CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Conference play got underway for America East's field hockey squads over the weekend with Albany, Maine and New Hampshire coming away with victories. Here are this week's America East field hockey award winners:
Co-Player of the Week
Paula Heuser, Albany, So., Midfielder, Mochengladbach, Germany
- Racked up 14 points in three games last week, all Albany wins.
- Scored two goals and added two assists in a 9-0 win over Siena.
- Tallied two scores in each of Albany's weekend wins, a 5-0 defeat of UMass Lowell and a 5-1 triumph over Lafayette.
- This is Heuser's third honor of the year.
Co-Player of the Week
Ann Burgyone, Albany, So., Forward, Blue Bell, Pa.
- Scored five times in two games last week.
- Scored two goals in a loss to UNH Friday.
- Tallied the Stags' first three scores in a 4-1 win over Sacred Heart.
Defensive Player of the Week
Emma Cochran, So., Goalkeeper, Surrey British Columbia
- Allowed just one goal in Maine's 5-1 win over Vermont Friday.
- Stopped three of the four shots she saw.
Rookie of the Week
Pahila Arnold, Albany, Fr., Forward, Berlin, Germany
- Tallied nine points on the week, registering three in each of Albany's wins.
- Scored a goal and added an assists against Siena, UMass Lowell and Lafayette last week.
- The score against the Saints was the first of her career.
Notes
- Albany was ranked 10th in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Poll last week.
- The Great Danes improved to 10-2 on the season, giving them their seventh-straight double-digit win campaign.
- Paula Heuser leads the conference and ranks among national leaders with 39 points (16 G, 7 A).
- Her 3.5 points per game ranks among the best in the country.
- Maine had a 2-0 week, beating Vermont, 5-1, and Sacred Heart, 4-1.
- The Black Bears have won three of their last four.
- UNH beat Fairfield Friday, its 11th-straight America East victory.
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, Albany; 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