NEC Player of the Week: Olivia Lockwood, Le Moyne
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Carrie Bennett, Le Moyne
NEC Rookie of the Week: Amaya Monacelli, Central Connecticut

Previous NEC Releases: Preseason Poll Release

NEC WOMEN’S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Lockwood, Le Moyne
Attack, Redshirt Junior, Syracuse, NY/West Genesee (Onondaga CC)
Lockwood tied Le Moyne’s single-game Division I record for most goals in a game on Saturday when she found the back of the net eight times to propel the Dolphins to an 11-8 win at Presbyterian in their season opener. The redshirt junior attack bookended the halftime break with a plethora of goals as she accounted for five-straight Le Moyne goals before intermission to make it a 7-3 Dolphins’ advantage before she extended her personal run to 7-0 with three more scores throughout the third. Lockwood’s eight goals are the most by an NEC player this season and they are the most by a Dolphin since Brenna Bauer had eight at Southern Connecticut on Apr. 10, 2012.

NEC WOMEN’S LACROSSE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carrie Bennett, Le Moyne
Midfield, Sophomore, Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa
Bennett wreaked havoc on the defensive side of the field for Le Moyne on Saturday. Causing three turnovers, she contributed to a Dolphins’ defensive effort that limited Presbyterian to just eight goals in an 11-8 triumph. In addition to her caused turnover total, Bennett added a pair of ground balls in the season-opening victory. 

NEC WOMEN’S LACROSSE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Amaya Monacelli, Central Connecticut 
Attack, Freshman, Moscow, PA/North Pocono
Monacelli had a hand in half of the Blue Devils’ goals in her collegiate debut on Saturday against Iona. Finding the back of the net a team-best three times for her first career hat trick, the rookie attacker racked up four points in Central Connecticut’s season debut after she added an assist. Monacelli was one of two Blue Devils to net three goals, as she joined Grace McGann in turning the trick. 
 

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Abbey Cannon, CCSU (A, Sr)

• Dished out four goals and added an assist for a team-best five points against Iona (Feb. 14)

 
Amaya Monacelli, CCSU (A, Fr)

• Registered a hat trick in her first collegiate game against Iona (Feb. 14)
• Added an assist for four points
• Put each of her five shots on goal 

 
Sawyer Walker, HU (A, Gr)

• Racked up 19 draw controls in a pair of games last week
• Recorded 16 draw controls — including the 200th of her career — at La Salle (Feb. 14) 
• Added two goals against the Explorers

 
Carrie Bennett, LEM (MF, So)

• Named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week
• Caused three turnovers and collected two ground balls in Le Moyne’s 11-8 season-opening win over Presbyterian (Feb. 14)

 
Julia Blakeslee, LEM (MF, Jr)

• Tallied 13 draw controls to lead Le Moyne to an 11-8 win over Presbyterian (Feb. 14)
• Added one goal and three ground balls

 
Olivia Lockwood, LEM (A, R-Jr)

• Named the NEC Player of the Week
• Poured in eight goals, including seven straight over the second and third quarters, in Le Moyne’s 11-8 season-opening win over Presbyterian (Feb. 14)

 
Emma Cimino, MU (A, Sr)

• Scored on four of her five shot attempts to lead Mercyhurst at Kent State on Saturday (Feb. 14)

2025 NEC WOMEN'S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 16: Olivia Lockwood (Le Moyne)
Feb. 23: 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 16: Carrie Bennett (Le Moyne)
Feb. 23:

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 16: Amaya Monacelli (Central Connecticut)
Feb. 23: