Big South Announces Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week - March 30
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Campbell redshirt-freshman attacker Megan Matthews (Aurora, Colo.) has been named the Big South Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week, while Camel redshirt-junior goalkeeper Alex Salim (Islip, N.Y.) is the Defensive Player of the Week for matches played March 22-28, it was announced today. In addition, Radford midfielder Ava Goeller (Forest Hill, Md.) was named the Freshman of the Week.
Matthews tallied five goals and six points in Campbell’s two-match week. The attacker began her week with two goals and an assist at Coastal Carolina on Wednesday -- capped off by the game-winning goal as time expired in the Camels’ 8-7 victory over the Chanticleers. On Saturday, she recorded a hat trick in Campbell’s narrow one-goal setback against Furman.
Salim posted 22 saves between the pipes in the Camels’ two-match stretch. Before she posted 10 saves against the Paladins on Saturday, she earned the victory against the Chanticleers with an 11-save effort.
Goeller recorded back-to-back hat tricks in Radford’s two nonconference matches last week. After she tallied a team-high three goals and won a pair of draw controls against Virginia Tech last Tuesday, the midfielder again paced the Highlanders’ offense with three scores in Radford’s one-goal road victory at William & Mary on Sunday.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Jada Preston (Gardner-Webb), Kelly Hyman (Presbyterian College), Ava Goeller (Radford) and Lauren Morris (Winthrop)
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Janice Donaldson (Gardner-Webb), Katie Bendrick (Radford) and Kimora Bailey (Winthrop)
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Lizzie Yurchak (Campbell) and Aimie Perino (Gardner-Webb)