WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore goalkeeper Marcia LaPlante has been named the C&R Tire Crusader of the Week, for competition from Sept. 18-24. LaPlante helped lead the Holy Cross field hockey team to a perfect 2-0 record in a pair of games last week.

During Tuesday’s 1-0 victory at Vermont, LaPlante had 10 saves while posting a shutout. She then recorded another shutout in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Colgate while making two saves.

On the season, LaPlante owns a 5-4 record with 76 saves, a 2.34 goals against average and four shutouts, Over the course of her collegiate career, she now stands 13-12 with 214 saves, a 1.96 goals against average and six shutouts.

The Crusaders (5-4 overall, 2-0 Patriot League) return to action this Wednesday, Sept. 27, when they play host to Harvard at 6:05 p.m.

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