Landmark Players Of The Week Announced

Madison, N.J. - The Landmark Conference has recognized nine student-athletes as Players of the Week after another full weekend of conference competition. The selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.

Men's Cross Country:
Freshman Chris Wasnetsky earned his second invitational win in as many weeks when he crossed the line first at the Goucher Mid-Atlantic Classic. Facing nearly all of the Landmark Confer­ence competitors he covered the 8K course in a time of 27:55.87 which was the fastest time of his career, and the fastest time by a Scranton runner this year. He helped Scranton finish third out of the 10-team field.

Women's Cross Country:
Senior J. Fraley Coles was the first runner across the finish line at the Goucher Mid-Atlantic Classic. Coles won the individual championship at the event for the third consecutive season, beat­ing the second-place runner by 14 seconds in the race. She posted a time of 24:33.37 in the 6K race which featured nearly all the members of the Landmark Conference.

Field Hockey
Offensive Player of the Week:
Freshman Abby Banholzer was a key offensive component as Catholic claimed two Landmark victories to remain at the top of the conference standings. She found the back of the cage twice for the Cardinals in a 5-0 victory over Goucher, and then converted one goal to seal a 2-0 win over Scranton. One of her goals against Goucher, and her tally against the Royals came from the penalty spot. The three goals were the first three goals of her college career.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Freshman defender Allison Metzger helped the Gophers claim a tight Landmark win over Moravian that moved the team into third place by themselves in the conference standings. Metzger picked up the assist on Goucher's game-winning goal in the 2-1 victory. She also had a key defensive save earlier in the match when the score was tied at one.

Men's Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Junior Gary Racich had a hand in both goals as Scranton earned a Landmark victory over Catholic. Racich scored the game-winning goal with less than 15 minutes to earn a 2-1 win over Catholic. He also earned an assist on the first goal of the match which gave the home team an early 1-0 lead. The victory snapped a two-match losing streak.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Junior goalkeeper Chris Nederostek helped the Greyhounds earn their first Landmark victory this past week. He stopped four shots as Moravian blanked Goucher in Landmark play. It was the first shutout of the season for Nederostek. Earlier in the week he made four saves in 73 minutes of action against Elizabethtown. His goals against average for the week was 1.65.

Women's Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Junior Tracy Fitzpatrick produced offensively for Moravian as the Greyhounds enjoyed a 3-0 week. She passed out two assists as Moravian defeated Landmark foe Goucher 9-1. Earlier in the week she found the back of the net twice, and added an assist in a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia Biblical. She also had the assist on the only goal as Moravian defeated Muhlenberg. Fitzpatrick finished the week with two goals and four assists.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Junior Caitlin Corrigan helped Moravian enjoy a 3-0 week. She posted her sixth shutout of the season by making six saves in a 1-0 win over Muhlenberg. She then played 83 minutes and conceded one goal against Philadelphia Biblical, and actually earned an assist in the match. She then did not allow a goal in 45 minutes against Goucher. Her goals against average for the week was 0.41.

Volleyball:
Junior Abby Barrett played a big role as Scranton went 3-1 on the week, including two wins at the Landmark round robin. She reached double figures in kills in three of the four matches, with a high of 15 in wins over both Susquehanna and USMMA. She also had 14 kills and 12 digs for a double-double against Lycoming, and then added another double-double in the victory over Susque­hanna. For the week she averaged more than four kills and four digs per game, and boasted an impressive .325 hitting percentage. She also contributed four aces and three blocks.