Little East Conference: Women’s Lacrosse Athletes of the Week: March 27, 2023

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Offensive Player of the Week 
Rachel Shanks (Naples, Maine) – Graduate Student – Attack – Southern Maine
Shanks was named the LEC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 12 goals and one assist in a 2-0 week for the Huskies. She scored six goal with one assists, two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 19-2 rout of Maine-Farmington before finding the back of the net six more times in an 11-10 victory at Worcester State. She scored three of USM’s final four goals to defeat the Lancers. 
Defensive Player of the Week 
Vicky Gracy (Bethel, Conn.) – Junior – Midfield – Western Connecticut
Gracy was named the LEC Defensive Player of the Week after helping hold Coast Guard, which was averaging 14.3 goals per game, under 10 goals in the Wolves overtime victory over the Bears Wednesday. She contributed to the cause, offensively, with two goals and one assist in the 10-9 win. 
Goalie of the Week 
Anna Schipf (Babylon, N.Y.) – Senior – Western Connecticut
Schipf was named the LEC Goalie of the Week after totaling 11 saves in WestConn’s 10-9 overtime triumph at Coast Guard last week. Seven of those stops came in the second half, and she turned away the only shot on target she faced in the extra period. 
Rookie of the Week 
Maddie Wright (Mattapoisett, Mass.) – Freshman – Midfield – UMass Dartmouth
Wright was named the LEC Rookie of the Week after totaling 10 goals and two assists with 16 draw controls in a pair of wins for the Corsairs last week. She went off for eight goals while securing eight draw controls in a 16-6 win over Fitchburg State before tallying two goals, one assist and eight draw controls in a 12-8 win at Massachusetts Maritime. 

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