Landers, McGhee Stand Above the Rest With League Accolades

Landers, McGhee Stand Above the Rest With League Accolades
March 29, 2021

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Jessie Landers and Morgan McGhee of Reinhardt are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Lacrosse Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, the league announced Monday.

This is the sixth edition of the weekly honors for the 2021 season. The next set of awards will be announced on April 5.

AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Jessie Landers - Reinhardt - Soph. - Fayetteville, Ga.

  • Recorded 11 saves as Reinhardt defeated No. 1 SCAD Savannah 19-4.
  • This is her first weekly award this season.

AAC Offensive Player of the Week
Morgan McGhee - Reinhardt - Jr. - Marietta, Ga.

  • Scored 5 goals and had 1 assist in the 19-4 win over No. 1 SCAD Savannah.
  • Added 3 ground balls. 
  • This is her third weekly award this season, but this is her first offensive honor of the year.

Previous Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week award winners
Week 1 - No award given (Defensive); Skill Bollinger, St. Andrews (Offensive)
Week 2 - No award given (Defensive); Kennedy Martin, St. Andrews (Offensive)
Week 3 - Skylar Sewell, Truett McConnell (Defensive); Hope Foster, Truett McConnell (Offensive)
Week 4 - Morgan McGhee, Reinhardt (Defensive); Anne-Marie Gazzo, Reinhardt (Offensive)
Week 5 - Morgan McGhee, Reinhardt (Defensive); Hope Foster, Truett McConnell (Offensive)
Week 5 - Jessie Landers, Reinhardt (Defensive); Morgan McGhee, Reinhardt (Offensive)

Montreat (N.C.) is up next on Wednesday at 4 p.m. inside Ken White Field at University Stadium. 

For up-to-the-minute Eagles sports news, follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter and @ru_eagles on Instagram. 

For more information on Reinhardt Women's Lacrosse, please click here.