‘Cuse Sweeps Weekly ECAC Accolades
10/20/2009 3:34:56 PM | Field Hockey
SYRACUSE – Syracuse junior back Lena Voelmle earned her first ECAC field hockey Defensive Player of the Week award while classmate freshman back Amy Kee earned her first ECAC Offensive Player of the Week recognition. The pair helped Syracuse defeat Connecticut 3-2 in double overtime on Oct. 17. Voelmle and Kee were also named BIG EAST Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week for their efforts
Voelmle was responsible for shutting down the nation's top scorer when the Orange defeated No. 7 Connecticut. The junior back held UConn's Loren Sherer without a goal through 88 minutes of play. Sherer entered the game averaging 1.53 goals per game and stood on top of the BIG EAST rankings in shots, points, goals, assists and game-winning goals.
Kee tallied the game-winning goal in the second overtime. The freshman back also was credited with an assist on SU's first goal of the game. Kee's goal in the 88th minute came off her game-high sixth shot.
With the win, Syracuse moves to 4-0 in the BIG EAST and stands alone in first place. Both Syracuse and Connecticut have clinched spots in the four-team BIG EAST Championship taking place in Providence, R.I., on Nov. 7 and 8. The final two spots have yet to be determined.
Syracuse returns to action at Villanova on Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m
