BOSTON - Just one week remains in the America East field hockey season and several championship seeds, including both division champions, are still to be determined. Vermont locked up its first championship berth since 2007 with a win over UMass Lowell last weekend.
Here are the week nine award winners:
Player of the Week
Paula Heuser, Albany - Jr., Midfielder, Mochengladbach, Germany
- Tallied 13 points in a three-win week for Albany.
- Scored six times and had an assist.
- Had five goals and an assist in wins over Maine and New Hampshire, including a hat trick vs. the Wildcats Sunday.
- Became UAlbany's all-time career program leader in both goals and points this past week,
- This is Heuser's fifth Player of the Week honor of the season and ninth of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Dulcie Davies, Stanford - Sr., Goalkeeper, London, England
- Didn't allow a goal in 60:58 of action in conference win over UC Davis.
- Stopped lone shot she faced.
- This is Davies' second weekly honor of the season (Sept. 14).
Rookie of the Week
Katie Audino, New Hampshire - Fr., Forward, Severn, Md.
- Scored New Hampshire's first two goals in 4-0 win over Vermont Friday.
- It was her first career multi-goal game.
Notes
- Vermont beat UMass Lowell, 4-1, Sunday to secure its first America East Championship bid since 2007.
- Albany went 3-0 on the with wins over Cornell, #18 Maine and New Hampshire.
- The win over the Black Bears puts the Great Danes in a first-place tie with Maine in the Eastern Division standings.
- Albany's Paula Heuser ranks third nationally averaging 2.94 points per game.
- America East teams are a combined 56-42 in non-conference action this season, including seven wins over ranked opponents.
- Conference play concludes this week ahead of the America East Championship, which takes place Nov. 5-8 in Albany.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 31 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Federico, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Lauren Tucker, Vermont
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Sydney Earle, Cal; Defensive Player of the Week: Jessica Chisholm, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Melina Moore, Cal
Sept. 14 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Dulcie Davies, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Samantha Wagg, Maine
Sept. 21 - Player of the Week: Sydney Earle, Cal; Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Griswold, Cal; Rookie of the Week: Samantha Wagg, Maine
Sept. 28 - Player of the Week: Lindsey Nerbonne, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Emily Corbett, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Casey Crowley, Maine
Oct. 5 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Griswold, Cal; Rookie of the Week: Libby Riedl, Maine
Oct. 12 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Libby Riedl, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Griswold, Cal
Oct. 19 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Laura Pujade, Pacfic; Rookie of the Week: Rylee Comeau, Pacific
Oct. 26 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Dulcie Davies, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Katie Audino, New Hampshire