Parker Nabs Second Athlete of the Month Award
St. Mary's City, Md. – Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) of the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team was selected by the Department of Athletics and Recreation as an athlete of the month for the second time this year as Parker garnered April Athlete of the Month honors.
The 5-7 first-year midfielder helped the Seahawks (8-8) to a 5-1
record in April, including a perfect 4-0 mark in Capital Athletic
Conference action. St. Mary's also put together its longest
win streak of the season with six straight victories from March 30
to April 17.
Parker tallied 35 points on 16 goals and 19 assists, averaging 2.67 goals, 3.17 assists and 5.83 assists in six games played. She boasted a .516 shooting percentage, including an .806 shot-on-goal percentage. Parker added as well 12 draw controls, six ground balls, and six caused turnovers.
She notched season-highs of seven goals and nine points in a 13-8 win over No. 17 Stevenson University on April 10 to help the Seahawks secure the No. 3 seed in the CAC playoffs, earning Parker league player of the week (April 12) and www.womenslacrosse.com honor roll accolades. Parker dished out a season-high six assists in a 17-10 win over Marymount (Va.) University in CAC first round action.
Parker tallied at least two helpers in every game while scoring at least one goal in all but one game.
She is currently tied for first in the conference with four game-winning goals while ranking fifth in both assists per game with a 1.75 average and points per game with a 4.12 average. She is also sixth in goals per game with a 2.38 average. Parker is the team leader with 66 points while being second with 38 goals and 28 assists.
APRIL ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONOR ROLL
- BASEBALL: MATT BADEN, Jr., Shortstop (Sunderland, Md./Huntingtown)
- MEN'S LACROSSE: DENNIS ROSSON, Jr., Attackman (Severna Park, Md./Severn)
- MEN'S TENNIS: KYLE FEELEY, Fy. (Baltimore, Md./Mount Saint Joseph)
- WOMEN'S TENNIS: KATHLEEN RAMSEY, So. (Dunkirk, Md./Northern)
PAST ATHLETES OF THE MONTH
- SEPTEMBER – Claire Kodan, Jr., Outside Hitter, Volleyball
- OCTOBER – Lauriann Parker, Fy., Forward, Field Hockey
- NOVEMBER – Camontae Griffin, Sr., Guard, Men's Basketball
- DECEMBER – Kelly Heyde, Fy., IM/Fly/Free, Women's Swimming
- JANUARY – Stephanie Saint-Aubin, Sr., Guard, Women's Basketball
- FEBRUARY – Camontae Griffin, Sr., Guard, Men's Basketball & Kelly Heyde, Fy., IM/Fly/Free, Women's Swimming
- MARCH – Nora Fallon-Oben, Sr., Attacker, Women's Lacrosse
- APRIL – Lauriann Parker, Fy., Midfielder, Women's Lacrosse
