Ali Davis and Chaija Olsson of Mount Olive Earn Final Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The final Conference Carolinas women’s lacrosse Players of the Week for the 2022 season are Ali Davis and Chaija Olsson of Mount Olive.
Davis was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Olsson earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades for the second time this season.
A 5-foot-8 graduate student from Hampstead, New Hampshire, Davis led the Trojans to a 2-1 week, and the 2022 Conference Carolinas regular season championship, with nine goals and two assists on 21 shots with 16 on goal. Playing attack for Mount Olive, Davis added seven draw controls, two ground balls and three caused turnovers. She opened play with five goals and one assist on eight shots, seven on goal, with two draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover in a 29-9 conference win over Emmanuel on April 18. In a loss to No. 1 Queens on April 20, Davis scored twice and collected a pair of draw controls with one ground ball and one caused turnover. She capped the week with two goals and an assist on five shots, four on goal, with three draw controls and one caused turnover in a 21-5 victory over Barton on April 23 to secure the conference title.
Olsson, a 5-foot-8 redshirt senior defender from Snoqualmie, Washington, led the defense for the Trojans with 17 draw controls, three caused turnovers and one ground ball. She also got in on the action at the offensive end with one goal and one assist on two shots. In the win over Emmanuel she had an assist to go with nine draw controls before adding two draw controls, two caused turnovers and one ground ball against Queens. In the regular season finale, she scored on her only shot and had six draw controls and one caused turnover to help the Trojans cap an undefeated conference season.
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2022 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 7, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Tabitha Beecher, Southern Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Pherson, Belmont Abbey
Week 2 (Feb. 14, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Shannan Korovich, Lees-McRae
Defensive Player of the Week: Kalbie Grassett, Lees-McRae
Week 3 (Feb. 21, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Justine Dorelas, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Samantha Diaz, Barton
Week 4 (Feb. 28, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Cassidy O’Neill, Converse
Defensive Player of the Week: Chaija Olsson, Mount Olive
Week 5 (March 7, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Dani O’Meara, North Greenville
Defensive Player of the Week: Jairy Sandoval, Southern Wesleyan
Week 6 (March 14, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Riley D’Andrea, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Jairy Sandoval, Southern Wesleyan
Week 7 (March 21, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Tabitha Beecher, Southern Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week: Jairy Sandoval, Southern Wesleyan
Week 8 (March 28, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Riley D’Andrea, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Zoe Dougherty, Mount Olive
Week 9 (April 4, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Olivia Carlino, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Michelle Guppy, Belmont Abbey
Week 10 (April 11, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Dani O’Meara, North Greenville
Defensive Player of the Week: Danielle LaPlume, North Greenville
Week 11 (April 18, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Justine Dorelas, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Emily Davidson, Lees-McRae
Week 12 (April 25, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Ali Davis, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Chaija Olsson, Mount Olive