Senior women's lacrosse player
Mia Salvatierra (Bel Air, Md./Fallston) is this week's Shorewoman of the Week. Salvatierra tied the program mark for assists in a game and became the third player in team history to reach the century mark in helpers in a 2-0 week for the Shorewomen.
Salvatierra totaled 14 points on four goals and 10 assists in a 2-0 week for the Shorewomen in addition to picking up seven ground balls and forcing seven caused turnovers. On Monday's 17-13 win at Ursinus, the senior tied the program mark for assists in a game with a personal-best seven, becoming the fifth player to do so and the sixth time overall in team history. In the game's decisive 6-0 run that put the Shorewomen ahead 17-12, she scored twice and handed out one assist, including scoring the goal that put Washington ahead for good at 13-12 with 11:52 to go in the fourth quarter. Salvatierra also scooped up a career-topping four ground balls and tallied three caused turnovers. On Saturday in a 14-12 victory against visiting #24 Muhlenberg, she passed out three assists and scored twice in addition to netting a career-best four caused turnovers and adding three ground balls. The senior became the third player in Shorewomen Lacrosse history to reach 100 career assists on a goal by
Anna Wilson that made it 14-7 with 7:58 to go in the game.
This is Salvatierra's fifth Shorewoman of the Week honor.