Trio Takes Home Field Hockey Weekly Honors

Trio Takes Home Field Hockey Weekly Honors

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A trio of players from three different America East field hockey squads are the conference's weekly award winners after leading their teams to wins this week:

Player of the Week
Hillary Fitts, Sr., Fairfield
Wilmington, Del.

  • Registered five points to lead Fairfield to a 6-2 win over Vermont Saturday.
  • Scored two goals and added an assist against UVM.
  • Here five points Saturday were half of her season total (10).

Defensive Player of the Week
Natasha Ford, Fr., Maine
Vancouver, British Columbia

  • The senior goalkeeper made 13 saves while allowing just four goals in two games last week.
  • She made nine saves in a 2-1 loss against #12 Albany to keep her team in the game Saturday.
  • Ford then made four stops in a 3-2 win over Bryant Sunday.
  • For the week, she had a 1.92 GAA and .764 save percentage.

Rookie of the Week
Paula Heuser, Fr., Albany
Monchengladbach, Germany

  • Scored the game-winning goal in Albany's 2-1 win at Maine Saturday.
  • The Rookie of the Week honor is her third of the season.
  • Hauser ranks second among league leaders with 22 points and nine goals this year.

Around the League

  • Albany, which is ranked 12th in the nation, and Fairfield improved 1-0 in America East play Saturday. 
  • The Great Danes beat Maine, 2-1, on a game-winning score from Paula Heuser.
  • Fairfield beat Vermont, 6-2, for its sixth-straight win.
  • Maine recorded a non-league win Sunday with a 3-2 win over Bryant Sunday.
  • UNH beat Hofstra, 3-2, on Sunday.

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. 6 -   Player of the Week: Hillary Fitts, Fairfield
              Defensive Player of the Week: Natasha Ford, Maine
              Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany