Roche was a defensive force as the Blue Devils stretched their winning steak to five and held each of their three opponents under 10 goals this past week. She recorded 17 ground balls and caused seven turnovers in wins over Manhattan (17-6), Sacred Heart (9-6) and Quinnipiac (10-9) last week. After collecting three ground balls and causing three turnovers against the Jaspers, she totaled 14 ground balls and 4 caused turnovers against the NEC foes, beginning with a seven-ground ball, one-caused turnover performance against Sacred Heart. She then posted seven ground balls again and recorded three caused turnovers against the Bobcats. Roche posted per game averages of 5.67 ground balls and 2.33 caused turnovers per game. In NEC play Roche’s per game numbers jump to 7.0 ground balls per game and 2.0 caused turnovers. Roche also had a draw control in CCSU’s game against Quinnipiac.