2006 Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

May 8, 2006
Kim Walker, Middlebury
(Junior, Midfielder - Ridgewood, N.J.)
Walker scored six goals and added in two assists over the weekend as Middlebury captured its sixth-straight NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship. The junior midfielder scored three goals and had a pair of helpers in a semifinal victory over Williams on Saturday, followed by scoring three more goals in the championship game over Bowdoin on Sunday afternoon. Walker also played stellar defense, while earning five draw controls.

May 1, 2006
Britt Spackman, Williams
(Freshman, Midfielder - Newton, Mass.)
Spackman had a consistent week for the Ephs, notching eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points through three games. Spackman started the week with three goals and two assists at Middle-bury on Wednesday, followed by scoring two goals and picking up seven assists against Tufts on Saturday. She closed out the week on Sunday at Colby with three goals and three assists to help Williams advance to the semifinals of the 2006 NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Champion-ship. Spackman leads the Ephs this season with 65 points on 32 goals and 33 assists.

April 24, 2006
Alyssa Briody, Amherst
(Junior, Attack - Hopwell, N.J.)
Briody had an outstanding week for the Jeffs last week, combining for 15 points on nine goals and six assists through three wins. She opened the week with a career-high eight points (4-4-8) in a win over Wheaton on Wednesday, followed by tallying four goals - including the game-winner with 3.9 seconds remaining in overtime - during a 12-11 victory at Colby. Briody capped the week with a goal and an assist in a 9-8 win at Bates on Sunday.

April 17, 2006
Bobbi Dennison, Bowdoin
(Sophomore, Midfielder - Freeport, Maine)
In the Polar Bears’ lone game last week, Dennison led all scorers with five goals and an assist, helping her club to a 13-9 decision over Trinity on Saturday. Dennison, who also forced three turnovers in the game, has 20 goals and 13 assists this season, ranking her second among her teammates in scoring.

April 10, 2006
Catharine O'Brien, Colby
(Junior, Goalkeeper - Reading, Vt.)
O’Brien made a total of 48 saves while allowing only 25 goals (.658 save %) during a 3-0 week for the Mules, with two victories coming on the road against NESCAC foes. She made 22 saves in a 21-10 win at Bates on Wednesday, followed by stopping 18 shots in a 13-12 victory at previously-unbeaten Tufts on Saturday. O’Brien closed out the week with eight saves in a victory over Keene St. on Sunday.

Rachel Barr, Williams
(Senior, Attack - Hanover, N.H.)
Barr scored 14 goals and added in one assist in a 2-0 week for the Ephs, who defeated Springfield 20-16 on Wednesday and Trinity 14-2 on Saturday in NESCAC action. Barr scored nine goals and had her lone assist against Springfield, then added five goals in the win over Trinity. She currently leads Williams, which is in the midst of a six-game winning streak, with 36 goals in eight games.

April 3, 2006
Elizabeth Renehan, Middlebury
(Senior, Midfielder - St. Davids, Pa.)
Renehan scored six goals and added in three assists in a 2-0 week for the Panthers. She scored two goals and picked up an assist in a win over Union on Tues-day, before scoring four goals and dishing out a pair of assists in a road victory at NESCAC foe Trinity. Renehan also caused eight turnovers and scooped up seven ground balls.

March 27, 2006
Dena Miller, Tufts
(Senior, Attack - Denver, Colo.)
Miller posted seven goals and three assists to help the Jumbos to a 2-0 week. Against Buffalo St. on Monday, Miller tallied two goals and two assists, including the game-winner, in a 13-4 victory. She followed up Monday’s performance with five goals and an assist in a 16-5 win at Bridgewater St. on Saturday. After being held scoreless in her first outing, Miller is 11-5-16 over her last three games.

March 20, 2006
Kate Sheridan, Colby
(Freshman, Midfielder - Hingham, Mass.)
Sheridan collected five goals, including the eventual game-winner, during an 11-9 victory for Colby over NESCAC foe Williams on Saturday afternoon. With Colby trailing 3-0 early in the game, Sheridan contributed three goals in the first half to help the Mules draw even at six apiece at halftime. She also had five ground balls and two draw controls during the contest.

March 13, 2006
Paige Pascarelli, Connecticut College
(Freshman, Midfielder - Wayne, Pa.)
The rookie Pascarelli erupted for five goals and one assist on Saturday against Wellesley, helping her squad to a 15-9 victory in the season-opener for the Camels.