Women's Lacrosse

NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Weekly Release - April 29

NESCAC Player of the Week
Hope Shue - Middlebury - Jr. - A - Dover, Mass.
Shue tallied 13 points on eight goals and five assists and won nine draw controls in wins over Williams and Amherst last week. With nine points (4G, 5A) in a NESCAC Quarterfinal win against Amherst, Shue moved into third place in Middlebury’s career goal list with 195 and fifth place with 243 career points. The junior also collected a season-best six draw controls during the win, landing a spot on the top-10 list in eighth with 132 in her career. 
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Rookie Mia Raven (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored three goals over two games last week and led the  Mammoths with eight draw controls and five ground balls. 

BatesRaegan White (Duxbury, Mass.) recorded a career-high eight saves to help Bates defeat Colby, 9-8. White also recorded a career-high seven ground balls. It marked the first time White had played the full 60 minutes in goal for Bates, and the sophomore made the most of the opportunity as the Bobcats ended the season on a high note.

Bowdoin – Senior Ellie Schofield (Manasquan, N.J.) scored five goals in Bowdoin’s regular-season finale against Tufts on Wednesday night.

ColbyAlly Franz (Chatham, N.J.) tallied five goals and added an assist in Colby's NESCAC Quarterfinal victory over Hamilton. The senior tallied all six of her points in the first three quarters as Colby took a commanding 12-6 lead.  Franz recorded five goals in a single game three times this season and the six points mark a season-high.

Conn. College - Senior goalie Violette Nidds (Ridgewood, N.J.) wrapped up her stellar career in the cage for Conn finishing with six saves, four ground balls, and one caused turnover in the final game of the season on Wednesday night. Nidds finishes her career third all-time for the Camels with 417 saves.

HamiltonMaddigan Leifer (Shelton, Conn.) scored a career-high four goals and added three ground balls and one caused turnover in a 13-11 setback at Colby in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. Leifer registered one goal, three ground balls, and a draw control in a 17-8 loss against Ithaca. The sophomore midfielder finished the season with at least one goal in nine straight games.

TrinityAlex Lesko (Villanova, Pa.) delivered a stellar performance on the field, registering five goals and two assists along with three ground balls and a caused turnover. Against visiting Amherst, Lesko fired three goals to help lift the Bantams to a 13-11 victory. In the NESCAC ! Quarterfinals against Tufts, Lesko scored twice and added an assist. The sophomore attack has tallied 14 goals and five assists this season.

TuftsMargie Carden (Newtown Square, Pa.) became the all-time leading goal scorer at Tufts on Saturday, as the junior tallied five goals including her 193rd of her career to move into the top spot on the goals list as a Jumbo. Tufts also picked up two wins, as Carden finished the week with nine goals and two assists, adding two ground balls and a draw control in wins over Bowdoin on Wednesday and Trinity on Saturday. 

WesleyanLaura Baine (Rye, N.Y.) piled up 11 points in two games last week, including six points (3G, 3A) in a 14-5 NESCAC Quarterfinal win over Bowdoin on Saturday. The senior added a career-high five ground balls in that playoff win over the Polar Bears. Baine also posted five points (3G, 2A) in Wednesday's 15-5 win at Conn. College in the regular season finale. The two hat tricks give Baine nine for the season, all of which have come over the past 12 games. 

Williams – Senior Anj Raman (Lexington, Mass.) made a career-high 18 saves and posted a .600 save percentage against visiting on Wednesday evening at Farley-Lamb Field in Williamstown, Massachusetts.