LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its next set of Women's Lacrosse Athletes of the Week. In the West, Seton Hill's Skylar Orlowski (Athlete of the Week) and Slippery Rock's Grace Rotter (Defensive Athlete of the Week) were selected. In the East, East Stroudsburg's Lauren Hallman (Athlete) and Kutztown's Sam Graf (Defensive) were recognized.
Western Division Athlete of the Week
Skylar Orlowski
Seton Hill
Attack
Redshirt-Senior
Ithaca, N.Y. / Ithaca
Orlowski led the Griffin offense to a pair of PSAC West wins that clinched a spot in the PSAC Tourney. Skylar finished the week with 8 goals and 8 assists while adding 7 GBs and 3 CTs. She scored 6 goals with 2 assists in the win over LHU and then added 2 goals and 6 assists in the win at Edinboro.
Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
Grace Rotter
Slippery Rock
Attack
Junior
Beverly Hills, Mich. / Marian
Rotter tallied 10 points in a pair of wins last week that extended Slippery Rock's winning streak to a program-record eight straight games. She scored three goals and handed out two assists in a 15-7 road win at IUP and tallied two goals and three assists in limited minutes in a 19-6 win at Edinboro. While her scoring on one end led SRU for the week, she was also impressive all over the field, finishing the week with five caused turnovers and four ground balls as SRU limited its two opponents to an average of 6.5 goals. She caused two turnovers and grabbed one ground ball in the win over IUP and caused three turnovers and grabbed three ground balls at Edinboro. Rotter also did not turn the ball over once across the two games.
Eastern Division Athlete of the Week
Lauren Hallman
East Stroudsburg
Midfielder
Junior
Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton Area
Lauren Hallman delivered a dominant performance against the Bloomsburg Huskies, scoring a season-high six goals to lead the Warriors to a 16–8 win on the road. Hallman continued her hot streak with a hat trick, contributing three more goals in a commanding 18–3 victory over Millersville.
Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
Sam Graf
Kutztown
Midfield
Senior
Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills
Sam Graf continued to anchor Kutztown’s defense last week, totaling 11 caused turnovers across two games, including a career-high seven against Shippensburg. The senior also recorded five ground balls and two draw controls, and remains the PSAC leader in caused turnovers per game.