Empire 8 Names Leonhard Player of the Week
The Empire 8 Conference has named Melissa Leonhard as the Player of the Week.
Leonhard, a senior, was named the E8 Women’s Lacrosse Championshipt’s Most Valuable player as she lead the Cardinals to their second straight Empire 8 crown. She finished with seven goals in two games and set the Fisher record for goals in a career with the first goal in the semifinals against No. 3 Nazareth College. Leonhard now has 192 goals in just three seasons as she transferred from Mercyhurst after the 2010 season.
In the 12-9 semis win against the Golden Flyers, the senior finished with five goals, three groundballs and two draw controls. In Sunday’s championship game with nationally ranked and top-seeded Ithaca, Leonhard filled the stat sheet again with two goals, four groundballs and five draw controls.