Nine Student-Athletes Picked As Players of the Week
MADISON, N.J. - After crowning Landmark Champions in four fall sports this past weekend, a total of nine student-athletes have been recognized as Landmark Conference Players of the Week. The Landmark Player of the Week selections are made by the Landmark Conference office.
Field Hockey
Offensive Player of the Week:
Sophomore Paula Price handled all of the scoring as Juniata earned
a 2-1 victory over Catholic to claim the 2008 Landmark Field Hockey
Championship. Price scored Juniata’s first goal of the match
just minutes before halftime, to knot the score at one. She then
gave the Eagles the win with a game-winning goal in the 95th minute
of the contest and five minutes into the second overtime period. It
was the second multi-goal match of the year for Price.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Juniata goalie Abby Funk played a pair of strong games as the
Eagles earned their second-straight Landmark title. In the
championship match she recorded seven saves and conceded just one
goal in 94 minutes of action. In the semifinals she had a pair of
saves in a 2-1 Juniata win. For the week she notched a 0.85 goals
against average, with a .818 save percentage.
Men's Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Senior midfielder Matt Gawlas scored the only goal of the match as
Susquehanna topped Catholic 1-0 to earn the Landmark Men’s
Soccer Championship. Gawlas found the back of the net in the 33rd
minute to provide the only scoring in the championship match. He
also was a strong offensive and defensive presence in the midfield
in the semifinal victory over Scranton.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Sophomore goalkeeper B.J. Merriam was strong in net in both
postseason contests as Susquehanna earned the Landmark Men’s
Soccer Championship. Merriam stopped two shots, including one on a
direct kick with just 31 seconds remaining to earn the shutout in
the championship match. In the semifinals he allowed just one goal
and made three saves in 93 minutes as Susquehanna outlasted
Scranton in overtime.
Women's Soccer:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Freshman Arielle Caldas scored two goals, including the lone goal
in the championship match, as Moravian earned the Landmark
Women’s Soccer Championship. She broke a scoreless tie with a
goal just three minutes before the end of the second overtime to
give Moravian a 1-0 win in the championship match. She also scored
one of Moravian’s two goals in the team’s 2-0 semifinal
win over Juniata.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Freshman defender Diana Feldman helped Moravian claim its
first-ever conference championship with a pair of shutout wins.
Feldman was on the field for all 198 minutes of play in the
semifinals and finals as the Greyhounds blanked Juniata 2-0 in the
semifinals, and defeated Catholic 1-0 in double-overtime in the
championship. She helped lead a defense that has not allowed a goal
in its last 313 minutes of game action.
Men's Swimming & Diving:
Catholic senior Reik Foust won a pair of individual
events and earned a relay win as Catholic swept a tri-meet with St.
Mary’s and Hood this past weekend. He touched the wall first
in the 50 free with a mark of 22.69 and then swam 50.02 to win the
100 freestyle. He was the anchor of the winning 200 freestyle relay
that posted a time of 1:32.60.
Women's Swimming & Diving
Scranton senior Erin O’Connor won a pair of events
for the Royals in a dual-meet against Dickinson this past weekend.
O’Connor was victorious in the 200 butterfly with a time of
2:21,84, and then got to the wall first in the 500 freestyle with a
winning time of 5:31.07.
Volleyball:
Juniata senior setter Beth Kozak played a pair of strong matches in
helping Juniata win its 28th-consecutive conference championship.
The senior passed out 22 assists in the 3-0 championship-match win
over Susquehanna, while helping the Eagles hit .337 as a team. She
also had a pair of aces and four digs in the contest. In a
semifinal win over Moravian she passed out 19 assists in a 3-0
Juniata sweep.
