Shelby Vakiener

  • Award
    Offensive Performer
  • Week Of
    4/2/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Lacrosse
  • School
    Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Midfield
  • Hometown
    Fairport, N.Y.
  • High School
    Fairport

Vakiener had a record-setting performance on Friday as she became the all-time leader in points at RIT, while tying her own record for points in a game with 11. Her 7 goals and 4 assists helped the Tigers to a 20-14 win over Skidmore College on Friday. The 11 points ties her own record for points in a game.Vakiener now has 178 career points (125-53-178) in just 38 career games. Her second goal of the game 6:37 into the contest gave RIT a 4-1 lead and shattered the career mark of 168 points, held by Eileen Hennigan, who played at RIT from 2007-2010. She followed that up with five goals and an assist in a 13-12 loss to Rensselaer on Saturday.