MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Orla Cottell (King’s / Fr., GK / Tinton Falls, N.J.) led the Monarchs to a pair of conference wins while recording a 5.50 goals-against average and a .732 save percentage. Cottell made 30 saves on 56 shots faced and allowed just 11 goals over two games. In a 7-6 win over Delaware Valley, she made a career-high 19 saves, including three big saves in the final five minutes. Once save was on a free-position shot and then on a rebound attempt while holding a one-goal lead. She then made 12 saves on 23 shots in an 8-5 win over DeSales. She held the Bulldogs scoreless for 46 minutes while King’s built a 5-0 lead. She added five ground balls and a caused turnover for the week.