(LATHAM, N.Y.) – The United East conference has announced its athletes of the week for April 13 and Wilson has swept honors for women's lacrosse.
Paige Ney (Sr., Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) received offensive accolades while
Sadie Fike (Sr., McClure, Pa. / Mifflin County) took defensive honors for the second time in three weeks.
Ney totaled seven goals and four assists as Wilson went 3-0 on the week which included a conference win against Cedar Crest to clinch the No. 2 seed in the United East Championship. She scored hat tricks in two games including the win against the Falcons.
This is Ney's first career United East weekly award in women's lacrosse and fifth overall with four in field hockey.
Fike excelled on both ends of the field for the Phoenix, but defensively she totaled 18 ground balls and caused six turnovers. On the start, she won 11 draw controls. Eight ground balls and four caused turnovers came in a 7-5 road win at La Roche. She added eight draw controls in a win at Trinity, and added six more ground balls in a home win against Cedar Crest Offensively she added eight goals with four coming at La Roche.
The Phoenix will conclude the regular season this Saturday at home against Elmira.
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