Newberry's Richardson and Wingate's Knowles Earn South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week Awards
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its Varsity Gems Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played in the tenth week of the 2023 season. Newberry's Cassell Richardson was named the offensive player of the week and Wingate's Leah Knowles was named the defensive player of the week.
Richardson, a sophomore from Forest, Va., led the Wolves in both goals and assists by scoring six goals to go along with a hat trick of assists. She converted her only free position shot, and she added four draw controls and one caused turnover. All of her shots were on goal, and only one shot she fired did not hit the back of the net.
Knowles, a senior from Hickory, N.C., had another huge game, piling up seven caused turnovers as the No. 10 Bulldogs held Anderson to just six goals while moving to 8-0 in SAC play. Knowles also picked up five ground balls on the day, registering six draw controls while adding two goals and an assist. The All-American leads the nation in caused turnovers.
2023 SAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 6 – Rylee Johnson, Limestone
Feb. 13 – Paige Kamer, Wingate
Feb. 20 – Ellie Campbell, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 27 – Alicia Cannon, Anderson
March 6- Sarah Dudick, Limestone
March 13 – Ali Van Der Ziel, Lincoln Memorial
March 20 – Paige Kamer, Wingate
March 27 – Alicia Cannon, Anderson
April 3 – Paige Kamer, Wingate
April 10 – Cassell Richardson, Newberry
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 6 – Lauren Bryner, Mars Hill
Feb. 13 – Katie Koroly, Wingate
Feb. 20 – Madison Shaffer, Catawba
Feb. 27 – Mackenzie Dorr, Newberry
March 6- Bailey Stumpf, Limestone
March 13 – Kyleigh Eaton, Limestone
March 20 – Leah Knowles, Wingate
March 27 – Leah Knowles, Wingate
April 3 – Leah Knowles, Wingate
April 10 – Leah Knowles, Wingate
Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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