CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Albany and Maine improved to 3-0 in America East field hockey action over the weekend while UNH improved to 2-1. Additionally, teams went 4-0 in non-league games, which included the 20th-ranked Black Bears beating 15th-ranked Northeastern. Here are the league's award winners from week eight:
Player of the Week
Lindsey Nerbonne, New Hampshire, So., Midfielder, Bow, N.H.
- Had six points on three goals in a pair of games last week, both UNH wins.
- Scored twice to key a 5-1 win over Vermont Friday.
- Tallied the lone score, a blast at 4:21 overtime, to lift her team to a 1-0 win over UNH Sunday.
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Emily Corbett, Maine, So., Goalkeeper, Listowel, Ontario
- Allowed just one goal on seven shots in leading Maine to two wins last week.
- Made five stops in Maine's 2-1 overtime win at 15th-ranked Northeastern Sunday.
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Kelsey Federico, UMass Lowell, Fr., Goalkeeper, Windham, N.H.
- Allowed two goals on 21 shots and racked up a .905 save percentage with 19 saves.
- Kept her team in the game with 11 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss to No. 20 Maine.
- Had eight saves in the River Hawks' 1-0 win over Dartmouth Sunday.
Rookie of the Week
Jackie Gillen, Vermont, Fr., Midfielder, Middletown, Del.
- Racked up five points in two games last week.
- Factored in on both scores in UVM's 2-1 overtime win over Davidson Sunday, forcing overtime with a goal with 13 seconds left and setting up the game winner with an assist.
Notes
- Albany (11th) and Maine (20th) were both ranked in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Poll last week.
- The Great Danes improved to 13-2 on the season and have won seven in a row.
- Maine has won eight-straight games, its best stretch since 2011.
- Maine's win at 15th-ranked Northeastern Sunday was its first over a ranked team since beating Albany in 2011.
- Paula Heuser leads the conference and ranks among national leaders with 45 points (19 G, 7 A).
- Vermont has won two of its last three games after dropping its first 11 games of the year.
- Albany and Maine meet with first place in the league standings on the line Saturday in Albany.
Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 2 - Co-Players of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany/Bianca Jones, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Anna Bottino, Albany
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield; Defensive Player of the Week: Carlie Tarbell, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Taylor Gaines, Vermont
Sept. 15 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Lena Benwood, Vermont
Sept. 22 - Player of the Week: Meg Flatley, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Federico, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Marta Laginja, Fairfield
Sept. 29 - Bianca Jones, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Gianna Bensaia, New Hampshire
Oct. 6 - Co-Players of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany/Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield; Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Cochran, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Pahila Arnold, Albany
Oct. 13 - Co-Players of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany/Annabelle Hamilton, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Lena Benwood, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Pahila Arnold, Albany
Oct. 20 - Player of the Week: Lindsey Nerbonne, New Hampshire; Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Emily Corbett, Maine/Kelsey Federico, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Jackie Gillen, Vermont