#AEFH Teams Have Strong Week, Week #2 Awards Announced
BOSTON – #AEFH programs went 11-6 last week, including three wins by Maine. The Black Bears are one of three America East programs ranked in the latest NFHCA Top-25: #13 Stanford, #21 Albany, #24 Maine. America East is joined by the ACC and B10 as the only conferences with three teams ranked.
Here are the conference's week two award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Libby Riedl, Maine – Jr., Midfielder, Port Moody, B.C.
- Tallied a conference-best 12 points on four goals and four assists last week in a 3-0 week for Maine.
- Had nine points (3 goals, 3 assists) in a win of Bryant, the most by an #AEFH player since Pacific’s Kriekie van Wyk had 10 on Sept. 23, 2016.
- This is Riedl’s first #AEFH Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season and second of her career (8/30/16). She was also named Player of the Week on Oct. 12, 2015.
Defensive Player of the Week
Eva Berkhout, UMass Lowell – So., Goalkeeper, Amersfoot, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Went 2-0 with a 0.90 GAA and a league-best .867 save percentage to lead UMass Lowell to two wins last week.
- Recorded a conference-best .867 save percentage last week, stopping 13 of 15 shots she faced.
- Had a season-high 10 saves in a 2-1 overtime win over Miami (Ohio) Friday.
- This is Berkhout’s first #AEFH Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and second of her career (10/11/16).
Rookie of the Week
Corinne Zanolli, Stanford – Fr., Forward, Newton Square, Pa.
- Scored three goals in a pair of Stanford wins over ranked foes last week.
- Scored twice, including the game winner in the 68th minute, of a 3-2 win over Iowa Friday.
- This is Zanolli’s first career #AEFH Rookie of the Week award.
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
Thirteen more America East field hockey matches take place this week, including five 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.
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