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Shelby Vakiener

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/15/2013
  • Sport
    Women's Lacrosse
  • Bio
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Vakiener set a RIT record for goals in a game with nine, including the game winner in a 14-13 double overtime win over Rochester on Wednesday. She broke the previous record of eight, held by Kelly Martin, which had stood since 2004. Vakiener scored three goals in the first half, three in the second half, and three in the overtime sessions, including the game winner off a free position attempt with 33 seconds to play in the second overtime. Vakiener, the 2012 Liberty League Player of the Year, now has a school record 230 goals, and 327 career points and hit the 50-goal mark for the third straight season.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/30/2017 Jenna de Jonge Women's Hockey
1/30/2017 AJ Horde Men's Basketball
1/23/2017 Steven Paine Men's Swimming & Diving
1/23/2017 Sedera Zbranak Women's Swimming & Diving
1/16/2017 Matthew Lienhard Men's Track & Field
1/16/2017 Caitlin Wallace Women's Hockey
1/9/2017 Isaiah Ocasio Wrestling
1/9/2017 Cori Okada Women's Basketball
1/2/2017 Troy Pierre-Louis Men's Basketball
1/2/2017 Jessica Glaz Women's Basketball
12/12/2016 AJ Horde Men's Basketball
12/12/2016 Kendra Bush Women's Track & Field
12/5/2016 Jake Sepor Wrestling
12/5/2016 Cori Okada Women's Basketball
11/28/2016 Kendall Cornine Women's Hockey
11/28/2016 Myles Powell Men's Hockey
11/21/2016 James Bailey Men's Cross Country
11/21/2016 Emma Jones Women's Cross Country
11/14/2016 Emma Jones Women's Cross Country
11/14/2016 James Bailey Men's Cross Country
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