Gregory, Casiano, and Gionta Named Women's Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Kylie Gregory, Iona, Sr., Attack, 5-10, Bethpage, NY / Bethpage
Senior Kylie Gregory set the Iona College lacrosse single-game record with eight goals and 10 points in a 16-9 victory over local MAAC rival Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. Gregory scored three of her eight tallies in the first half and then exploded with five more in the second half, propelling Iona to their first conference win of the season. Gregory finished the game with 12 shots and five ground balls.
Defensive Player of the Week
Ashley Casiano, Marist, Sr., Goalkeeper, 5-2, South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor
The senior goalkeeper had a stellar week of play for the Red Foxes in a pair of MAAC contests. On Wednesday, April 3 at Fairfield, Casiano held the Stags to just four second half goals, as her offensive teammates made a furious comeback to notch a game-tying goal late in the period. On Saturday, at Siena, she picked up her game even more as she turned aside 12 shots by the Saints on her way to back-stopping Marist’s lowest goals against performance since April of 2009. A key stat in Marist holding Siena to just four goals was its denial of seven free-position shots for the Saints; Casiano was a leading factor in that ratio as she made four direct saves. For the week, she posted a 6.50 goals against average and .552 save percentage, to go along with five ground balls.
Rookie of the Week
Allison Gionta, Marist, Fr., Attack, 5-7, Eastport, N.Y./Eastport South Manor
The freshman attacker had her finest week of play in her young career. In back-to-back games, Gionta registered three points at Fairfield and Siena. Versus the Stags on Wednesday, she connected on two goals, including the game-tying tally with 34 seconds remaining. Gionta started her playmaking much earlier on Saturday versus the Saints, as she collected two first half assists, including Kirsten Viscount’s goal just 84 seconds into the game. For the week, she scored three goals, in addition to three assists for six total points.