MACON, Ga. – Kennesaw State’s Sydney Farwick and Jacksonville’s Brittney Orashen collected the final Atlantic Sun Women’s Lacrosse weekly honors of the 2015 season, the league office announced on Sunday.
Farwick came up huge in a must win game for Kennesaw State as she led the Owls to a 15-14 victory over Mercer. She earns her second A-Sun Player of the Week award this season as the Owls became the final team to secure a berth in the A-Sun Championship due in large part to Farwick’s contributions. She scored five goals and went 3-for-3 on free position opportunities in the match. She also contributed four ground balls and three draw controls, while causing one turnover to show her all-around effort in the match. She produced six shots, all of them on goal, in the game and scored five goals off those six shots. Farwick also contributed two assists, the final one coming on the game-winning goal with 1:36 to go in the game. Kennesaw State will play Furman in the quarterfinal round of the A-Sun Championship this Wednesday in Jacksonville.
Orashen earns her third A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week award this season, the sixth of her career after guiding Jacksonville to the outright regular season title. Orashen was a defensive force once again as the Dolphins only allowed three goals by Stetson in their win. Orashen caused a team-high four turnovers and also led the team with six ground ball pick ups. She contributed four draw controls in the game, as the Dolphins completed an undefeated conference regular season with their seventh win. Jacksonville will be the top-seed in the upcoming A-Sun Championship and play in Friday’s semifinal.
Atlantic Sun Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week – Apr. 26th
Sydney Farwick, Kennesaw State
Sophomore | Midfield
Columbus, Ohio | Nursing
– Second Career Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor; second this season
– Led Kennesaw State with seven total points, five goals and two assists in must win game
– Scored five goals on six shots for a 83.3 shooting percentage
– Went 3-for-3 on free position opportunities; assisted on the game-winning goal with 1:36 left in game
– Contributed four ground balls, three draw controls and one caused turnover in the match
– Helped Kennesaw State secure final berth to the A-Sun Championship as the No. 5 seed
Other Nominees: Jessica Snyder, Detroit; Holly Ventimiglia, Jacksonville; Ashmore Standing, Old Dominion
Atlantic Sun Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week – Apr. 26th
Brittney Orashen, Jacksonville
Senior | Midfielder
Lebanon, N.J. | Business
– Sixth Career Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week honor; third this season
– Led team with four caused turnovers in final regular season win over Stetson
– Helped Dolphins defense allow only three goals in road victory over Hatters
– Picked up a team-high six ground balls and contributed four draw controls
– Jacksonville went undefeated in league play and secured regular season title outright
– Dolphins will be No. 1 seed at A-Sun Championship next week in Jacksonville
Other Nominees: Ally Schrader, Detroit; Laura Jordan, Kennesaw State; Connor Carson, Old Dominion
