2007 NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week
May 7, 2007
Kim Walker, Middlebury
(Senior, Midfielder - Ridgewood, N.J.)
Walker had an impressive weekend for the Panthers, leading her
squad to its seventh consecutive NESCAC Women's Lacrosse
Championship on Sunday. After scoring twice in the semifinals
against Williams during a 15-5 win on Saturday, Walker tallied six
goals, tying a tournament record, and added in an assist during a
10-8 victory over Colby in the championship game on Sunday. Walker
also picked up six ground balls and six draw controls over the
weekend, while causing five turnovers.
April 30, 2007
Kaylan Tildsley, Williams
(Senior, Midfielder - Andover, Mass.)
Tildsley collected 15 points last week for the Ephs, nine of which
came during Williams' come-from-behind victory over Trinity on
Sunday in the first round of the 2007 NESCAC Women's Lacrosse
Championship. Tildsley scored three goals and three assists in the
second half as the Ephs rallied from an 11-5 deficit to win 14-13
in overtime. Two of Tildsley's second half scores came in the final
minute of regulation to pull the Ephs even with the Bantams. She
leads Williams in scoring this season with 63 points on 27 goals
and 36 assists.
April 23, 2007
Michelle Smith, Trinity
(Junior, Goalkeeper - Wayland, Mass.)
Smith posted a save percentage of .593 over a 3-0 week for the
Bantams, making a total of 32 saves. Smith started the week with a
16-save performance in a 10-8 win over NESCAC rival Wesleyan on
Thursday, followed by seven saves in a 12-9 victory at Williams.
She closed the week with nine saves in a 16-5 win over Wellesley.
Smith currently leads the league in save percentage with a .586
mark.
April 16, 2007
Kate Sheridan, Colby
(Sophomore, Midfielder - Hingham, Mass.)
Sheridan had nine goals and five assists during a 2-1 week for the
Mules. She also earned 15 draw controls, collected 10 ground balls
and nine caused turnovers. Sheridan leads Colby in draw controls
this season with 38 and is tied for the team lead in goals 23 and
ground balls 29.
Liza Humes, Middlebury
(Senior, Attack - Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Humes scored five goals and assisted on six others for 11 points in
a 2-0 week for the Panthers. Humes scored four goals with two
assists while picking up a pair of ground balls in a mid-week win
over Skidmore. The senior closed the week with a goal and four
assists along with a pair of draw controls during Saturday's win
over Trinity.
April 9, 2007
Dana Heritage, Middlebury
(First Year, Midfielder - Cheshire, Conn.)
Heritage helped the Panthers move past a pair of NESCAC foes last
week that were previously undefeated in conference play. Heritage
began the week with a goal and an assist in a win over Williams on
Wednesday, followed by a four-goal, one-assist performance in a
victory against Amherst on Saturday. She also gathered six ground
balls and two draw controls during Saturday's decision.
April 2, 2007
Amy Craig, Amherst
(Sophomore, Attacker - Denver, Colo.)
Craig provided half of Amherst's offense last week, tallying five
goals in consecutive games as the Jeffs picked up wins over
Springfield and Connecticut College. On Thursday at Springfield,
Craig scored the final three goals of the game over a span of 5:14
to bring her team from behind and take a 7-6 win. Against
Connecticut College on Saturday, four of Craig's five goals came in
the second half.
March 26, 2007
Cortney Tetrault, Wesleyan
(Senior, Midfielder - Hatfield, Mass.)
Tetrault helped the Cardinals earn a pair of wins last week as she
racked up 13 points on five goals and eight assists. She started
the week on Thursday with three goals and four assists in a 16-9
win over Endicott, followed by a two-goal, four-assist performance
in a 12-9 win at Tufts on Saturday. Tetrault now leads the team
with 18 points on five goals and 13 assists.
March 19, 2007
Lindsey Coit, Connecticut College
(Junior, Midfielder - South Portland, Maine)
Coit tallied six goals along with an assist over two games in
Florida last week. The junior tri-captain had three goals in an
14-11 victory against Skidmore on Thursday afternoon. Earlier in
the week, Coit contributed three goals and one assist in a tough
13-12 loss to Ohio Wesleyan. Coit leads her team with 11 goals
scored so far this season.
March 12, 2007
Rachel Greenwood, Bates
(Sophomore, Midfielder - Williamstown, Mass.)
Greenwood scored a team-high four goals, including three in the
final 10 minutes as the Bobcats came back from an 11-9 deficit to
win at Union on Sunday, 15-12.
Michelle Smith,
Trinity
(Junior, Goalkeeper - Wayland, Mass.)
Smith was a dominant force for the Bantam defense during its
season-opening win at Colby, stopping 20 shots while allowing just
seven goals in a 10-7 Trinity win.






