BOSTON - Albany and Stanford are the lone teams that are unbeaten in conference play through two weeks of play. The two programs moved up the national rankings this week with the Cardinal at #15 and Great Danes at #17. Here are the week seven award winners:
Player of the Week
Paula Heuser, Albany - Sr., Midfielder, Monchengladbach, Germany
- Scored a pair of goals in each of Albany's wins over Vermont and Lafayette last week.
- This is Heuser's second Offensive Player of the Week award of the season (10/4) and 12th of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell - Fr., Goalkeeper, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Allowed just three goals on 13 shots in leading UMass Lowell to wins over New Hampshire and Vermont last week.
- Made six saves in the River Hawks' 2-1 win over UNH Friday, the program's first-ever win over the Wildcats.
- Made four stops in a 3-2 win at Vermont Sunday.
Rookie of the Week
Anouk Lalande, UMass Lowell - Fr., Goalkeeper, Brussels, Belguim
- Tallied five points on a pair of goals and an assist in leading UMass Lowell to wins over New Hampshire and Vermont.
- Set up the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win vs. UNH Friday.
- Scored twice, including the game winner, in a 3-2 win at Vermont Sunday.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 30 - Player of the Week: Libby Riedl, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Brianna Ricker, Maine
Sept. 6 - Player of the Week: Madison Cummings, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey, Rudert, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Jessica Welch, Stanford
Sept. 13 - Player of the Week: Casey Crowley, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Lena Benwood, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Marguerite van Wyk, Pacific
Sept. 20 - Player of the Week: Savannah Burns, Pacific; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Anouk Lalande, UMass Lowell
Sept. 27 - Player of the Week: Marguerite van Wyk, Pacific; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Bing, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Kathleen Humphries, UC Davis
Oct. 4 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Maxi Primus, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Marguerite van Wyk, Pacific
Oct. 11 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Anouk Lalande, UMass Lowell
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