Mandy Friend Earns Fifth A-10 Weekly Lacrosse Honor
04/24/2006 | Women's Lacrosse
April 24, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond's Mandy Friend, a freshman midfielder/attacker from Canandaigua, N.Y., was named the A-10's women's lacrosse Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season after recording a hat trick to help her 12th-ranked squad break the program's record for most wins in a season with a 10-4 triumph over La Salle on Sunday.
Friend garnered the honor after converting three of her five shots to score three goals, including a game-winner on her way to her tenth hat trick of the season as the Spiders topped La Salle at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia last week. Friend shares the honor with Katelyn Faas of St. Bonaventure.
In addition to being named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on four other occasions, Friend was also named the National Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week (4/4). She currently ranks second in the A-10 for points per game (3.94/g) and fourth for goals per game (2.75/g).
Friend also leads all Spiders in points (63), goals (44), draw controls (42), free position goals (eight), and game-winning goals (three).
Friend joined the Spiders from Canandaigua Academy where she was a two-time All-American, four-time All Finger-Lakes First Team honoree, two-time recipient of Most Valuable Offense Award, two-time team MVP, and two-time team captain.
She currently holds school records for most points in a season, most assists in a game, and most points in a career. Friend also played four years for the NYS Regional Lacrosse Team and participated in the NYS Empire State Games for three years.
See Friend and the Spiders in action against the Saint Joseph's Hawks this Friday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m. at First Market Stadium for their last regular season game. Live coverage will be available at www.RichmondSpiders.com.