WASHINGTON – Saint Joseph's junior goalkeeper Avianna Wagner has been named the Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon.
 
Wagner made 15 saves over the weekend as the Hawks split a pair of games in North Carolina.  On Friday, she stopped seven shots as the Hawks topped Davidson, 5-1, to improve to 3-0 in conference play.
 
Then, on Sunday, the Philadelphia native had eight saves, including stopping a penalty stroke late in the second quarter, as the Hawks eventually fell in overtime to third-ranked Duke, 2-1.
 
Saint Joseph's returns to action on Friday afternoon as #12 North Carolina visits Ellen Ryan Field.