March 24, 2008
American and Colgate remained unbeaten in Patriot League play following wins this past weekend. Colgate's Meghan Lawler was named offensive player of the week, while teammate Molly Carroll earned top defensive honors. Holy Cross freshman Amy Martin was named goalkeeper of the week, while Lehigh's Lauren Dykstra was named rookie of the week for the fourth time this season.
Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Release - 3.24.08 
Offensive Player of the Week
Meghan Lawler, Colgate So., M, Liverpool, N.Y.
Lawler helped lead the Raiders to two victories last week, including a Patriot League win over previously unbeaten Navy. In Colgate's win over Marist, Lawler came off the bench to score three goals and dish out two assists. In the win over Navy, Lawler tallied five goals, which set a career high. She scored two goals during a 5-0 Colgate run that put the Raiders up by a score of 12-6, and then also scored to make it 13-9 and stop a Navy run.
Defensive Player of the Week
Molly Carroll, Colgate Jr., M, Swarthmore, Pa.
Carroll earns her second defensive award of the season after holding Marist and Navy to an average of 11 goals per game last week. She notched one assist and one groundball in the game against Marist, and followed that up with three goals, two groundballs and two draw controls in the win over Navy. Carroll also led a defensive unit that held Navy to a season-low 10 goals.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Amy Martin, Holy Cross Fr., Bloomfield, Mich.
Martin earned her first-career weekly award after helping the Crusaders to their first two wins of the season last week. Martin compiled totals of 23 saves, 38 shots on goal faced and a save percentage of 0.605 in the two wins.
Rookie of the Week
Lauren Dykstra, Lehigh Fr., A, Mendham, N.J.
Dykstra earned her fourth weekly award of the season after scoring nine goals in two games last week. The rookie scored two goals in the game against Canisius, and also scored seven goals with two assists in the game against Fairfield. Dykstra also recorded totals of 10 groundballs and seven draw controls in the two games.
Honorable Mention
Nikki Bolduc, Holy Cross
Sr., M, Exeter, N.H.
Bolduc scored nine goals and recorded three assists in two victories last week. She currently leads the Crusaders in goals (17) and points (22), while she is second on the team in assists (5).
Sara Drexler, Colgate
Jr., GK, Pottstown, Pa.
Drexler recorded two wins last week, including a League win that helped keep the Raiders unbeaten in Patriot League play. She had totals of 17 saves, 39 shots on goal faced and a 0.436 save % in the two games.
Patriot League Notebook
A Busy Week Ahead
The seven Patriot League schools will combine to play a total of 12 games this week, marking the highest total of the 2008 season to date. Only two League games will take place this week, as both Colgate and Holy Cross travel to the Lehigh Valley to take on Lafayette and Lehigh, respectively.
Newcomers
The Patriot League welcomes two new head coaches this year. Caline McHenry takes over at Bucknell, while Cindy Timchal will be starting her inaugural year as head coach at Navy. McHenry was a standout student-athlete at Duke University, where in 2005 she was a First-Team All-American and a semifinalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top player in the nation. Timchal enters her 26th season of coaching, after splitting the first 25 between Northwestern University and the University of Maryland. At Maryland, Timchal led her teams to seven-consecutive and eight overall national championships, and is currently the all-time wins leader in Division I history with 342.
All-Time Leader
Lafayette senior Madalyn Booth continued her assault on the record books after scoring three goals and recording five assists in two games last week. The senior now has 111 assists, which extends her lead on the Patriot League career list. Booth has also moved into seventh place on the career points list with 213, and sits just outside the top 10 career goals list with 112. Joining Booth in the hunt for the top 10 career goals list is Lehigh junior Sara MacIntyre, who recorded her 100th career goal in a win over Lafayette, and now has 106 for her career.
Quotable
"We couldn't have asked for more from Kelsy [Ferris] today. She just made some huge saves for us, particularly in the closing minutes. We just gave them [Canisius] too many second and third chances. We weren't as efficient as we usually are with ground balls or on our free position shots and in the end that hurt us."
Lehigh Head Coach Liz Brode Ota following the OT loss to Canisius.
2008 Patriot League Tournament
The 2008 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Championship will once again use the two-day format that gives a day of rest in between the semifinals and the championship game for the top four teams in the Patriot League. The tournament will be held at the highest seed on Friday, April 25 and Sunday, April 27.
Team Notebooks
American
The Eagles defeated Lafayette at home on Saturday to move to 3-0 in Patriot League play. Leading the offensive attack for American was senior Lauren Lane, who recorded two goals, three assists and one groundball during the contest. Senior defender Caitlin Bell had a goal and an assist, and also helped lead a defensive unit that gave up just seven goals. Goalkeeper Kristine Vida made 15 saves on 21 shots faced. American hosts George Mason on Wednesday.
Bucknell
The Bison fell to 2-3 overall on the season and 1-2 in Patriot League play with a 16-6 loss to Holy Cross over the weekend. Midfielder Bonnie Buechel notched a hat trick for the Bison in the loss, while goalkeeper Alyssa DeLorenz made eight saves. The Bison will return to action on Friday night when they travel to Columbus, Ohio to face off with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Colgate
The Raiders remained unbeaten in Patriot League play with a 19-10 victory over previously unbeaten Navy on Saturday afternoon. In two games last week, both of which were wins, sophomore Meghan Lawler exploded for eight goals and two assists to lead the offense. Junior Molly Carroll score three goals in the win over Navy, and helped the Colgate defense shut down one of the nation's most potent offenses. Freshman Colleen Bubnack had a five-point week as well. The Raiders travel to Lafayette on Friday for a League game, before returning home to host Oregon on Sunday.
Holy Cross
The Crusaders finally replaced the zero in the win column with two victories at home last week. Senior midfielder Nikki Bolduc was superb on the offensive end, scoring nine goals and dishing out three assists in the two games. Sophomore Katie Gardner was also impressive as she scored six goals and had five assists against Vermont and Bucknell. Freshman goalkeeper Amy Martin made 23 saves and had a save percentage of 0.605 for the week. The Crusaders host Siena and travel to Lehigh this week.
Lafayette
The Leopards dropped a pair of games last week, as they fall to 0-8 overall and 0-3 in League play. Senior Madalyn Booth scored three goals and dished out five assists in the two losses, while freshman Lauren Brown recorded a hat trick in Lafayette's loss to Saint Mary's (Calif.). The `Pards will take to the field again on Tuesday when they travel to Sacred Heart.
Lehigh
The Mountain Hawks suffered two overtime losses last week, as their losing streak was extended to four games. Sophomore goalkeeper Kelsy Ferris was solid in both games for Lehigh, as she compiled 30 saves on 67 shots faced and a save percentage of 0.506. On the offensive end, freshman dynamo Lauren Dykstra scored nine goals and had two assists in the two defeats. She also scooped up 10 groundballs and had seven draw controls as well. Lehigh will host Holy Cross in League action this weekend.
Navy
The Mids fell from the ranks of the unbeaten on Saturday afternoon when they suffered a 19-10 setback at Colgate. The defeat marked the first overall and first League loss in the program's history. Freshman midfielder Meg Decker continued her impressive start to her collegiate career as she recorded yet another hat trick in the loss. Navy will look to get back on track with games against Canisius and Davidson this week.
