Sara Sanders, Rhodes College, Field Hockey (Defensive)

SARA SANDERS OF RHODES COLLEGE, a sophomore defender from Louisville, Ky., has been selected as the SCAC Field Hockey Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played Monday, October 19 through Sunday, October 25.

Sanders had three stellar performances this week in the Lynx 3-1 loss to #9 Lynchburg, and wins at home over Sewanee and DePauw. Sanders was the Lynx only defender to play all 140 minutes in the two conference match-ups in which Rhodes held Sewanee and DePauw to a combined six shots. Sanders has incredible ball control and a strong hit which make her a threat offensively as well as huge factor on the defensive end.

Sanders is an integral part of the team’s corner defense unit, which has been scored on only once in the last 11 games, successfully defending 76 of 77 penalty corner attempts by opponents since September 19th.