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Jen Pritchard & Lidia Sanza are F&M Co-Female Athletes of the Week

Apr 21, 2009

Franklin & Marshall's women's lacrosse team had two players honored by the Centennial Conference this week. Jen Pritchard shared the Centennial Conference Player of the Week award, while Lidia Sanza was named the Centennial's Defensive Player of the Week.

Sanza came up huge against fourth-ranked College of New Jersey (10-2), turning away 15 of 23 shots on goal in a 17-8 Diplomat victory. She posted a 65.2 save percentage on the night and faced down 17 free positions. The honor is the second from the Centennial for Sanza this season. WomensLacrosse.com, also named Sanza Defensive Player of the Week.

Jen Pritchard scored 10 goals and handed out three assists in a 2-0 week for the Diplomats.  She tallied four goals and an assist in #3 F&M's 17-8 win over TCNJ. She scored six goals and was credited with two helpers in the 20-5 win over Haverford. Pritchard has scored in 62 consecutive games and 75 of the 76 career games she has played. The April 22, 2006 meeting against Bryn Mawr marks the last time she didn't score in an F&M game.