BALTIMORE, Md. – Navy women's lacrosse attacker
Leelee Denton (Nashville, Tenn.) added another accolade to her list of honors as the junior was named USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this week, Denton was named Patriot League Attacker of the Week, as well as NAAA Co-Athlete of the Week.
Denton helped Navy win a pair of games over the weekend, including a 13-12 victory over No. 19 Jacksonville and a 21-13 win on the road at Bucknell to open Patriot League play. She finished the week with 11 goals on 11 shots, including a pair of game-winning goals.
The Nashville, Tenn. native opened the week with a career-high six goals against the nationally-ranked Dolphins, finishing a perfect six goals on six shots, including the game-winning goal. The junior followed that showing with a 5-for-5 performance on the road versus the Bison.
Additionally, Denton finished 2-for-2 in free-position opportunities, while also adding a ground ball. The pair of hat tricks gave the junior four on the season and 11 for her career.
Navy will be back in action on Saturday, March 25, as the Midshipmen travel to Bethlehem, Pa. for a Patriot League matchup against Lehigh. Opening draw between the Midshipmen and Mountain Hawks is slated for 12:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
