University of Albany Women Lacrosse's Kayla Best Chosen WomensLax.com National Player of the Week - UAlbany sports 2009

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Chicago, Ill. – University at Albany’s Kayla Best has been selected WomensLax.com National Player of the Week, as announced on Monday, March 23. Best was also chosen America East Conference Player of the Week.

A junior midfielder from Guilderland, N.Y., Best equaled a career-high with seven points, including three goals and four assists, in last Saturday’s 16-15 overtime upset of No. 13 New Hampshire at John Fallon Field. The Great Danes posted their first victory over a national top-20 team and won for the first time in the series after nine previous losses.

Best, who became the fifth player in program history to score 100 career goals in the contest, extended her goal-scoring streak to 38 games in a row, the nation’s fourth-longest mark. She is fifth among the conference leaders in scoring at 3.62 points per game and has 23 goals and six assists.

Katie Neer, a senior goalkeeper from Baldwinsville, N.Y., was named America East Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Neer made 15 saves, including three in the overtime period, against New Hampshire. She sealed the outcome by stopping Sarah Von Bargen’s free-position attempt with 28.1 seconds remaining. Neer, who is averaging 9.25 saves per game, has turned aside 10 or more shots on eight occasions during her career.