Bussichella Named America East Defender Of The Week
April 5, 2004 | Women's Lacrosse
BOSTON - While anchoring a stifling Terrier defense, sophomore Michelle Bussichella (Winchester, MA) was selected as the America East Defender of the Week as announced on April 5.
Bussichella and the Terriers allowed just nine goals in two games last week, including a 13-2 win over conference-rival Vermont on April 3.
In B.U.'s first game of the week against Boston College on March 31, Bussichella had two ground balls and one caused turnover in the 7-5 loss.
In the America East opener against Vermont, Bussichella totaled four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
This is the first conference award for Bussichella. On the season, she leads the Terriers in both ground balls with 18 and caused turnovers with 13.
Boston University (3-5, 1-0) takes on Harvard University (4-4, 0-2) at Jordan Field on Wednesday, April 7, at 4:00 p.m. Following the game against the Crimson, B.U. will travel to Baltimore to face conference-newcomer UMBC (2-7, 1-0) on Saturday, April 10, at 12:00 p.m.
