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Navy Midshipmen Lacrosse Star Ties Patriot League Record for Weekly Awards
Nov 28, 2020; Annapolis, Maryland, USA; A general view of the Navy Midshipmen logo on a water tower near the stadium is seen before the game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Memphis Tigers at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Scott Taetsch-Imagn Images
The Navy Midshipmen had athletes from three different sports make the Patriot League’s honor roll earlier this week, including a mainstay in women’s lacrosse. Alyssa Chung, who has been terrific for the Navy women’s lacrosse team all season, won yet another rookie of the week award, based on her play last week. Her teammate, Alyssa Daley, was named the defensive player of the week. In doing so, Chung matched a record. Along with extending her rookie of the week award streak to six weeks, she tied the all-time season record for the award, joining Navy’s Kelly Larkin and Loyola Maryland’s Livy Rosenzweig. With one more award, Chung will claim the record. At this point, it would be hard to see any other freshman claim the season-ending award. Navy played two games last week and won both, beating Lehigh, 21-5, and Lafayette, 18-4. Chung finished with 12 points on nine goals and three assists in Navy’s victories. She scored a career-high six goals against Lehigh and her play helped the Midshipmen clinch the No. 3

This article first appeared on Armed Forces Sports on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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