April 21, 2008

Somerset, NJ - Wagner College junior Cara Gonzalez (Syracuse, NY/ Westhill) has earned the final NEC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week award of the 2008 season after finishing the week with nine goals, two assists, 12 draw controls and four ground balls in three games.

In helping to spearhead Wagner's thrilling 19-17 come-from-behind win at Long Island on Sunday, she established career-highs with six goals and eight draw controls, and also added an assist and two ground balls.

Gonzalez scored three times in the last 17 minutes to help Wagner rally from a 13-10 deficit. The Syracuse, NY native also recorded two goals, an assists and three draw controls in a 19-13 setback to Bucknell and contributed a goal, two ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control in a 13-7 setback to playoff-bound Monmouth.

On the year, Gonzalez leads Wagner with 44 draw controls and ranks third in the NEC with 2.93 per game. She is second on the Seahawks with 28 goals, nine assists, 37 points and 34 ground balls.

The Seahawks will conclude the 2008 season on Tuesday, April 22 when they play host to Binghamton in a 4:00 pm contest. It will be an emotional-filled afternoon as Wagner will honor is two seniors, Jessica Bajkowski and Brianne Fitzgerald, in a pre-game ceremony.