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Pac-12 announces Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Honors

by Pac-12 Conference
Apr 1, 2019

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kelsey Huff, So., M, USC (Eastport, N.Y.)
3 GP, 10 g, 19 sh (.737) 1 ast, 11 pts, 8 gb, 6 ct
• Tallied a trio of hat tricks in No. 14 USC’s three league victories over then-No. 20 Stanford (10-9, 11-10) and California (16-4) last week.
​• Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against No. 20 Stanford to push USC to its ninth-straight victory for the third-longest win-streak in school history.
​• Added eight ground balls and six caused turnovers while landing 14-of-19 shots on goal.
​• Tied her single game career-high five points with four goals and one assist at Stanford on Sunday.
​• The offensive force has totaled six hat tricks so far, matching her freshman season total, to rank seventh in school history with 12 in her career.
​• First-career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honor and USC’s third offensive nod since last season. It also marks the third time the Trojans have swept the weekly honors (2019 March 18; 2018 March 19).

Also nominated: Emily Glagolev, ASU; Kirsten Swanson, CAL; Katherine Gjertsen, STAN.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Riley Hertford, So., G, USC (Lake Oswego, Ore.)
3 GP, 3 wins, 32 svs (.582), 8.04 gaa
​• Averaged 10.67 saves per game in No. 14 USC’s wins over then-No. 20 Stanford (10-9, 11-10) and California (16-4) last week to extend the Trojans’ third-longest win streak in program history to nine games.
​• Equaled the second-most saves in a game in USC program history with a career-high 17 in the 10-9 win over Stanford.
​• Came up huge in net for the Trojans, making eight saves and tallying five ground balls in a thrilling 11-10 overtime win at Stanford for USC’s first-ever overtime road victory.
​• Earns second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week nod this season (March 18) and USC’s fifth defensive honor since the inaugural 2018 Pac-12 season.

Also nominated: Maria Villanti, ASU; Lizabanks Campagna, CAL; Julia Massaro, STAN.

Oregon will host the 2019 Pac-12 Women’s Lacrosse Tournament at Papé Field from April 25-28, tickets: https://pac12.me/19WLAXTickets

2019 PAC-12 WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

  Offensive Player of the Week Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 11 Shannon Williams, ORE Kaylon Buckner, ASU
Feb. 18 Miranda Stinson, COLO Eliza Cahill, COLO
Feb. 25 Emily Concialdi, USC Trudie Grattan, STAN
March 4 Ali Baiocco, STAN Trudie Grattan, STAN
March 11 Miranda Stinson, COLO Kerrigan Miller, USC
March 18 Sophia Donovan, USC Riley Hertford, USC
March 25 Miranda Stinson, COLO Trudie Grattan, STAN
April 1 Kelsey Huff, USC Riley Hertford, USC

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