculum
Mar. 30 - Marabeth Durden, Coker
April 7 - Ines Flueck, Lenoir-Rhyne
April 13 - Nicole Hinkle, Wingate