BOSTON - The Stony Brook Seawolves earned a pair of important victories last week and moved into fifth-place in the America East Conference standings with just two weeks remaining in league action. Stony Brook beat Albany and first-place New Hampshire behind an outstanding week from Raven Edwards. The Wildcats remain on top with a 4-1-0 record, while Vermont continues its best start to league play since 2001 in second place at 3-1-1. Hartford is the lone unbeaten team in the conference at 2-0-3.
Here are the week eight award winners:
Player of the Week
Raven Edwards, Stony Brook, Jr., F, West Orange, N.J.
- Totaled three goals, including two game-winners, in a 2-0-0 week for Stony Brook.
- Put home the first goal of the game in a 2-0 win over Albany.
- Scored twice in a victory of first-place New Hampshire, handing the Wildcats their first conference loss of the year.
- Edwards scored the second goal of the game for the Seawolves vs. UNH, and then put home the game-winner on a penalty kick with three minutes to go in a, 3-2, win.
Rookie of the Week
Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell, Fr., Warwick, R.I.
- Totaled two goals and two assists in a 1-1-0 week for the River Hawks.
- Registered one goal and one assist in a 4-2 loss to New Hampshire.
- Posted one goal and one assist in a 3-0 win over Binghamton, the first conference win of the year for the River Hawks.
- Ranked second in the conference last week or six points.
Notes
- Hartford is the lone unbeaten team in conference play at 2-0-3 after a pair of 1-1 ties. The Hawks are 7-1-4 in their last 12 matches.
- Vermont is off to its best conference start since 2001, sitting in second place at 3-1-1.
- UNH's Brooke Murphy led the league with seven points, scoring three goals and adding an assist in a 1-1-0 week for the Wildcats.
- UMass Lowell's Katelyn Vieira notched the program's first hat trick since turning Division I on Monday, Sept. 28 vs. Quinnipiac.
- Hartford head coach John Natale earned his 100th career victory with a win over Binghamton on Oct. 4.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 24 - Co-Players of the Week: Aaliyah Ingram, Hartford & Mimi Borkan, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Julia Carr, Hartford
Aug. 31 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Anetra Byfield, Maine
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Aaliyah Ingram, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Julia Carr, Hartford
Sept. 14 - Player of the Week: Manuela Corcho, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Julia Carr, Hartford
Sept. 21 - Player of the Week: Rylee Osgood, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Julia Schneider, UMass Lowell
Sept. 28 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Gaby Dorsey, New Hampshire
Oct. 5 - Co-Players of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire & Jessica Jurg, Hartford; Co-Rookies of the Week: Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell & Hayley Nolan, Hartford
Oct. 12 - Player of the Week: Raven Edwards, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week, Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell