Hartford's Douglas Earns Player of the Week After Netting Pair of Game-Winners

Hartford's Douglas Earns Player of the Week After Netting Pair of Game-Winners

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America East Communications

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The first weekend of conference play wrapped-up on Sunday and road teams went 2-1-1, including victories from the preseason No. 1 and 2 teams going away. Here is a look at the awards for week six:

Player of the Week
Natasha Douglas, Sr. Hartford
Kingston, Jamaica

  • Douglas led Hartford to a pair of wins against Sacred Heart and Albany last week, tallying a conference-best three goals including two game-winners.
  • Douglas scored the first goal in a 3-0 win over Sacred Heart.
  • In the Hawks conference-opener vs. Albany, Douglas scored the game-tying goal in the 60th minute and then tallied the game-winner eight minutes later for her team-leading fifth goal of the season.

Rookie of the Week
Mimi Borkan, Fr., New Hampshire
Medfield, Mass.

  • Borkan earned her first and second career shutouts last week, blanking Holy Cross on the road and Binghamton at home as New Hampshire had a pair of scoreless ties.
  • The freshman stopped six shots against the Crusaders in a non-conference match-up before making seven saves against Binghamton in the team’s conference-opener.
  • Borkan held opponents without goals for 220 minutes.

Around the League

  • UMBC goalkeeper Lauren Kadet became the program’s all-time leader in saves with 348 for her career.
  • Stony Brook notched its first win in a conference opener since 2009.
  • UMBC has its most wins since 2005 with a 5-4-2 overall record.

Weekly Honors

Aug. 26 – Player of the Week: Stella Norman, So., Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Anna Seneta, Fr., Albany
Sept. 3 – Player of the Week: Stephani Church, So., Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Maxie New, Fr., Stony Brook
Sept. 9 – Player of the Week: Rebecca Raber, So., Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Leah Yurko, Fr., Stony Brook
Sept. 16 – Player of the Week: Jessy Brown, Jr., UMBC; Co-Rookies of the Week: Mimi Borkan, Fr., New Hampshire;  Jessica Jurg, Fr., Hartford
Sept. 23 – Player of the Week: Jessy Brown, Jr., UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Amanda Dailey, Fr., UMBC
Sept. 30 - Player of the Week: Natasha Douglas, Sr., Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Mimi Borkan, Fr., New Hampshire