University of Albany W Lacrosse Cracks National Top-20 Polls; Ariana Parker Chosen America East Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2011

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Ariana Parker has been chosen America East Conference Rookie of the Week in women's lacrosse, as announced on Monday, March 7 by the conference office.

A native of Port Ewen, N.Y., Parker tied the program's freshman single-game record with seven goals in a 13-8 win over No. 20 Hofstra on Saturday, March 5. The Great Danes registered their second consecutive win over a national top-20 program. Parker scored three consecutive times to give her team a first-half lead. She netted a pair in a four-goal run that broke the game open early in the second half. Parker's goal total was one off the program's overall single-game mark.

Maria Ferrucci (2000) and Alexis DiDomenico (2001) also netted seven goals in a game as freshmen. Parker, who has nine goals in three games this season, was named to the 2010 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-America squad.

Paw Prints: UAlbany (3-0) is ranked No. 19 in both the IWLCA and deBeer/Inside Lacrosse national polls and has won its opening three games for the first time since 2006 ... UAlbany made its first-ever appearance in the IWLCA rankings on May 3, 2010 ... the Great Danes have posted victories in 10 of its last 11 non-conference games ... Taylor Frink had two goals and one assist vs. Hofstra ... the senior attacker moved into a tie for sixth on UAlbany's all-time assists list with 35 and needs two points to become the 13th UAlbany player to reach the 100-career mark ... UAlbany entertains Marist, last year's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion, at John Fallon Field on Wednesday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m.

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IWLCA Poll

1. Maryland, 2. Northwestern, 3. Duke, 4. Pennsylvania, 5. North Carolina, 6. Loyola, 7. Virginia, 8. Stanford, 9. Georgetown, 10. James Madison, 11. Notre Dame, 12. Syracuse, 13. Vanderbilt, 14. Florida, 15. Dartmouth, 16. Boston College, 17. Princeton, 18. William & Mary, 19. Albany, 20. Massachusetts.

deBeer/Inside Lacrosse Poll
1. Maryland, 2. Northwestern, t3. Pennsylvania, t3. Stanford, 5. Duke, 6. Loyola, 7. North Carolina, 8. James Madison, 9. Dartmouth, 10. Georgetown, 11. Virginia, 12. Florida, 13. Notre Dame, 14. Boston College, 15. Vanderbilt, 16. Syracuse, 17. Princeton, 18. Massachusetts, 19. Albany, 20. William & Mary.


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information