Week #9 #AEFH Awards Announced as Regular-Season Winds Down
BOSTON – Just one week remains 2017 #AEFH regular season with the 2017 America East Field Hockey Championship taking place Nov. 2-5 at UMass Lowell. Maine posted a crucial win over Albany last week and with two wins this weekend can capture the East Division title. Cal and Pacific have captured shares of the West Division crown and Stanford can join them with a win over UC Davis Saturday.
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 nine award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Savannah Burns, Pacific – Sr., Midfielder, Somerset, South Africa
- Tallied a league-high tying six points in a pair of crucial wins over Stanford and UC Davis for Pacific over the weekend.
- Scored twice and had an assist in a win over UC Davis Sunday.
- This is burns' first #AEFH Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Emma Cochran, Maine - Sr., Goalkeeper, Surrey, B.C.
- Stopped 10 of 11 shots she faced in leading Maine to a 2-0 week;
- Had seven saves in a 1-0 shutout win over #20 Albany.
- This is Cochran's first Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Corinne Zannolli, Stanford - Fr., Forward, San Diego, Calif.
- Tallied five points on two goals & an assist last week, including a goal and an assist in key 4-0 win over Cal
- This is Zannolli’s third #AEFH Rookie of the Week honor of the season (10/26, 9/6).
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
Oct. 17 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kriekie van Wyk, Pacific; Defensive Player of the Week: Lena Benwood, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Megan Rodgers, California
Oct. 24 – Offensive Player of the Week: Savannah Burns, Pacific; Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Cochran, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Corinne Zannolli, Stanford
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