Solarik Earns First ECAC Honor
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – The Eastern Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced Thursday that senior goalkeeper Lizetta Solarik (Carmel, N.Y.) was named the Corvias ECAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The senior was recently named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) defensive player of the week on Monday and today marks her first ECAC honor and a first for the field hockey team this season.
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – The Eastern Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced Thursday that senior goalkeeper Lizetta Solarik (Carmel, N.Y.) was named the Corvias ECAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The senior was recently named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) defensive player of the week on Monday and today marks her first ECAC honor and a first for the field hockey team this season.
Solarik played in all 146 minutes for the Gulls this past week coming out with 40 total saves. In the contest against the Fighting Scots team that leads the conference in goals scored, Solarik tallied 11 saves in the overtime loss. Against the Seahawks Solarik was on her game as she recorded a program high 29 saves in the 4-2 victory. Following the contest Solarik now stands in the top 10 of Division III and in the top 12 all three divisions for saves in a single game this season.
The Gulls will celebrate Senior Day this Saturday, November 2nd, as they host CCC opponent Western New England in the final conference game of the regular season.
To view the full Corvias ECAC Player of the Week release click HERE