Page Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Apr 23 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers goalie Erika Page (Moorestown, N.J.) was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. Teammate Katie Batiuk (Jackson, N.J.) was named the womenslax.com Player of the Week and also earned a place on the BIG EAST's weekly honor roll after No. 17 Rutgers (12-3, 3-2) defeated No. 6/8 Notre Dame, 8-7, on April 21. With the win, the Scarlet Knights secured the No. 3 seed in upcoming BIG EAST tournament, which begins on Friday, April 27, in Syracuse, N.Y.
The BIG EAST honor is the first of Page's career. The rookie played a key role in RU's win over the Irish, holding Notre Dame to just three second-half goals, including a scoreless stretch over the final eight minutes of the game. She finished the game with 12 saves and allowed just seven goals. Page has now started the previous four contests for the Scarlet Knights and seen in action in 13 of 15 games. For the season, she has 69 saves and a goals-against-average of 8.75.
Batiuk earned her second womenslax.com weekly recognition of the spring, earning a spot on the April 10 honor roll. The BIG EAST honor was also her second of the season, as she was named Offensive Player of the Week on April 9. Batiuk earned her most recent honors after scoring twice against the Irish, including the game-winner with 8.8 seconds remaining. Batiuk now leads the team in both goals (40) and shots (104), including four game-winning goals. Earlier this spring, the senior was named to the Tewaarton Trophy Watch list. The award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, honoring the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse player in the United States.
The Scarlet Knights will wrap-up their regular season against Northwestern on Monday, April 23, at 3:00 p.m., in Evanston, Ill.
