#21 UAlbany Wins Sixth-Straight Entering Conference Play, Nets Pair of #AEFH Weekly Honors
BOSTON – A 2-0 week for #21 UAlbany has the Great Danes riding a six-game win streak entering the first week of conference play. Cal secured wins in two out of three contests last week, including a win over previously ranked Penn State.
League play begins with three conference games on Friday. UMass Lowell visits Maine at 3 p.m. followed by Monmouth at New Hampshire and UAlbany at Vermont at 4 p.m.
Here are the conference's week #5 award winners of the 2019 season:
#AEFH Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 1
Offensive Player of the Week
Cosima Rocktaeschel, UAlbany – Jr., Forward, Leipzig, Germany
- Nine points led the Great Danes to a perfect week.
- Poured in three goals complemented by two assists against Sacred Heart.
- This is the first career Offensive Player of the Week honor for Rocktaeschel.
Defensive Player of the Week
Melissa Nealon, UAlbany – Gr., Goalkeeper, Mechanicville, N.Y.
- Allowed one goal in pair of wins for the Great Danes.
- Nealon was in net for a shutout against Wagner, UAlbany’s sixth win in a row.
- This is her first Defensive Player of the Week award of the season and fourth of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Ava Mariani, New Hampshire – Fr., Forward, Easton, Pa.
- Set the tone against Bryant, scoring just over a minute into the contest.
- Intercepted a pass for an unassisted tally in a win that was UNH’s fifth in a row.
- This is Mariani’s first #AEFH Rookie of the Week nod.
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 3 – Offensive Player of the Week: Yasmin Pratt, Monmouth; Defensive Player of the Week: Sofie Knook, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Aylin Aufenacker, Monmouth
Sept. 10 – Offensive Player of the Week: Corinne Zanolli, Stanford; Defensive Player of the Week: Sierra Espeland, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Yasmin Pratt, Monmouth.
Sept. 17 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Corinne Zanolli, Stanford; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Finn Caron, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Chelsea Bigelow, UC Davis; Rookie of the Week: Sofie Knook, UMass Lowell
Sept. 24 – Offensive Player of the Week: Dana Bozek, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Bing, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Kate Miller, UMass Lowell
Oct. 1 – Offensive Player of the Week: Cosima Rocktaeschel, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Melissa Nealon, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Ava Mariani, New Hampshire
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