Lauryn Esposito of Southern Wesleyan and Ryleigh Schaeffer of Converse Earn Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lauryn Esposito of Southern Wesleyan and Ryleigh Schaeffer of Converse were selected as the Conference Carolinas weekly award winners for women’s lacrosse for the week ending March 19.
Esposito was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Schaeffer earned Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
A freshman attack from Calvert County, Maryland, Esposito tallied 19 points in helping the Warriors to a 2-0 week with wins over Alliance (March 14) and Chowan (March 18). In a 19-4 victory over Alliance, Esposito tallied six goals and an assist on 11 shots with four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. In the 17-12 victory over the Hawks, she netted the game-winning goal as she scored 10 times with two assists on 17 shots with one ground ball and two more caused turnovers. On the week she scored 16 goals with three assists on 28 shots with 23 on goal. She also collected five ground balls and four caused turnovers.
Shaeffer, a freshman midfielder from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, helped the Valkyries to a pair of wins over Alliance (March 16) and Shorter (March 18) as she tallied nine ground balls, nine caused turnovers, five goals and an assist. In the 20-2 victory over Alliance Schaeffer collected seven ground balls and caused six turnovers while also scoring three times with one assist. In a 19-8 win over Shorter she caused three more turnovers, tallied two ground balls and had one draw control with two goals.
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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 6, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Kate Matuza, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Madison Pena, Emmanuel
Week 2 (Feb. 13, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Olivia Carlino, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Jane Hobbs, Mount Olive
Week 3 (Feb. 20, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Korenza Heath, Erskine
Defensive Player of the Week: Reagan Collins, Converse
Week 4 (Feb. 27, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Riley D’Andrea, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Claire Hagen, Mount Olive
Week 5 (March 6, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Hailey Carroll, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Kacey Kubarewicz, Belmont Abbey
Week 6 (March 13, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Olivia Carlino, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Aviva Beringhause, Lees-McRae
Week 7 (March 20, 2023)
Offensive Player of the Week: Lauryn Esposito, Southern Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week: Ryleigh Schaeffer, Converse