For the second week in a row, WJU women’s lacrosse standout Jessie Tufnell has been named to the GLIAC women’s lacrosse Weekly Honor Roll for her standout performances for the Cardinals in conference wins against Findlay University and Walsh University last week.
Tufnell scored 11 goals over the two games, and topped that off with a combined 3 assists, 7 ground balls, and 2 caused turnovers.
Tufnell was also named the GLIAC Athlete of the Week on April 1st, extending her impressive run of accolades to three weeks.
Complete GLIAC release:
GLIAC Women's Lacrosse "Athlete of the Week":
Ryan Skomial, Grand Valley State University
Freshman/Midfielder, Howell, Mich./Hartland
Grand Valley State University freshman midfielder Ryan Skomial tallied nine points, 12 ground balls, 10 draw controls and five caused turnovers in two games against GLIAC opponents, which helped the Lakers remain undefeated in league play. Friday (Apr. 11) against Alderson-Broaddus, Skomial notched a hat trick, dished out an assist, picked up two ground balls and had four draw controls in GVSU’s 20-0 rout.
The Howell, Mich. native followed it up with a five-point effort Sunday (Apr. 13) against Tiffin, one of the top contenders in the GLIAC. Skomial scored four goals on just six shots and handed out one assist. She also set a school record with 10 ground balls and matched the program record for the second-most caused turnovers (5).
GLIAC Women's Lacrosse Weekly Honor Roll: Kyra Bradley - UF, Ashriel West - LE, Chanelle Bondurant - UU, Maria Nobile - WU, Jessie Tufnell - WJ.
2014 GLIAC Women's Lacrosse Athletes of the Week: (3/19) Emily Roussel - TU, (3/25) Sarah Lankton - UF, (4/1) Jessie Turnell - WJ, (4/8) Sarah Lankton - UF, (4/15) Ryan Skomial - GV.
