Heuser, Davies, Wagg Earn #AEFH Weekly Accolades

Heuser, Davies, Wagg Earn #AEFH Weekly Accolades

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BOSTON - America East field hockey teams picked up three more wins over ranked teams last week, raising the total to five for the 2015 season.  Albany beat #8 Maryland while Cal upset #14 Penn State and Stanford downed #15 Iowa.

Here are the three weekly award winners of the season:

Player of the Week
Paula Heuser, Albany - Jr., Midfielder, Mochengladbach, Germany

  • Tallied six points last week in three games, leading Albany to two wins.
  • Set up the lone goal in Albany's 1-0 win at Hofstra Tuesday.
  • Factored in on both Great Dane scores, scoring a goal and adding an assist in Friday's 2-1 win at #8 Maryland.
  • Scored in a 4-2 loss to #2 North Carolina Sunday.
  • This is her second Player of the Week honor of the season and sixth of her career.

Defensive Player of the Week
Dulcie Davies, Stanford - Sr., Goalkeeper, London, England

  • Led Stanford to three wins last week, posting a 2.06 GAA and .852 save percentage.
  • Made nine stops, including a pair on a key sequence late in Stanford's 3-2 win at #15 Iowa.
  • Stopped 14 shots, two off her career high, in a 4-2 win over Kent State Sunday.

Rookie of the Week
Samantha Wagg, Maine - Fr., Defender, Victoria, Australia

  • Tallied five points last week as Maine went 2-0.
  • Racked up all five points on two goals and an assist in a 7-1 win over Harvard Sunday.
  • The points were the first of her career.

Notes

  • America East teams are a combined 32-22 on the young season.
  • Three teams posted wins over ranked foes last week with Albany beating #8 Maryland while Cal upsetting #14 Penn State and Stanford downing #15 Iowa.
  • Stanford and Albany both remained ranked in the top seven with the Cardinal coming in at #5 and the Great Danes #7.
  • America East and the ACC are the only leagues with multiple teams ranked in the nation's top seven.
  • Stanford extended its win streak to six with three wins in Iowa.
  • Albany went 2-1, including a 2-1 win a #8 Maryland, the second-straight season the Great Danes have won at College Park.
    • Albany is just the second team ever to win at Maryland in consecutive seasons.
  • Cal knocked off #14 Penn State, 3-2, Friday.
  • Maine beat Providence and Harvard to improve to 5-1 on the year.
  • Stanford and Cal battle in the first conference game of the year on Friday.

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. 8 - Players of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany Defensive Player of the Week: Dulcie Davies, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Samantha Wagg, Maine