CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Three players from teams that will compete in this week's America East field hockey championship are the conference's final award winners of the 2013 season:
Player of the Week
Annabelle Hamilton, Jr., Maine
North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Racked up eight points on three goals and two assists last week, leading Maine to wins over Providence and Vermont.
- Tallied a league-best seven points Saturday, scoring three times, all in the first half, and adding an assist in Maine's 9-1 win over Vermont.
Defensive Player of the Week
Carlie Tarbell, Sr., New Hampshire
Wakefield, Mass.
- Allowed just one score in leading New Hampshire to two wins last week.
- Made two saves en route to recording her fifth-straight shutout, a 4-0 win over Fairfield Saturday.
- She then ran her shutout stretch to 404:50 before allowing a goal to Dartmouth, but made eight saves to preserve a 2-1 win.
- Tarbell's honor is her fifth of the year.
Rookie of the Week
Paula Heuser, Fr., Albany
Monchengladbach, Germany
- Had a five-point game to lead Albany to a 5-1 win over UMass Lowell Saturday.
- Scored twice and added an assist.
- The Rookie of the Year Award is her league-best sixth of the year.
Around the League
- New Hampshire completed a perfect 5-0 conference slate for the third time in four years Saturday.
- The regular-season crown is UNH's fourth straight, the third time in league history that has been achieved.
- UNH will host will host Albany, Fairfield and Maine in the America East Championship Nov. 7-9 in Durham.
- The Wildcats will face No. 4 Fairfield in the first semifinal on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.
- No. 2 Albany faces No. 3 Maine in the other semifinal at 5 p.m.
- The winners square off Saturday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. for the league crown and NCAA bid.
- All three games will be streamed for free at AmericaEast.TV.
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
Nov. 4 - Player of the Week: Annabell Hamilton, Maine
Defensive Player of the Week: Carlie Tarbell, New Hampshire
Rookie of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany