Women's Lacrosse

PSAC Women's Lacrosse Athletes of the Week - 4

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its third set of Women's Lacrosse Athletes of the Week. In the East, East Stroudsburg's Sadie Kauffman was named Athlete of the Week while her teammate Abby Simonetti earned Defensive Athlete of the Week. In the West, IUP's Mila Prusak (Athlete) and Slippery Rock's Paige Jenkins (Defensive) were recognized. 
 

Eastern Division Athlete of the Week

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Sadie Kauffman
East Stroudsburg
Attack
Sophomore
Ocean City, Md. / Stephan Decatur High School
 
Kauffman continued her individual dominance as the Warriors remained perfect to start the season and opened PSAC play with two wins. In ESU's first game of the week against No. 17 Kutztown, Kauffman stuffed the stat sheet with five goals and five assists, her first double-digit point game of the season and the second of her career. In the Warriors' game versus Millersville, Kauffman delivered an all-around performance to solidify her week. Scoring once and assisting on two other tallies, she finished with a season-high eight draw controls, her sixth consecutive game of six or more draw controls. Kauffman, who ranks inside the top three in Division II in goals and points per game, leads the conference in both categories with 5.0 and 6.7 averages, respectively.
 

Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Abby Simonetti
East Stroudsburg
Goalkeeper
Graduate Student
Millington, Md. / UMBC

Simonetti backstopped the Warriors to two dominating wins as ESU opened conference play with double-digit goal wins over No. 17 Kutztown and Millersville last week. Against the Golden Bears, she limited them to just six goals, their lowest-offensive output of the season. Making nine saves, Simonetti shut out Kutztown for the final 25:23 of the game, allowing just one goal in the second half. Only playing the first half against the Marauders, she came up with three saves while only allowing two goals in 30 minutes, denying Millersville's only free position attempt chance as well. Through seven starts and seven wins, Simonetti leads the conference and is second in Division II in save percentage, stopping 60.8% of all attempts on goal. 
 


Western Division Athlete of the Week

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Mila Prusak
IUP
Midfield
Junior
Franklin Park, Pa. / North Alelgheny

In two games, Prusak compiled 15 points. She dished out 12 assists, while scoring 3 goals. She went 3 for 5 on her shots and played a key role on the offense. She also caused one turnover, picked up 6 ground balls and possessed five draw controls. 
 
 
Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Paige Jenkins
Slippery Rock
Defense
Junior
Bethlehem, Pa. / Freedom
 
Jenkins led a dominant SRU defensive effort last week that saw The Rock allow just seven total goals across two games. She caused two turnovers, grabbed six draw controls and picked up three ground balls in a 22-3 win over Wheeling before causing four turnovers, grabbing four ground balls and snagging two draw controls in a 9-4 win on the road at Lander. For the week, she finished with six caused turnovers, seven ground balls and eight draw controls.