CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – New Hampshire secured the No. 1 seed for the America East Field Hockey Championship over the weekend and two players who led the way are conference's weekly award winners:
Player of the Week
Lynne Lehman, So., New Hampshire
Landisburg, Pa.
- Led UNH to two wins over the weekend by racking up three goals and an
- Had a goal and an assist in her team's win over UMass Lowell Friday and then scored twice in a 7-0 victory over Vermont Sunday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Carlie Tarbell, Sr., New Hampshire
Wakefield, Mass.
- Ran her shutout string to four games (284:54) by helping UNH blank UMass Lowell and over the weekend.
- Made four saves, all in the second half, of Friday's win over UMass Lowell and stopped one shot in Sunday's victory over Vermont.
- Tarbell's honor is her fourth of the year.
Rookie of the Week
Paula Heuser, Fr., Albany
Monchengladbach, Germany
- Had two goals and as many assists in two games last week.
- Scored and had an assist in Albany's 6-1 win over Fairfield Saturday and did the same thing in a 5-3 loss to No. 9 Princeton Sunday.
Around the League
- The Wildcats locked up at least a share of the regular-season crown with two wins over the weekend and will be the No. 1 seed for the upcoming league tournament.
- UNH will host will host Albany, Fairfield and Maine all of which secured the other tournament bids over the weekend following Vermont's loss.
- The America East Championship takes place Nov. 7-9 in Durham.
- The regular-season crown is UNH's fourth straight, the third time in league history that has been achieved.
- UNH has won 10 of its last 12 games.
- Albany beat Fairfield, 6-1, Saturday, its seventh-straight win over the Stags.
2013 America East Field Hockey Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 3 - Player of the Week: Liza Morgan, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany
9 - Player of the Week: Nicole Sevey, Maine
Defensive Player of the Week: Carlie Tarbell, New Hampshire
Rookie of the Week: Julie de Paeuw, Fairfield
16 - Player of the Week: Hannah Richard, New Hampshire
Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany
23 - Player of the Week: Daphne Voormolen, Albany
Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlyn Bennett, Fairfield
Rookie of the Week: Julie de Paeuw, Fairfield
30 - Player of the Week: Meg Flatley, New Hampshire
Defensive Player of the Week: Carlie Tarbell, New Hampshire
Rookie of the Week: Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield
Oct. 7 - Player of the Week: Hillary Fitts, Fairfield
Defensive Player of the Week: Natasha Ford, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany
Oct. 14 - Player of the Week: Fiori Van Rijswijk, Albany
Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany
Oct. 21 - Player of the Week: Holly Stewart, Maine
Defensive Player of the Week: Carlie Tarbell, New Hampshire
Rookie of the Week: Danielle Aviani, Maine
Oct. 28 - Player of the Week: Lynne Lehman, New Hampshire
Defensive Player of the Week: Carlie Tarbell, New Hampshire
Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany