Murtha Earns NECC Weekly Honors
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – For the third time this season Mitchell College freshman Ashley Murtha was named New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week for the sport of women's lacrosse, as announced by the conference on Monday.
Murtha scored 14 of Mitchell's 17 goals last week in games at Elms College and Sage Colleges. She netted five in the conference showdown at Elms and also finished with a game-high nine draw controls. She then tallied a game-high nine goals at Sage and added five draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Murtha, who also earned rookie honors on April 7 and March 24, leads the Mariners in scoring with 37 goals and two assists through eight games. She currently ranks fourth in the NECC in goals and is tied for second in draw controls (49).
Mitchell (1-7 overall, 1-3 NECC) will play at Albertus Magnus College later today at 3:30 p.m.