GNAC Women's Lacrosse Report: Week 2
March 13, 2023
( FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 6 - 12 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jazzy Sztyler-Magee, Dean (Sr, F - Burlington, Conn.) - Sztyler-Magee led the Bulldogs to their first win of the season against GNAC foe Regis. She recorded 12 points on 10 goals and two assists in the 20-13 victory. Sztyler-Magee scored four times in the first to give Dean a lead they would not relinquish. She added two more in the second and helped put things away with four more in the third quarter. The senior also added two ground balls and three caused turnovers.
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Joy Sayah, Lasell (Freshman, GK) - Sayah stopped 19 of 32 shots for a .613 save percentage, including 11 saves in an 11-7 setback at NEC. She also stopped six of seven shots in a GNAC win on the road over Albertus Magnus.
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ella Marschitz, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, M - Naperville, Ill.) - Marschitz lead the Saints to a 2-0 start to 2023 with 10 points on eight goals and two assists while also adding 12 draw control wins. The first year posted six points on five goals and one helper in the season-opener vs. SUNY Potsdam, a 25-16 win, before adding four points with a hat trick and helper in the GNAC-opener against Colby-Sawyer. She added two caused turnovers and one groundball for EC.
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HONOR ROLL
Maris DiBeneditto, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Jr., M - Southbury, Conn.) - DiBeneditto potted a team-high six goals and backstopped the Wildcats to a road win at Elms on Saturday. The junior finished the day with 10 shots.
Teresa Kessner, Lasell (Junior, A) - Kessner had eight goals and four assists for 12 points in a 1-1 week.
Kylee Marley, Regis (Mass.) (Jr., M - Westerly, R.I.) - Marley led Regis during its first competition week of the 2023 season. Thursday, she tied the program single match record with five assists, plus she earned a hat trick with three goals to play a role in over half of the Pride's goals in the 15-4 victory. She also earned seven groundballs and four caused turnovers against the Anchorwomen. Saturday at Dean, she led Regis with four goals, plus she dished out two assists and collected four draw controls.
Lydia Dexter, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (GR, A - Oakland, Maine) - Dexter scored 11 goals with two assists, two ground balls, five draw controls, and a pair of caused turnovers in a 1-1 week for the Monks. The graduate attack netted five goals in an 11-9 loss at Plymouth State on Wednesday and led St. Joe's to a 21-7 victory at Norwich University with six goals, two assists, and four draw controls on Saturday.
Abby Stoller, Simmons (Grad Senior, M - Wayland, Mass.) - Stoller guided the Sharks to a 2-0 week, which included opening GNAC play with a convincing 14-3 victory over the University of St. Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday afternoon. Over the course of the two game week, Stoller led the team with 10 goals and three assists for 13 points, while tallying three ground balls, two draw controls and converting five-of-six free position opportunities. Midway through the week against Grove City, Stoller came one goal shy of tying her career single-game high, notching seven goals.
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| WEEK | PLAYER | GOALKEEPER |
ROOKIE |
| 1 | Lydia Dexter, SJC | Colleen Stringer, USJ | Colleen Stringer, USJ |
| 2 | J. Sztyler-Magee, DEAN | Joy Sayah, Lasell | Ella Marschitz, Emmanuel |
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