CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Patriot League women’s lacrosse enters its second month of play for the 2017 season after a full week of games. Last week the League, in all non-conference games, went a combined 9-6 to get to 24-25 overall this season.
 
SEVEN TEAMS .500 OR BETTER THROUGH FIRST MONTH
Bucknell continues to enjoy a hot start, moving to 5-1 with an 8-7 win over Manhattan on Sunday. Senior attacker Christina Manis scored the game-winner with 3:18 remaining in the game to help the Bison win their third straight. Army West Point moved to 4-1, as junior attacker and Corvias Attacker of the Week Rachel Hornick, scored a pair of game-winners, including the final goal in a 9-8 overtime win over Quinnipiac. The win was in the Black Knights first overtime game in program history. Colgate (3-1) earned an 11-10 win over Niagara behind five goals and two assists from senior attacker Isabel Kreitler and the game-winner from junior midfielder Haley O’Hanlon, while Lehigh (2-1) defeated Wagner, 12-9 behind multi-goal games from senior attacker Allison LaBeau and senior defender Julianne D’Orazio. Lafayette (4-2) averaged 16.5 goals in wins over Iona and Central Connecticut State. Patriot League points and goals leader senior attacker Kirsten Wilhelmsen  scored three goals in each of the Leopards two victories, while dishing out four assists in the win over CCSU. Navy (4-2) split its two-game week, winning big over George Washington, before falling to Boston College. Corvias Midfielder of the Week Jenna Collins continued to roll with three goals in both of the Mids games, while back-to-back Rookie of the Week freshman attacker Kelly Larkin have four goals in two games. Holy Cross (3-3) evened its record up with an 11-10 overtime win against New Hampshire as senior attacker Mary Patalita had four goals and the game-winner, while senior midfielder Tess MacKay added three goals.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE LEADERS AMONG NCAA LEADERS
Lafayette senior attacker Kirsten Wilhelmsen is fourth in the NCAA averaging 4.00 goals per game and 11th, averaging 5.17 points per game. Navy junior midfielder Jenna Collins and Lehigh senior attacker Allison LaBeau are tied for 22nd in the nation with 4.67 points per game. Bucknell’s Christina Manis is 12th, averaging 2.33 assists per game, while teammate Annie Gilbertson is seventh in the nation averaging 3.00 caused turnovers per game and Maddy Molinari is 10th in the nation with 6.00 draw controls per game. . Boston University goalkeeper Caroline Meegan is 18th in the nation with a .500 save percentage. 
 
LOYOLA MARYLAND LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN
The Greyhounds have yet to earn a win in its first four games, all against ranked opponents. Loyola Maryland lost by one goal, 15-14 to No. 11 Princeton last Wednesday, before falling 12-8 to No. 6 Penn State on Saturday. They also have losses to No. 18 Johns Hopkins and No. 17 Towson this season, with No. 3 Florida coming up next on Wednesday afternoon at the Ridley Athletic Complex. The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network beginning at 1 p.m. Senior attacker Cami Whiteford has led the Greyhounds with 10 goals and two assists, while sophomore attacker Hannah Powers has seven goals and two assists through four games. Sophomore midfielder Taylor VanThof finished one draw control short of a program record, with 14 in their one-goal loss to the Tigers.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S LACROSSE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
CORVIAS ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
Rachel Hornick, Army West Point, Jr., A, Calvert, Md.
Hornick scored the game-winning goal in both of the Black Knights’ victories last week. The junior attacker had three goals and one assist in a 13-11 victory over Central Connecticut State, before having one goal, two assists and one caused turnover in a double overtime victory over Quinnipiac. The overtime win over the Bobcats was the first overtime game in Army women’s lacrosse program history.
 
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
Jenna Collins, Navy, Jr., M, Clarksville, Md.
Collins scored three goals and had four draw controls in a 16-5 victory over George Washington last week, before tallying four points on three goals and one assist, while picking up three ground balls and six draw controls in a 20-11 loss to Boston College on Saturday. Collins is second in the Patriot League with 20 goals and 28 points through six games.
 
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Kierstyn Voiro, Lehigh, Jr., D, Moorestown, Pa.
Voiro posted a career-high with six caused turnovers to help lead Lehigh to a 12-9 victory over Wagner on Sunday afternoon. The Moorestown, Pa. native was part of a Mountain Hawk defense that held the Seahawks scoreless over the first 13:54 to take a 4-0 advantage. Voiro had her first goal of the season and one assist in the victory. She also added two ground balls and one draw control.
 
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Kelly Larkin, Navy, Fr., A, Alexandria, Va.
Larkin finished with four goals and three assists over two games to capture Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for the second-consecutive week. Larkin scored two goals and had two assists in a 16-5 victory over George Washington on Wednesday. She also finished with two goals and one assist in a 20-11 loss to Boston College on Saturday. Larkin has six-consecutive multi-point games.
 
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kirsten Wilhelmsen, Lafayette, Sr., A, Wallingford, Pa.
Wilhelmsen averaged 3.0 goals and 2.0 assists per game to help Lafayette go 2-0 with wins over Iona and Central Connecticut State. The senior attacker scored three goals, picked up one ground ball and caused two turnovers in a 16-11 victory over Iona on Wednesday. She followed that up with three goals, four assists, four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 17-6 win over CCSU on Saturday. Wilhelmsen leads the Patriot League with 24 goals and 31 points in six games.
 
Isabel Kreitler, Colgate, Sr., A, Fairfield, Conn.
Kreitler tied her career-high with five goals and seven points, while recording her second five goal game of the season in an 11-10 victory over Niagara. She also had five draw controls and picked up one ground ball to help the Raiders hand Niagara its only loss of the season.
 
Julianne D’Orazio, Lehigh, Sr., M, Bryn Mawr
D’Orazio stuffed the stat sheet in Lehigh’s 12-9 win over Wagner on Sunday with two goals, two assists, three ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers. The four points was a career-high for the senior middie.
 
Taylor VanThof, Loyola Maryland, So., M, Livonia, N.Y.
VanThof won 14 draw controls, finishing one shy of the Loyola Maryland program record, while also posting one assist, two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 15-14 loss to No. 11 Princeton. She also scored a goal, picked up one ground ball and had two draw controls in a 12-8 loss to No. 6 Penn State.
 
Anna Raymond, Lafayette, Jr., GK, Mahopac, N.Y.
Raymond had a 2-0 week, as she posted a save percentage of better than .500 in wins against Iona and Central Connecticut State. The junior goalkeeper had 13 saves on 39 shots faces against Iona, before making two saves on five shots faced in a win over CCSU.
 
 
CORVIAS ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
2.27.17 – Julia Collins, Navy, Jr., A, Clarksville, Md.
2.20.17 – Kirsten Wilhelmsen, Lafayette, Sr., A, Wallingford, Pa.
2.13.17 – Rachel Hornick, Army West Point, Jr., A, Calvert, Md.
2.6.17 – Julia Collins, Navy, Jr., A, Clarksville, Md.
 
CORVIAS MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
2.27.17 – Maddy Molinari, Bucknell, Sr., M, Manhasset, N.Y.
2.20.17 - Haley O’Hanlon, Colgate, Jr., M, Garden City, N.Y.
2.13.17 – Jenna Collins, Navy, Jr., M, Clarksville, Md.
2.6.17 – Maddy Molinari, Bucknell, Sr., M, Manhasset, N.Y.
 
CORVIAS DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
2.27.17 – Anna Gilbertson, Bucknell, Sr., D, Fair Haven, N.J.
2.20.17 - Julia Maloney, Holy Cross, Jr., G, Loudonville, N.Y.
2.13.17 – Dana Smith, Lafayette, Jr., D, Princeton, N.J.
2.6.17 – Blake Smith, Navy, Jr., D, Sykesville, Md.
 
CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
2.27.17 – Kelly Larkin, Navy, Fr., A, Alexandria, Va.
2.20.17 - Samantha Stewart, Army West Point, Fr., A, New Canaan, Conn.
2.13.17 – Maddie Burns, Army West Point, Fr., G, Ridgefield, Conn.
2.6.17 – Kelly Larkin, Navy, Fr., A, Alexandria, Va.