5 Teams Earn #AEFH Wins, Week #6 Awards Handed Out
BOSTON – Albany, Cal, Maine, UMass Lowell and New Hampshire all picked up conference field hockey wins over the weekend. The River Hawks earned their first-ever win over a ranked opponent since moving up to Division I in 2013. Stanford, Albany and Pacific remained ranked in the NFHCA Coaches poll this week with the Cardinal and Great Danes each sliding back one spot to #12, #19, respectively, while Pacific rose one place to #23.
Friday, Sept. 29 #AEFH Results
at California 3, UC Davis 2
UMass Lowell 2, at Albany 1 (2OT)
at New Hampshire 3, Vermont 1
Sunday, Oct. 1 #AEFH Results
Maine 3, at UMass Lowell 2 (OT)
Albany 4, at Vermont 1
Three more league contests take place this week. 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 six award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Brianna Ricker, Maine – So. Forward, Port Moody, B.C.
- Scored a pair of second-half goals to lead Maine to a comeback win over UMass Lowell Sunday.
- The Black Bears trailed 2-0 before Ricker found the back of the cage in the 37th and 56th minutes.
- This is Ricker’s first #AEFH Offensive Player of the Week honor of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell – So., Goalkeeper, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Made nine saves in UMass Lowell’s 2-1 double overtime win over #18 Albany Friday.
- It was UMass Lowell’s first win over a ranked opponent since moving up to Division I in 2013.
- Collected a .750 save percentage & 1.64 GAA in two games.
- This is Berkhout’s second #AEFH Defensive Player of the Week award of the season and third of her career (9/6/16, 10/11/16).
Rookie of the Week
Megan Rodgers, California – Fr., Forward, San Diego, Calif.
- Scored twice, including the game winner, Cal’s 3-2 win over UC Davis.
- The Bears have won six straight.
- This is Rodgers’ second #AEFH Rookie of the Week honor of the season (9/12).
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
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