WASHINGTON, Pa. -- A pair of Washington & Jefferson College sophomores,
Ella Phillips (Women's Lacrosse, Field Hockey) and
Scout Zaas (Baseball), were selected as the Washington Health System Student-Athletes of the Month for May 2023.
Each month's award winners are selected by a panel of athletic department staff, student life staff and faculty.
Phillips is a two-sport athlete at Washington & Jefferson, competing in field hockey during the fall and women's lacrosse during the spring semester. Phillips, who just recently completed her sophomore year, has amassed a 3.76 cumulative GPA while majoring in Political Science and History. Phillips is a two-year starter for both women's lacrosse and field hockey. She has helped the women's lacrosse program to two PAC Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. She has started all 36 matches during her time with the women's lacrosse program and has racked up 112 ground balls and 75 caused turnovers.
Phillips is a two-time All-PAC First Team Defender (Lacrosse), a two-time PAC Defensive Player of the Week (Lacrosse) and a 2022 PAC All-Tournament Team member (Lacrosse). In field hockey, Phillips was honored as an All-Empire 8 Third Team this past season.
Phillips is a two-time member of the NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad, Empire 8 President's List (Fall 2021), a two-time PAC Spring Academic Honor Roll, Member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Member of Washington Fellows, Geary Award for Freshman (Magellan Recipient), Walker Award for Sophomores (Magellan Recipient) and four-times Deans List.
Zaas, who just completed his sophomore year, maintains a 3.90 cumulative GPA while majoring in Finance and Economics.
Zaas appeared in 40 games (36 starts) during the 2023 campaign. He has a .313 batting average with 12 doubles, four home runs. The sophomore finished with 28 RBI and 24 runs scored in his first full season as a starter. Outside of baseball, Zaas is a member of Washington Fellows and Alpha Lambda Delta. Zaas was one of five sophomores to receive the prestigious Rule, Hughes, Murphy award from W&J earlier this Spring.
Both Phillips and Zaas received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) last month.
