Senior midfielder is the second Syracuse player to earn BIG EAST Player of the Week honors this season.
Shannon Taylor Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week; Heather Hess Earns Honor Roll Accolades
9/8/2008 4:11:54 PM | Field Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Syracuse senior midfielder Shannon Taylor was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after rewriting the Syracuse records books during a 3-0 week. Senior goalkeeper Heather Hess earned BIG EAST Honor Roll accolades after making 19 saves in SU’s three victories last week.
It is the second consecutive week Syracuse had a BIG EAST Player of the Week and an honor roll member. Freshman back Anne-Sophie Van der Post was named the Defensive Player of the Week and sophomore forward Lindsey Conrad was named to the honor roll last week.
Taylor rewrote the Orange record books as she propelled Syracuse to a 3-0 week. Taylor recorded 13 points off six goals and one assist in SU’s three contests.
Taylor had four of Syracuse’s first 10 goals in the 12-0 win against Colgate on Sept. 2. The four goals tied the school record. Taylor added an assist on SU’s seventh goal of the evening, giving her a school-record nine points.
On Sept. 5, the senior tallied two goals, both off corners, in SU’s 8-3 win at Central Michigan.
She completed the week on Sept. 7 by limiting 10th-ranked Michigan State to one goal. Gwen Riley, who leads the Big Ten in goals, points and assists, did not register a point.
Hess made 19 saves in Syracuse’s three victories. She was the keeper of record in all three contests, upping her mark to 4-0.
The senior played the first half in SU’s 12-0 win against Colgate.
She played all 90 minutes and made 10 saves in Syracuse’s 8-3 win at Central Michigan.
Her best game of the week was at 10th-ranked Michigan State, where she faced seven penalty corners and made nine saves to preserve the 3-1 Orange win.
Syracuse travels to Maryland for matchups with No. 2 Maryland and rv Delaware next weekend. SU will face the Terrapins on Saturday at 11 a.m. before playing the Fightin’ Blue Hens on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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