University of Massachusets Athletics
Caitlyn Petro Named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week
April 26, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
AMHERST, Mass. – After collecting 44 draw controls in two victories last week, Massachusetts women's lacrosse draw specialist Caitlyn Petro has been named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Petro, the nation's leading draw specialist averaging 14.29 wins per game this season, set the UMass single-game record for the third time this season and tied the NCAA single-game record with 24 draws on Friday in a 27-2 victory against St. Bonaventure. The 27 goals scored marked the most in a single game in program history while the margin of victory (25) was the largest as well.
The Manchester, N.H. native followed it up with another 20 wins on Sunday against Saint Joseph's to bring her season total to 200 this season, 48 ahead of the next closest player in the NCAA.
Petro and the Minutewomen, the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship, will take on No. 3 seed Davidson in the conference semifinals on Friday afternoon on ESPN+. Opening draw at Garber Field is set for 4 p.m.
Petro, the nation's leading draw specialist averaging 14.29 wins per game this season, set the UMass single-game record for the third time this season and tied the NCAA single-game record with 24 draws on Friday in a 27-2 victory against St. Bonaventure. The 27 goals scored marked the most in a single game in program history while the margin of victory (25) was the largest as well.
The Manchester, N.H. native followed it up with another 20 wins on Sunday against Saint Joseph's to bring her season total to 200 this season, 48 ahead of the next closest player in the NCAA.
Petro and the Minutewomen, the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship, will take on No. 3 seed Davidson in the conference semifinals on Friday afternoon on ESPN+. Opening draw at Garber Field is set for 4 p.m.
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