Girls lacrosse athlete of the week: Emily Elkins, Aliso Niguel

Emily Elkins

Aliso Niguel High School

Elkins, a senior attack-midfielder, has been a standout on Aliso Niguel’s girls soccer team which won the regional title last weekend and is off to a solid start in the lacrosse season for the No. 5-ranked Wolverines.

She scored 11 goals and had one assist to lead her team to a second Rose Bowl Bracket championship, had three goals and three assists in the Wolverines’ 14-8 victory over Mission Viejo and scored six goals and had one assist in an 18-4 win over Newport Harbor.

So this year, she has 22 goals this season for a .88 shot percentage. She is averaging 4.4 goals and one assist per game. Elkins has signed to play Division 2 lacrosse with Regis University in Denver, Colo. She was selected as the captain by her lacrosse team, according to Coach Dave Elkins.