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SSC Athletes of the Week: February 19 – 25

  via SSC press release   Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Jake Gilmour / Saint Leo University / Sr. / Attack / Pickering, Ontario Gilmour led No. 15 Saint Leo against No. 7 NYIT on Sunday with four goals and two assists tallying six points. The Pickering, Ontario product scored the Lions’ seventh, tenth, 16th, and 17th goals in the 18-10 upset. Gilmour also picked up two ground balls in the win as the Lions move to 4-0 on the season. Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week Thomas Tatarian / Saint Leo University / Jr. / Goalkeeper / Shoreham, New York Tatarian is awarded his second Defensive Player of the Week award this season following the No. 15 Saint Leo Lions 18-10 upset over No. 7 NYIT on Sunday afternoon. With 24 saves, the Shoreham, New York native set the program’s single-game save record after facing 48 shots in the full 60 minutes of play. Tatarian also picked up three ground balls and posted a .706 save percentage in Saint Leo’s fourth win of the season. Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Caroline Dunleavy / Florida Tech / Sr. / Attack / Annapolis, Maryland Dunleavy earns Player of the Week after recording 14 points on nine goals and five assists to guide No. 6 Florida Tech to a 2-0 record against a pair of ranked opponents on the road. Dunleavy tallied six points on a hat trick and three assists to help Florida Tech defeat No. 13 Limestone, 18-14, on Friday in Gaffney, South Carolina. The senior then notched eight points on six goals, and two assists as the Panthers defeated No. 7 Queens, 17-8, Sunday in Charlotte. Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week Sam Schiano / Florida Tech / Jr. / Midfield / Perry Hall, Maryland Schiano is awarded Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 17 draw controls, 12 ground balls, seven caused turnovers, and five goals this week to guide No. 6 Florida Tech to a 2-0 record against a pair of ranked opponents on the road. Schiano posted five draw controls, four caused turnovers, four ground balls, and two goals to help FIT take down No. 13 Limestone, 18-14, on Friday in Gaffney, South Carolina. The junior then recorded a school record 12 draw controls, eight ground balls, three caused turnovers, and three goals as FIT defeated No. 7 Queens, 17-8, on Sunday in Charlotte.    

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