HADLEY, MA – Williams junior goalkeeper Julia Schreiber (Cockeysville, Md.) has been selected by the conference coaches as the 2010 NESCAC Player of the Year. The first netminder to ever earn the conference’s top honor, Schreiber backboned the Ephs past the top three teams in the 2010 NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship en route to their first league title. She joins former Eph Cara Shortsleeve (2000) as the only players from Williams to ever be named NESCAC Player of the Year.
“Julia had a phenomenal year last year and an even better year this year,” said Eph head coach Chris Mason. “She always wants to get better and she really believes she should stop every shot.”
“Julia reads shooters well and she is very quick, which helps her make a lot of saves that look to be goals,” noted Mason. “This year she improved on coming out of the crease, handling the ball and making steals. Our defense just loves playing in front of her because she is so fun to be around and works well with the defenders.”
In the midst of a stellar season with the Ephs, Schreiber played nearly every minute of every regular season game and led the league in save percentage, boasting a career-best .531 save rate to go along with an 8.59 goals against average (4th NESCAC) and a 12-6 overall through the NESCAC Tournament.
During the NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship, Schreiber
averaged nearly 13 saves per game and posted a .594 save
percentage. She saved her best performances over the three rounds
of the tournament for the second half, stopping .759 percent of the
shots she faced in the final 30 minutes and allowing only seven
goals (22 saves). Against two-time defending champion Colby on
Sunday for the 2010 title, Schreiber and the Williams defense held
the Mules scoreless over the final 31:51 of the contest. In
addition to being named Player of the Year, Schreiber garnered
All-NESCAC First Team honors for the second year in a row.
Schreiber was a large factor in enabling the Ephs to bring home
their first NESCAC women’s lacrosse title. Schreiber is also
a goalie on the Eph women’s soccer team.
Joining Schreiber in earning individual conference honors was first year midfielder Samantha Weinstein (Marblehead, Mass.), as she came away with NESCAC Rookie of the Year award. The Ephs’ top scorer this season, Weinstein tied for first among all conference players in goals with 49 tallies through 18 games this season. She has also accumulated 23 ground balls, 13 draw controls, and six caused turnovers, and is 15-for-26 on free position attempts heading into the NCAA Tournament action.
Weinstein was also a strong contributor to the Eph women’s ice hockey team where she was a standout defenseman.
“Sam had a great impact as a first year player using her explosiveness and quickness to score goals,” said Mason. “She has a lot of tools – quick, agile, strong and has a really strong shot, which I think she developed shooting against her twin brother who is a goalie. We’re just thrilled to know that she will be with us for three more years.”
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