Landmark Names Players of the Week
MADISON, N.J. - Following the final week of regular season
competition for several fall sports the Landmark Conference has
recognized nine student-athletes as Players of the Week. The
selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
Men's Cross Country:
Susquehanna sophomore Paul Thistle went in the history books as the
first individual Landmark Conference Champion as he crossed the
finish line first at the innaugural Landmark Conference Cross
Country Championship. Thistle was named the Most Outstanding Male
Performer as he ran a time of 27:37 over the 8,000-meter course to
claim the victory. His individual effort helped Susquehanna
also claim the Landmark team championship.
Women's Cross Country:
Susquehanna freshman Alycia Woodruff was the first runner across
the finish line in the innaugural Landmark Conference Cross Country
Championship. Woodruff made history by covering the 6,000-meter
course in a time of 24:27 to best the second-place runner by eight
seconds and claim the first individual conference title. Her
performance helped the Crusaders place fourth overall in the team
standings.
Field Hockey
Offensive Player of the Week:
Drew forward Lizz Law was an offensive force for the Rangers as the
team earned a crucial Landmark win. Law played a part in all five
goals as Drew clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over
Moravian. She produced a hat-trick in the match, and assisted on
Drew's other two scores, to earn eight points in the match. Law
also had Drew's only shot in its midweek match against
nationally-ranked Rowan.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Goucher freshman Barbara Koziel closed out her regular season with
two strong efforts for the Gophers. Koziel registered two defensive
saves in each of Goucher's last two matches on the year, bringing
her total to seven for the season. She helped deny a pair of goals
in Goucher's season finale against Juniata, and early in the week
cleared two balls off the line against non-conference foe Villa
Julie.
Men's Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Goucher sophomore forward Julien Greco ended the regular season
with a flurry of offensive fireworks. He knocked in the
game-winning goal as Goucher outlasted Juniata 3-2 in the team's
Landmark finale. Greco also had a hand in all three goals as he
tallied two scores and an assist in a 3-1 win over Gwynedd-Mercy.
He also scored once in a non-conference victory over Lancaster
Bible.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Drew junior defender Dan Bonder played a key role as Drew closed
the regular season with a pair of wins. In its Landmark finale
against Moravian he helped the Ranger defense limit the opponent to
just three shots on goal in a 1-0 win. Earlier in the week Bonder
was key as Drew blanked Eastern 1-0, and held the opponent to just
four shots, 12 below its season average.
Women's Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Juniata freshman forward Caitlin Bigelow closed the regular season
with two strong efforts. In Juniata's season-ending win over
Goucher she found the back of the net once, and added a pair of
assists as Juniata clinched the program's first ever postseason
berth with a 7-0 win. Earlier in the week she netted a hat-trick in
a non-conference victory over Mount Aloysius.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Moravian junior goalie Caitlin Corrigan claims Landmark
Defender of the Week honors for the fourth time after
recording two strong efforts in goal. She claimed her 10th shutout
of the year as the Greyhounds closed their Landmark schedule with a
2-0 win over Drew. She had a pair of saves in the match. Earlier in
the week she made eight saves while allowing a pair of goals in a
non-conference match against Eastern.
Men's Swimming:
Scranton junior Jack Cook was a standout performer for the Royals
in their season-opening victory over Cabrini. Cook claimed an
individual win in th 200 IM with a time of 2:09.40 and also touched
the wall first in a time of 56.75 in the 100 backstroke. His
leadoff leg in the 200 medley relay helped the Royals post a time
of 2:00.31 to win the event.
Women's Swimming:
Junior Lauren Hosko helped Scranton earn a season-opening victory
over Cabrini by claiming wins in several individual events. She won
the 200 freestyle in a time of 2:07.91 and turned in a time of
1:06.09 in the 100 backstroke to claim the victory in that event as
well.
Volleyball:
Moravian senior outside hitter Jenna Wallace turned in several
strong performance in the last regular season matches of her
career. Wallace topped 10 kills in each of Moravian's five
matches, with a best of 23 coming in a four-game match against
Elizabethtown. She also notched three double-doubles in kills
and digs, with a best of 18 digs coming in a win over Alvernia. She
averaged 4.14 kills, 2.71 digs for the week while adding 12
blocks and nine digs to go with a .246 hitting percentage as the
Greyhounds went 2-3.