Albany, Maine, UNH Win #AEFH Contests, Week #7 Awards Handed Out
BOSTON – Albany, Maine and New Hampshire all picked up conference field hockey wins over the weekend. Stanford and Albany remained ranked in the NFHCA Coaches poll this week with the Cardinal and Great Danes each sliding back to #14 and #20, respectively.
League play continues this week with the majority of #AEFH conference games will appear on AmericaEast.TV, the place to watch free live content on any device, including the network's Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV OTT channels. Select Maine contests will air on ESPN3, home to over 30 America East school-produced events this fall. Full #AEFH Schedule/Results
Here are the conference's week seven award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Madison Cummings, Maine – Sr., Forward, Belfast, Maine
- Scored a pair of goals and had an assist in Maine's 4-0 win over Vermont Sunday.
- This is Cummings' first #AEFH Offensive Player of the Week honor of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell – So., Goalkeeper, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Stopped 13 of the 15 shots she saw last week and posted a league-best .867 save percentage.
- Had 12 saves vs. UNH Friday.
- This is Berkhout’s third #AEFH Defensive Player of the Week award of the season and fourth of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Cosima Rocktaeschel, Albany – Fr., Forward, Leipzig, Germany
- Tallied seven points on three goals, the first of her career, and an assist in Albany's 8-2 win over Fairfield Sunday.
- This is Rocktaeschel's first #AEFH Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 29 – Offensive Player of the Week: Anouk Lalande, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Bing, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Bloem van den Brekel, New Hampshire
Sept. 6 – Offensive Player of the Week: Libby Riedl, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell Rookie of the Week: Corinne Zanolli, Stanford
Sept. 12 – Offensive Player & Rookie of the Week: Megan Rodgers, California; Defensive Player of the Week: Danielle Mentink, California
Sept. 19 – Co-Offensive Players of the Week: Camryn Dias & Melina Moore, Cal; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Bing, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Katie MacCallum, Albany
Sept. 26 –Offensive Player of the Week: Kriekie van Wyk, Pacific; Defensive Player of the Week: Melissa Nealon, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Corinne Zanolli, Stanford
Oct. 3 –Offensive Player of the Week: Brianna Ricker, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Megan Rodgers, California
Oct. 10 –Offensive Player of the Week: Madison Cummings, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Cosima Rocktaeschel, Albany
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