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 Molly Atwell earned Defensive Athlete of the Week. In the West, Seton Hill's Mila Udovicic (Athlete) and Slippery Rock's Shannon Von Kaenel (Defensive) were recognized.
Eastern Division Athlete of the Week
Sadie Kauffman
East Stroudsburg
Attack
Sophomore
Ocean City, Md. / Stephan Decatur High School
Kauffman continued her historic pace on the season, finishing with 10 goals and four assists between ESU's 18-12 win over No. 10 West Chester and 21-4 victory against Shepherd. Starting the week against the Golden Rams, Kauffman turned in arguably her best performance of the season, leading the Warriors past their toughest test yet. She scored seven times and tallied three assists, recording the 200th point of her career in the third 10-point game in her first two seasons. Her final point of the day came on her seventh goal, which moved her into the top 10 in career points in program history. She rounded out her stat line on the day with eight draw controls, her fourth consecutive game with at least eight, and two ground balls. Versus Shepherd on Saturday, Kauffman only played in the first nine minutes of the game, finishing with a hat trick and an assist before being subbed out. She secured four of the nine draw controls she was on the field for, picking up two ground balls as well. Kauffman moved into seventh place in program history for career points, now with 204, and is well within striking distance of jumping up into the top three before the season ends.
Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
Molly Atwell
East Stroudsburg
Defense
Junior
Coatesville, Pa. / Coatesville Area
Atwell put together another strong week for her case to be an All-American after her preseason nod, leading the Warriors on the defensive end past No. 10 West Chester and Shepherd in another perfect week for the Warriors. Atwell was everywhere in both games, starting with four draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover in ESU's 18-12 win against the Golden Rams. She helped hold West Chester to match their lowest goal total of the season, finishing with the third-most draw controls in the game. Going against Shepherd, she created havoc all game long, finishing with five ground balls, four caused turnovers, and four draw controls as well, leading ESU in each category. Atwell's play on defense has helped lead ESU to the best scoring margin in Division II and second-best scoring defense in the country, as the Warriors have opened the season with 11-straight wins for the second time in program history.
Western Division Athlete of the Week
Mila Udovicic
Seton Hill
Attack
Senior
Painesville, Ohio / Lake Catholic
Udovicic led the Griffins to a pair of PSAC West wins on the week. She finished the week with 12 goals and 4 assists while adding 20 draw controls. Mila scored 6 goals and added 2 assists in each of the wins vs Lock Haven and Edinboro.
Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
Shannon Von Kaenel
Slippery Rock
Draw Specialist
Junior
Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley
Von Kaenel helped SRU to a 2-0 week last week by dominating the possession for The Rock. She pulled down nine draw controls, caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls while also scoring three goals and handing out one assist in a 25-0 win at Edinboro and then grabbed 10 draw controls and one ground ball in a 15-5 win at IUP to close the week with 19 draw controls, two caused turnovers, four ground balls, three goals and one assist.