Yankee Ford LEC Women’s Lacrosse Athletes of the Week: March 23, 2026

3/23/2026 12:51:09 PM

Offensive Player of the Week

Isabella Pota (East Meadow, N.Y.) - Junior - Midfield/Attack - Western Connecticut
Pota totaled 11 goals and four assists in a 2-0 week for the Wolves. She had six goals and two assists in a 21-1 win at St. Thomas (Fla.) and five goals and two assists in a 20-6 LEC victory against UMass Dartmouth. She also totaled two ground balls and four draw controls in the two games.

Defensive Player of the Week

Tess Brown (Londonderry, N.H.) - Senior - Midfield - Keene State
Brown led the way on both ends of the field as she totaled five goals, five assists, nine ground balls, nine draw controls and five caused turnovers in a 2-0 week for the Owls. In a 9-7 win at Hartwick, Brown recorded six points from four goals and two assists, and followed that up with a goal and three assists in a 9-5 Owls’ home win over Ramapo. She also set the program’s career ground ball record during the week (252) with her game-high 5 GBs against Hartwick, while also recording a game-high four ground balls against Ramapo to extend her program record.

Goalkeeper of the Week

Katelyn Nicotera (Medfield, Mass.) - Sophomore - Keene State
Nicotera was 2-0 with a 6.00 goals against average and .636 save percentage for the Owls last week. She had 14 saves in a 9-7 win at Hartwick before turning away seven shots on goal in a 9-5 home win over Ramapo. 

Rookie of the Week

Mariam DeLisle (Whitefield, Maine) - Freshman - Midfield - Southern Maine
DeLisle recorded a hat trick and caused a pair of turnovers in the Huskies’ 15-6 Little East win over Vermont State Castleton on Saturday. She also found the back of the net while totaling two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a non-conference setback at No. 23 Williams.