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Shelby Vakiener

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/2/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Lacrosse
  • Bio
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Vakiener had a record-setting performance on Friday as she became the all-time leader in points at RIT, while tying her own record for points in a game with 11. Her seven goals and four assists helped the Tigers to a 20-14 win over Skidmore College on Friday. The 11 points ties her own record for points in a game. Vakiener now has 184 career points (130-54-184) in just 39 career games. Her second goal of the game 6:37 into the contest gave RIT a 4-1 lead and shattered the career mark of 168 points, held by Eileen Hennigan, who played at RIT from 2007-2010. She followed that up with five goals and an assist in a 13-12 loss to Rensselaer on Saturday. Vakiener now has 42 points on 28 goals and 14 assists in just six games this season.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/17/2008 Mark Carson Men's Basketball
11/10/2008 Luke Baum Wrestling
11/10/2008 Shireen Irani Women's Hockey
11/3/2008 Steve Rois Men's Swimming & Diving
11/3/2008 Caitlyn Burr Women's Swimming & Diving
10/27/2008 Bret Dietz Men's Soccer
10/27/2008 Sandra Grant Women's Hockey
10/20/2008 Mike Brindak Men's Cross Country
10/20/2008 Emily Traversi Women's Soccer
10/13/2008 Alan Smith Men's Soccer
10/13/2008 Arielle Januszkiewicz Women's Cross Country
10/6/2008 Sara Paduano Women's Tennis
10/6/2008 Jared DeMichiel Men's Hockey
9/29/2008 Dan Holowaty Men's Soccer
9/29/2008 Heidi Little Women's Volleyball
9/22/2008 Erin LaFave Women's Cross Country
9/22/2008 Jake Yates Men's Soccer
9/15/2008 Ashley Pezze Women's Soccer
9/15/2008 Zach Miller Men's Cross Country
9/8/2008 Vic Petko Women's Volleyball
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