The Brine/US Lacrosse Players of the Week are named each Tuesday to recognize the most outstanding individual performances in high school girls’ lacrosse in each of the five regions — Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest and West — outlined in our high school coverage.
Northeast
Sydney Roderick, South Jefferson (N.Y.)
Roderick finished with three goals and nine assists to lead South Jefferson (Syracuse area) to a 23-3 win over Carthage (N.Y.) last week. She followed with two goals and two assists in a 15-4 win over Liverpool (N.Y.). Roderick, a senior, now has 28 goals and 52 assists in 15 games this season.
Also notable: Danielle Pavinelli, Northport (N.Y.); Grace DeStasio, West Hempstead (N.Y.)
— Will Cleveland
Mid-Atlantic
Georgia Esmond, Glenelg (Md.)
Esmond led the Gladiators with four goals and three assists in the Maryland Class 2A state semifinal victory over Kent Island (Md.). She started a second-half assault in which Glenelg scored seven goals on seven shots in less than nine minutes.
Also notable: Lillie Kloak, Ridgewood (N.J.); Kate Hickey, Perkiomen Valley (Pa.); Alex Hark, Agnes Irwin (Pa.); Brianna Lantuh, Bishop Ireton (Va.)
— Mike Loveday
South
Brianna Carrasquillo, Milton (Ga.)
The junior midfielder led Milton to its 12th Georgia High School Association 6A-7A state title, its seventh championship in the last eight years. She had five goals in an 11-10 win over Lassiter in the final, and in a semifinal win over Walton, Carrasquillo had four goals, three ground balls, two caused turnovers and 10 draw controls.
Also notable: Grace Nelson, Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.); Erin Degnan, Milton (Ga.); Sophia Sparks, Kentucky Country Day (Ky.); Ella Reaves Vaughan, Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.); Caroline Broderick, Starr’s Mill (Ga.); Kelly Scott, Blessed Trinity (Ga.); Elise Hammelrath, Blessed Trinity (Ga.); Elizabeth Wilson, Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.); Ella Reaves Vaughan, Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.); Elizabeth Farnsworth, Hutchison (Tenn.); Jordan Groover, Hutchison (Tenn.).
— Aimee Ford Foster