CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - UMass Lowell's Bianca Jones scored three goals to single handedly lead her team to a win at UC-Davis over the weekend. Albany, and Maine also won games last week. Here are this week's America East field hockey award winners:
Player of the Week
Bianca Jones, UMass Lowell, Sr., Forward, Watertown, Mass.
- Scored three times in UMass Lowell's 3-2 overtime win vs. UC Davis Saturday. goals in two games last week.
- Won the game on her breakaway goal in the 83rd minute.
- The award is her second of the season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Maxi Primus, Albany, So., Goalkeeper, Albany
- Stopped all three shots she faces in Albany's 2-0 win over Princeton Sunday.
- Notched her sixth shutout of the season in just nine games, already a new Albany program record.
Rookie of the Week
Gianna Bensaia, New Hampshire, R-Fr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
- Scored twice against Miami (Ohio) last week.
- The goals were the first of her career.
Notes
- Albany was ranked 12th in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Poll last week.
- The Great Danes were No. 3 in the first RPI rankings released Sept. 21.
- Paula Heuser leads the conference and ranks among national leaders with 25 points (10 G, 5 A).
- Her 2.8 points per game are tied for fourth nationally.
- Maxi Primus' .846 save percentage ranks third nationally. She's allowed just six goals on 39 shots this season.
- UMass Lowell beat UC-Davis, 3-2 in overtime, behind a hat trick from Bianca Jones.
- Maine won for the second time in three games, beating Quinnipiac, 4-1, Sunday.
- Conference play begins this weekend with Vermont hosting Maine and UNH taking on Fairfield Friday as well as Albany facing UMass Lowell Saturday.
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