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
Maria Henwood, Baldwinsville (N.Y.)
Henwood, a senior, scored with 1:53 left in overtime to deliver a 14-13 win over previously unbeaten Fayetteville-Manlius (N.Y.). She finished with two goals for the Bees, who used a 7-3 run to tie the game by the end of regulation. Henwood is headed to Wagner College.
Also notable: Meaghan Tyrrell, Mount Sinai (N.Y.); Olivia Carner, Northport (N.Y.)
— Will Cleveland
Mid-Atlantic
Julia Hoffman, McDonogh (Md.)
Hoffman scored eight goals and had two assists in two Eagles’ wins last week. Her third goal of the week came 2:24 into overtime against Notre Dame Prep (Md.) to give McDonogh the 11-10 win and keep their nation-best winning streak intact.
Also notable: Hannah Mardiney, Notre Dame Prep (Md.); Caitlynn Mossman, Notre Dame Prep (Md.); Kennon Moon, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.); Reilly Casey, Bishop Ireton (Va.); Cat Roxas, Ridgewood (N.J.)
— Mike Loveday
South
Carly Steinlauf, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
The senior had one her best games of the season in a regional quarterfinal win over Ransom Everglades, racking up seven goals and five assists. Steinlauf tied her season high for goals and set a season high for points. She had one goal in St. Thomas’s season-ending loss to American-Heritage Delray to finish the season with 76 goals and 46 assists.
Also notable: Ainsley Thurston, Lake Highland Prep (Fla.); Aubire Valvo, Hillgrove (Ga.); Katie Williams, Hagerty (Fla.); Mason Yonge, Oak Hall (Fla.); Caitlyn Wurzburger, American Heritage-Delray (Fla.); Savannah Cosman, Milton (Ga.); Gabby Sposato, Vero Beach (Fla.)
— Aimee Ford Foster