CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The America East Field Hockey champion for 2014 will be decided this weekend in Albany. The Great Danes secured the league's regular-season title outright last week. New Hampshire, Maine and Fairfield will head to Albany for the tournament. Here are the final award weekly winners of the season:
Player of the Week
Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield, So., Forward, Blue Hill, Pa.
- Scored two out of three goals for Fairfield in its key win over UMass Lowell Friday.
- Tallied the game-winning goal, which allowed Fairfield to clinch a third consecutive America East Tournament berth.
- Broke Fairfield's single season record for points (39).
- The award is her third of the season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Caitlin Bennett, Fairfield, So., Goalkeeper, Fairfield, Conn.
Rookie of the Week
Christa Doiron, UMass Lowell, Fr., Forward, Worcester, Mass.
- Tallied three goals in two games last week.
- Logged her first career multiple-goal game with the team’s only goals against Fairfield.
- Knocked in the game-winner in overtime against Saint Louis.
Notes
- Albany will host the America East Championship for the first time since 2009.
- The Great Danes have been ranked in each regular-season poll, coming in at No. 12 last week, and peaking at No. 7.
- Albany has won 14-straight games, tied for the longest win streak in the country.
- Albany and Fairfield will square off in the first semifinal Thursday at 1 p.m. while No. 2 UNH and No. 3 Maine will play in the second semi at 4 p.m.
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
Nov. 3 - Player of the Week: Ann Burgoyne, Fairfield; Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlin Bennett, Fairfield: Rookie of the Week: Christa Doiron, UMass Lowell