American East Conference

Five #AEWLAX Teams Earn Wins, Week #3 Awards Announced

3/4/2019 2:16:37 PM

BOSTON – Five #AEWLAX programs earned wins last week with UAlbany, UMass Lowell, Stony Brook, New Hampshire and Vermont picking up wins. Stony Brook's Ally Kennedy, Keri McCarthy & Taryn Ohlmiller were named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List last week.

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Here are the conference's weekly award winners:

Offensive Player of the Week
Kristina Keith, UMass Lowell - Sr., Midfield, East Kingston, NH

• Had an 11-point week with (9G, 2A) in 2-0 week for UML.
• Set a new program record 7 goals on 10 shots.
• Also recorded 2 ground balls.
• This is Keith's first Offensive Player of the Week honor of the year.

Defensive Player of the Week
Renee Gonzalez, UMass Lowell - Sr., Goalkeeper, Long Valley, NJ

• Made 24 saves in 2-0 week for the River Hawks.
• Recorded a .649 save percentage and a 6.50 GAA over the weekend.
• This is Gonzalez's first Defensive Player of the Week of the year.

Rookie of the Week
Hailey Carrol, UAlbany - Fr., Attack, Fulton, NY

• Scored 7 goals in 1-1 week for UAlbany.
• Also had 4 ground balls and 2 draw controls.
• Recorded an .875 and .500 shots on goal percentage against Bryant and Stanford, respectively.
• This is Carrol’s second #AEWLAX Rookie of the Week honor.

Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 18 - Offensive Player of the Week: Kendra Harbinger, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Carly Tolino, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Hailey Carroll, UAlbany
Feb. 25 - Offensive Player of the Week: Taryn Ohlmiller, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Anna Tesoriero, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Issy Torres, New Hampshire
March. 4 - Offensive Player of the Week: Kristina Keith, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Renee Gonzalez, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Hailey Carrol, UAlbany

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