Offensive Player of the Week
Emma Blumenstock, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Midfielder | Penfield, N.Y.
Emma Blumenstock scored 14 points on four goals and 10 assists in two wins last week. In a 13-7 win over Molloy, the Roberts Wesleyan junior scored twice and dished out six assists to factor into more than half of the Redhawks’ scoring efforts on the day. In the 25-0 win over UDC, Blumenstock scored twice and dropped four assists to go with three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Defensive Player of the Week
Sophia Podszebka, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Midfielder | Churchville, N.Y.
Podszebka was all over the field in two wins for the Redhawks last week. The senior had 14 draw controls, three ground balls and a caused turnover in a 13-7 win over Molloy. In Saturday's 25-0 win over UDC, Podszebka had 17 draw controls, three ground balls, five goals and an assist.
Rookie of the Week
Alison Dioguardi, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Midfielder | Rochester, N.Y.
Alison Dioguardi had six points on three goals and three assists last week in two games. The freshman had two assists in a 13-7 win over Molloy and three goals and an assist in a 25-0 win over UDC.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Ella Bouley, Daemen
Sophomore | Midfielder | Auburn, N.Y.
Bouley totaled four goals, one assist, four ground balls, four caused turnovers, and three draw controls in Daemen's lone game of the week, a 16-2 conference win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
Avery Castner, Daemen
Sophomore | Attacker | Penn Yan, N.Y.
Castner contributed three goals and a career-high seven ground balls in Daemen's lone game of the week, a 16-2 conference win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
Madison Handley, D’Youville
Sophomore | Attacker | Lancaster, N.Y.
During their team's two games of the week, Handley scored seven goals on 11 shots on net.
Leah Hansen, Mercy
Junior | Attacker | Greenlawn, N.Y.
Hansen had a team-high-tying 11 points on a team-high eight goals with three assists, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with three goals, an assist, four ground balls, and one caused turnover in Mercy's 23-3 conference win over STAC on Wednesday. Hansen ended the week with a game-high seven points on a game-high five goals with two assists in the 15-8 non-conference win over Jefferson on Saturday.
Andrea Mott, Mercy
Sophomore | Attacker | Miller Place, N.Y.
Mott had a team-high-tying 11 points on a goal and a team-high 10 assists as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The sophomore opened the week with a game-high eight points on a goal and a school-record-tying seven assists with the 23-3 conference win over STAC on Wednesday. Mott ended the week with a game-high three assists to go with two ground balls in the 15-8 non-conference win over Jefferson on Saturday.
Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy
Junior | Defender | Farmingdale, N.Y.
Shimborske had a team-high 19 draw controls with eight ground balls and four caused turnovers as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The junior opened the week with 10 draw controls, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers in the 23-3 conference win over STAC on Wednesday. The defender ended the week with nine draw controls, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers in the 15-8 non-conference win over Jefferson on Saturday.
Ryan Smith, Mercy
Graduate Student | Defender | Wantagh, N.Y.
Smith had a team-high eight caused turnovers and nine ground balls as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The graduate student opened the week recording three caused turnovers and three ground balls in Mercy's 23-3 conference win over STAC on Wednesday. The defender ended the week recording a game-high five caused turnovers and six ground balls in Mercy's 15-8 non-conference win over Jefferson on Saturday.
ECC Women's Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Jada Williams, District of Columbia
Feb. 26 - Megan Rugolo, Molloy
Mar. 4 - Leah Hansen, Mercy
Mar. 11 - Leah Hansen, Mercy (2x)
Mar. 18 - Lucy Rugaber, Roberts Wesleyan
Mar. 25 - Sydney Gordon, D'Youville
Apr. 1 - Emma Blumenstock, Roberts Wesleyan
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Shawna Lesmerises, Roberts Wesleyan
Feb. 26 - Sophia Conzone, D'Youville
Mar. 4 - Lindsey Shimborske, Mercy
Mar. 11 - Lauren Smithers, D'Youville
Mar. 18 - Shawna Lesmerises, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Mar. 25 - Brinn Stworzydlak, D'Youville
Apr. 1 - Sophia Podszebka, Roberts Wesleyan
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - No nominations
Feb. 26 - Keliah Tucker, District of Columbia
Mar. 4 - Victoria Bustamante, Molloy
Mar. 11 - No nominations
Mar. 18 - Victoria Bustamante, Molloy (2x)
Mar. 25 - Riley Wallace, Mercy
Apr. 1 - Alison Dioguardi, Roberts Wesleyan
NCAA Statistical Rankings
Through games March 31 (PDF)
Previously in the Polls
IL WOMEN/IWLCA TOP 25 COACHES AND MEDIA POLL
Preseason: Mercy (17), Roberts Wesleyan (RV)
Week 1: Mercy (17)
Week 2: Mercy (16)
Week 3: Mercy (17)
Week 4: Mercy (17)
Week 5: Mercy (23), Molloy (RV), Roberts Wesleyan (RV)
Week 6: Roberts Wesleyan (25), Mercy (RV)
Week 7: Mercy (RV), Roberts Wesleyan (RV)
Next Rankings: Monday, Apr. 8
USA LACROSSE MAGAZINE TOP 20 MEDIA POLL
Preseason: Mercy (18), Molloy (RV)
Week 1: Mercy (18), Molloy (RV)
Week 2: Mercy (18), Molloy (RV)
Week 3: Mercy (20), Molloy (RV)
Week 4: Molloy (19), Mercy (RV)
Week 5: Molloy (19)
Week 6: Molloy (RV)
Week 7: --
Week 8: --
Next Rankings: Monday, Apr. 8
NCAA EAST REGION POLL
ECC PRESEASON POLL