BRIDGEWATER, Mass. --- The Bridgewater State College women’s lacrosse team made it a complete sweep of the New England Women’s Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) weekly honors as three members of the team were distinguished for their outstanding performances last week.

Sophomore midfielder Shannon Manning (Framingham, MA) was named the NEWLA Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. Senior defender Heather Anza (Weston, MA) was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week, while freshman attack Patricia Maloney (Walpole, MA) captured Rookie of the Week honors.

Manning was impressive on both offense and defense this week as she tallied six goals and six assists for 12 points in a pair of games for BSC which included a 25-0 win over NEWLA foe Thomas College. She also registered seven draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers. In the Bears win over the Terriers, Manning tallied three goals and four assists to go along with four draw controls, three caused turnovers, and five ground balls.

Anza played two solid defensive games for the Bears last week which included their shutout victory over Thomas. She notched five ground balls, five draw controls and a caused turnover to go along with a pair of assists. Versus Thomas, Anza registered three ground balls, a draw control and a caused turnover to go along with her two assists.

Maloney tallied five goals and four assists for nine points in the two games last week. She also recorded four ground balls, a draw control and a caused turnover. In the win versus Thomas, Maloney scored three goals to go along with four assists.

Over the next week Bridgewater State College will play a pair of games on the road. On Thursday the Bears will travel to Newport, RI to take on Salve Regina at 4 o’clock and on Saturday they will be entertained by Castleton at 1 PM.