Landmark Honors Eight Player of the Week Selection
MADISON, N.J. - After a week in which the Landmark crowned two team champions and the remaining winter sports were all in action a total of eight student-athletes have been selected Landmark Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
Men's Basketball:
Zach Ashworth helped Scranton pick up three victories and extend
its season-best winning streak to seven. He topped 20 points in all
three wins, including a 27-point, eight-rebound performance in a
win over Goucher. He shot a stellar 69-percent (11-of-16) from
three-point range for the week, while shooting 61-percent from the
field overall, and also contributed 13 rebounds, six assists and
three steals.
Women's Basketball:
Megan Kopecki helped Scranton go 3-0 in three Landmark games with
strong all-around play. She matched her career-high with 29 points
in an overtime win over Juniata, and averaged 20.7 points for the
week while shooting 45-percent from the floor and 57-percent from
three. She was a factor all over the floor with at least four
assists and at least four steals in all three games, and averaged
5.7 rebounds, 5.7 steals and five assists for the week.
Men's Field:
Moravian’s Timothy Layng posted an NCAA provisional
qualifying mark in finishing fifth in the pole vault at the
Lafayette-Rider Winter Games. He broke the Moravian school record
with his best effort of 4.65 meters to place fifth in a field of 25
competitors.
Women's Field:
Anna Heim continued her strong performance for the
Moravian track team as she won the pole vault at the
Lafayette-Rider Winter Games. She cleared the bar at 3.75 meters,
racing her best total for the season and adding to her NCAA
provisional qualifying mark. She bested 22 other competitors to
earn the victory. Heim also ran a leg in the 4x400 relay which ran
a time of 4:16.30.
Men's Swimming & Diving:
Senior John Murphy was named the Landmark Swimmer of the
Year as he helped USMMA claim its third-straight Landmark
Championship. He earned two first-place finishes, and set two
Landmark records for the meet. He swam an NCAA provisional time in
winning the 100 backstroke in 52.70 and then was first in the 200
backstroke with a mark of 1:54.89. He also added a runner-up finish
in the 200 IM, and was a part of the winning 200 and 400 medley
relay teams.
Women's Swimming & Diving:
Christie Savard turned in several record-breaking
performances and was named the Landmark Swimmer of the Year in
helping Susquehanna place second at the Landmark Championships. She
won three events at the meet, and posted NCAA provisional
qualifying times and set new Landmark records in all three. She won
the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:05.32, placed first in the 200 IM
in 2:10.22 and shaved nearly 10 seconds of the previous Landmark
record with a time of 4:34.03 to win the 400 IM. She was also a
part of four winning relays at the meet.
Men's Track:
Senior Paul Thistle turned in two strong performances for
Susquehanna at the Susquehanna Indoor Invitational. He set a new
Landmark record in besting a field of 63 other runners in the mile,
running a time of 4:16.55. He followed it up by placing second in
the 800, running the fastest time in the conference this year with
a mark of 1:57.17.
Women's Track:
Susquehanna’s Alycia Woodruff had one of the top
performances for the Crusaders at their own Susquehanna
Invitational. She ran the fastest time in the conference in the
mile this season with a time of 5:21.85 to place fourth of 56
athletes in the event.
