ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior midfielder/defender Kate Gromacki (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) has been named the Synapse Sports Division III Defensive Player of the Week in field hockey for the week of October 2-8. This is the first time Gromacki has won the weekly award.

Gromacki helped lead the Shorewomen defense to a pair of 2-0 shutout victories over Haverford and 16th-ranked Ursinus. In the win over Haverford, the Shorewomen gave up just four shots, including zero in the fourth quarter. Gromacki also contributed on offense with the assist on the game-winning goal versus Haverford 53 seconds into the fourth quarter. Against Ursinus, Gromacki helped Washington hold Ursinus to just nine shots after Ursinus had averaged 23.7 shots per game in the prior three contests. The shutout victory over Ursinus marked the first time the Shorewomen blanked the Bears, their first win over Ursinus since 2012 and their first win versus a ranked team since 2011.

This is the second weekly award for the senior as she was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.