The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week, April 3
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate's Brittany Andrews has been selected the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week, while Arion Pierre of Wingate has been selected as the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for matches played Mar. 27th – Apr. 2nd, the League announced today.
Andrews, a senior from Bel Air, Maryland, recorded twelve goals and five assists in Wingate's two victories, last week. In the 20-3 victory against Chowan, she posted five points and three assists on 71.4 percent shooting and a shot on goal percentage of 85.7 percent. Against Catawba, Andrews continued to impress scoring seven goals and adding two more assists to her count. She finished the week with an overall shooting percentage of 75.0 percent and a shot on goal percentage of 81.3 percent. Her 46 goals this year place her at second in the League, while her 55 points place her tied for third, and her 79 shots rank third in the conference.
Pierre, a sophomore from Haymarket, Virginia, allowed only nine goals in 90 minutes last week as Wingate went undefeated for the week. Against Chowan, she only allowed a single point on her watch making two saves along her 30 minutes of action in the goal. In the 14-8 victory against Catawba, Pierre surrender eight goals but made ten saves to hang on for the win. She ranks first in the Conference with a save percentage of 54.7 percent. She is also second in goals allowed with 81 and goals against average with 8.15. The honor marks her third Player of the Week selection this season and consecutively.
2017 Astroturf SAC Women's Lacrosse Offensive Players of the Week
Feb. 12 – Rachel Holmes, Tusculum
Feb. 19 – Savannah Elliott, Tusculum
Feb. 26 – Haley McCusker, Coker
Mar. 6 – Alexandra Bruder, Queens
Mar. 13 – Kirstyn Kruse, Catawba
Mar. 20 – Kelly Dowd, Queens
Mar. 27 – Gabby Sousa, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 3 – Brittany Andrews, Wingate
2017 Astroturf SAC Women's Lacrosse Defensive Players of the Week
Feb. 19 – Kelly Dowd, Queens
Feb. 26 – Chase Brokaw, Queens
Mar. 6 – Aarika Kaester, Queens
Mar. 13 – Cassie Williams, Coker
Mar. 20 – Arion Pierre, Wingate
Mar. 27 – Arion Pierre, Wingate
Apr. 3 – Arion Pierre, Wingate