CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No. 13 Albany locked up at least a share of the America East Field Hockey title over the weekend and will host the upcoming league championship as the No. 1 seed. Here are the league's award winners from week eight:
Co-Player of the Week
Paula Heuser, Albany, So., Midfielder, Mochengladbach, Germany
- Tallied 11 points (5G, 1A) in leading Albany to a pair of wins last weekend.
- Scored twice to key a 3-0 win over Maine Saturday, which locked up the top seed for the America East Championship for Albany.
- Scored twice to key a 3-0 win over Maine Saturday, which locked up the top seed for the America East Championship for Albany.
- This is Heuser's fifth honor of the year.
Co-Player Player of the Week
Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield, So., Forward, Blue Bell, Pa.
- Scored all four of Fairfield's goals in a key 4-2 win over Vermont Friday.
- Set the Stags' single seasons scoring record with her 17th tally of the season to seal to the game.
Defensive Player of the Week
Maxi Primus, Albany, So., Goalkeeper, Berlin, Germany
- Shut out No. 20 Maine, a team that has only been blanked one other tiem this season.
- Made two saves in each win last week.
- The award is her fourth of the year
Rookie of the Week
Tess O'Brien, Vermont, Fr., Forward, Wolfeboro, N.H.
- Tallied three goals in two games last week.
- Scored first two career goals against Fairfield Friday and added an insurance goal against Holy Cross Sunday.
Notes
- Albany has locked up at least a share of the America East regular-season title for the first time since 2009. The Great Danes will host the conference tournament for the first time in five years.
- No. 13 Albany improved to 15-2 on the season and have won nine in a row.
- Albany has won 13-straight games, tied for the longest win streak in the country.
- Maine and New Hampshire have secured bids to the America East Championship.
- Paula Heuser leads the conference and ranks among national leaders with 56 points (24 G, 8 A).
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 Corbet
Oct. 27 - Co-Players of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany/Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tess O'Brien, Vermont