July 24, 2007 - Women's Lacrosse

Perry, Puzak Named to IWLCA Honor Roll

St. Mary's City, MD - St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse players, Katy Perry (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) and Melissa Puzak (Arnold, Md./Broadneck), both earned a spot on the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll. Perry and Puzak were two of 187 Division III women's lacrosse players named to the honor roll. Perry played in nine games with seven starts as her senior campaign was hindered by an ankle injury. A team captain this season, she contributed 13 goals and an assist as well as 12 ground balls in those nine games. Perry finished her Seahawk career with 98 points on 68 goals and 30 assists. Academically, she graduated from St. Mary's with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in environmental studies. In 2007, Puzak posted a 10.27 GAA as a 16-game starter for the Seahawks, earning All-Capital Athletic Conference Second Team honors. For her career, she finished with a 9.46 GAA in 49 games (31-18 record). Puzak excelled in the classroom as she received the Maryland Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (MACDA) scholarship. A two-sport athlete in field hockey and women's lacrosse, Puzak was a mathematics major at St. Mary's and was named to the Dean's List all eight semesters. A three-year member of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Academic Squad, she was a four-year member of the St. Mary's 3.0 Club and was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society in 2006 as a junior. A member of the Math Club and Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB), Puzak earned the Mattie M. Key Award in Mathematics which is selected by the mathematics department and is given to a student who is planning to teach math. As a team, the Seahawks ended the 2007 campaign with an 8-8 mark.