LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Lock Haven University field hockey standout Kayla Brathwaite (Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago/Bishop Anstey East) has been named to the Synapse Sports National Player of the Week Honor Roll. In addition to the national weekly honor, the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) Player of the Week was named an alternate for the 2019 Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches' Association (NFHCA) Division I Senior Game.
 
Brathwaite, the Bald Eagles all-around standout had a huge weekend and certainly fueled Lock Haven's 2-0 run last week. In Friday's important 1-0 victory over A-10 foe VCU, she scored the game's only goal on an incredible individual effort. Brathwaite broke open the game in the second quarter after she scored on a dazzling individual effort. She collected the ball 25 yards from goal and used her speed to breeze through the VCU defense and into the crease where she fired a backhanded-shot past Ram goalkeeper Sasha Elliott. In Sunday's 4-1 win over Lehigh, Brathwaite was all over the field for Lock Haven and proved a major difference-marker, as she scored twice for a three-goal weekend.
 
Annually, the Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Division I Senior Game features top senior players in the nation. The selected seniors are given the opportunity to represent their institution while competing against their peers. This year, the Division I Senior Game will take place in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
 
The Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Division I Senior Game is projected for 7:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Wake Forest University's Kentner Stadium following the completion of the NCAA Division I semifinal games.