CAA Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards – March 4
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (March 4, 2024) – Stony Brook senior,
Ellie Masera, Drexel redshirt sophomore
Jenika Cuocco, and Elon freshman
MJ Santa Barbara are the winners of the CAA Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards presented by Primis for the week ending March 3.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook
Senior | Midfield | Eastport, N.Y. / Eastport-South Manor
Masera repeats as CAA Player of the Week after shattering a league record in Saturday morning’s victory over Villanova. The senior from Long Island tallied a program and CAA-record 17 draw controls – three more than the previous record – while adding five goals and three assists in No. 12 Stony Brook’s 20-8 win over Villanova. Masera leads the nation with 8.75 points per game, is second with 6.00 goals, and third with 10.00 draws.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jenika Cuocco, Drexel
Redshirt Sophomore | Goalkeeper | Sound Beach, N.Y. / Rocky Point
Cuocco made 11 saves against eight goals allowed in Drexel’s 10-8 midweek victory over No. 25 Penn State. The sophomore from Long Island held the Nittany Lions to their lowest goal output of the season against an attack that put 19 shots on goal. Cuocco is second in the nation with a .607 save percentage, third in saves per game (13.00), and 13
th in GAA (8.40). Drexel is the first team outside the Top 25 in this week’s ILWomen/IWLCA poll.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MJ Santa Barbara, Elon
Freshman | Midfielder | Guilford, Conn. / Guilford
Santa Barbara led the way for Elon’s markedly improved draw unit in the Phoenix’s midweek win over East Carolina. The freshman from Connecticut corralled 10 draws and helped Elon to a 22-5 advantage in the draw circle, good for a program-record +17 margin. Santa Barbara is sixth nationally with 9.33 draws per game and the Phoenix is fifth nationally in draw percentage (.662).
2024 CAA WOMEN’S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 12: Corinne Bednarik, Drexel
Feb. 19: Corinne Bednarik, Drexel; Alex Finn, Stony Brook
Feb. 26: Ellie Masera, Stony Brook
March 4: Ellie Masera, Stony Brook
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 12: Madison Hranicka, Delaware; Alli Van Slyke, Drexel
Feb. 19: Madison Hranicka, Delaware
Feb. 26: Clare Levy, Stony Brook
March 4: Jenika Cuocco, Drexel
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 12: Steph Marszal, Delaware
Feb. 19: Ana Lee Vandiver, Elon
Feb. 26: Katie Sullivan, Monmouth
March 4: MJ Santa Barbara, Elon
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