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The Epoch/US Lacrosse Players of the Week are named each Tuesday to recognize the most outstanding individual performances in high school boys’  and girls’ lacrosse in each of the five regions — Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest and West — outlined in our high school coverage. (The South region season is complete.) Make it Epoch.  

Northeast

Sarah Conley, Needham (Mass.)

Conley scored seven goals to lead Needham to an 18-8 win over Andover (Mass.) in the Division 1 state semifinals. She followed that with two goals and two assists as Needham claimed the Division 1 state championship with an 8-5 win over Longmeadow (Mass.).

Also notable: Elle Hansen, Cohasset (Mass.); Callie Hem, Needham (Mass.); Allison Tetrault, Longmeadow (Mass.)

— Will Cleveland

 

Midwest

Abby Johnson, Eden Prairie (Minn.)

Johnson scored six goals in a 16-10 victory over the Blake School (Minn.) to lift the Eagles to their third-straight state title Saturday. In Eden Prairie’s state semifinal win over Farmington (Minn.) on Thursday, Johnson scored twice. She tallied 36 goals for the season.

Also notable: Naomi Rogge, Eden Prairie (Minn.)

— Justin Bogg