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South Brunswick Girls Power Muhlenberg LAX Team

Freshmen Arielle Sherman and Casey Armstrong give Muhlenberg College women's lacrosse team a bright future.

Two young South Brunswick standouts helped the Muhlenberg College women's lacrosse team achieve a winning record this year.

Freshman attacker Casey Armstrong and freshman midfielder Arielle Sherman were both significant contributors to the Mules improving their record over 2012. 

Playing in the Centennial Conference, which is one of the toughest Division III women’s lacrosse leagues, the Mules won their final three games to close out the season with a record of 8-7, a three-win improvement from last year.

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Armstrong played in each of the squad's 15 games, and started in 12. She set a school record for freshmen with 20 assists, and also scored 10 goals. Armstrong finished fourth on the team with 30 total points this year for a sparking collegiate debut season.

Armstrong recorded the first hat trick of her career with three goals during a 15-11 win against Widener. She also collected four assists in wins against Albright and Ursinus.

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Sherman also saw playing time in all 15 games, and started two of them, scoring goals on all six of her shots.

Sherman shined on defense, as she was third on the team with 14 caused turnovers, and sixth on the team with 20 ground balls.

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