ECC Women's Lacrosse Report - Week Three

Posted: Mar 06, 2023

	Offensive Player of the Week Sam Newlin, D'Youville (Fr, M - Austin, Texas) Newlin tallied 11 goals and three assists for 14 points over three games last week. She began the week with four goals and an assist in a win over Edinboro. She followed with another seven points on six goals and an assist in a loss to Mercyhurst before wrapping up the week with one goal and one assist as the Saints were defeated by Lock Haven. Newlin also added 15 draw controls, four ground balls, and three caused turnovers on the week.
	Defensive Player of the Week Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy (So, D - Farmingdale, N.Y.) Shimborske had a team-high seven caused turnovers, seven draw controls and eight ground balls as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The sophomore opened the week with an assist, five ground balls, four draw controls and a game-high five caused turnovers in the win over No. 16 Assumption on Wednesday. Shimborske ended the week with three ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers against No. 6 Adelphi on Saturday.
	Rookie of the Week Madison Handley, D'Youville (Fr, M - Lancaster, N.Y.) Handley had 13 points with eight goals and five assists, while also adding seven draw controls and three ground balls in a 1-2 week for the Saints. Her best outing came in a loss to Mercyhurst where she had five goals, three assists, three ground balls, and four draw controls.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Micayla Brady, Mercy (Gr, D - Massapequa Park, N.Y.)
Brady had five caused turnovers, five draw controls and three ground balls in a 1-1 week for Mercy. The graduate student opened the week with two ground balls, four draw controls and four caused turnovers in the win over No. 16 Assumption on Wednesday. Brady ended the week with one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover against No. 6 Adelphi on Saturday.

Alejandra Lainez-Rodriguez, Dist. Columbia (Jr, M - Riverdale, Md.)
Lainez-Rodriguez picked up four points off four goals on the week. She also picked up 10 ground balls, won six draw controls, and forced one turnover.

Megan Rugolo, Molloy (So, M - Oceanside, N.Y.)
Rugolo had a six-point week for the Lions, netting two goals and one assist in each of Molloy's two games. On the week, she had four goals on five shots, all of which were on target. The sophomore added two draw controls against the Chargers.

Jada Williams, Dist. Columbia (So, M - Kingston, Jamaica)
Williams scored a season-high eight goals in the Firebirds' lone game against Edinboro. In addition, she won seven draw controls and picked up five ground balls.

ECC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Date	Offensive	Defensive	Rookie
2/20	Annie Mulhall, Roberts Wesleyan	Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy	Madison Buck, D'Youville
2/27	Casey Decatur, Daemen	Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy (2)	Dana Bacher, Daemen
3/6	Sam Newlin, D'Youville	Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy (3)	Madison Handley, D'Youville

Standings

	Conference					Overall
-	GP	Record	Win %	PF	PA	GP	Record	Win %	GF	GA	Last 10	Streak
Molloy 3. *	6	5-1	0.833	107	45	17	12-5	0.706	265	158	8-2	Lost 1
Mercy 1. * #	6	5-1	0.833	98	33	19	13-6	0.684	281	182	8-2	Won 7
Roberts Wesleyan 2. *	6	5-1	0.833	84	34	18	12-6	0.667	228	150	8-2	Lost 1
D'Youville 4.	6	3-3	0.500	62	63	18	8-10	0.444	193	209	5-5	Lost 5
Daemen	6	2-4	0.333	66	82	16	7-9	0.438	171	200	4-6	Lost 2
St. Thomas Aquinas	6	1-5	0.167	34	97	14	2-12	0.143	76	222	2-8	Won 1
Dist. Columbia	6	0-6	0.000	18	115	12	1-11	0.083	58	217	0-10	Lost 10

Last Week's Results

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Tuesday February 28, 2023

Walsh

Daemen

Tuesday, February 28

Final

Box Score

Wednesday March 01, 2023

Chestnut Hill

St. Thomas Aquinas

Wednesday, March 01

Final

Assumption

Mercy

Wednesday, March 01

Final

Box Score

Roberts Wesleyan

Le Moyne

Wednesday, March 01

Final

Edinboro

D'Youville

Wednesday, March 01

Final

Buffalo, NY | Dobson Field

New Haven

Molloy

Wednesday, March 01

Final

Box Score

Friday March 03, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas

Southern N.H.

Friday, March 03

Final

Daemen

Saint Rose

Friday, March 03

Final

Box Score

Saturday March 04, 2023

Edinboro

Dist. Columbia

Saturday, March 04

Final

Washington, DC | Georgetown Day School

Assumption

Roberts Wesleyan

Saturday, March 04

Final

Box Score

D'Youville

Mercyhurst

Saturday, March 04

Final

Erie, PA | Mercyhurst Soccer Field

Adelphi

Mercy

Saturday, March 04

Final

Box Score

Sunday March 05, 2023

Lake Erie

Molloy

Sunday, March 05

Final

Box Score

D'Youville

Lock Haven

Sunday, March 05

Final

Lock Haven, PA | Stern Athletic Complex

Upcoming Games

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games March 5

ECC Single Game-Highs

Individual
Goals: 8 - Jada Williams, Dist. Columbia (vs. Edinboro, 3/4)
Assists: 4 - Casey Decatur, Daemen (vs. Lake Erie, 2/26)
Points: 8 - Two times (Last: Madison Handley, D'Youville vs. Mercyhurst, 3/4)
Ground Balls: 11 - Michelle Mitchell, Dist. Columbia (vs. Edinboro, 3/4)
Caused Turnovers: 6 - Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy (vs. Franklin Pierce, 2/18)
Draw Controls: 10 - Camryn Day, Daemen (vs. Lake Erie, 2/26)
Saves: 15 - Natalia Perkins, Dist. Columbia (vs. Holy Family, 2/20)

Team
Goals: 17 - Three times (Last: Molloy vs. Lake Erie, 3/5)
Assists: 7 - Six times (Last: Molloy vs. Lake Erie, 3/5)
Points: 24 - Molloy (vs. Lake Erie, 3/5)
Ground Balls: 48 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Edinboro, 3/4)
Draw Controls: 23 - Daemen (vs. Lake Erie, 2/26)
Clears: 24 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Edinboro, 3/4)

ECC Team Notes

	Daemen: Daemen (1-2, 0-0 ECC) hosted Walsh in its first ever home game this past Tuesday. The Wildcats suffered a 21-2 loss to Walsh and closed the week with a 16-5 loss at Saint Rose. Graduate student Casey Decatur (Apollo Beach, Fla.) has scored a goal in all three games and has totaled a team-high 12 points (6 gas, 6 asts). Freshman goalie Blair Pfohl (Lockport, N.Y.) made a season-high 13 saves in the loss to Saint Rose. Daemen will face a nationally-ranked team for the first time ever when the Wildcats head to Le Moyne for a non-league game Wednesday. Daemen will cap the week with home games against Tiffin on Friday and Gannon on Sunday.
	Dist. Columbia: UDC went 0-1 on the week falling to Edinboro in their home opener. Next up they host Chestnut Hill at home on Wednesday.
	D'Youville: No team notes submitted.
	Mercy: The No. 11/12 Mercy College women’s lacrosse team went 1-1 on the week with a 13-11 win over No. 16 Assumption and a 9-5 loss to No. 6 Adelphi. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Kaitlyn Grzelaczyk who had a team-high five goals. Mercy resumes action on Wednesday when they host Bloomsburg at 3 p.m.
	Molloy: No team notes submitted.
	Roberts Wesleyan: No team notes submitted.
	St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Lacrosse team (0-4) suffered a pair of losses to Chestnut Hill (11-5) and Southern New Hampshire (21-2). STAC returns to action on March 7 at Dominican and March 10 at Caldwell.