BOSTON – Five programs earned major field hockey awards on Wednesday as the conference revealed the Spring 2021 All-Conference, All-Rookie and All-Academic teams.
Stanford senior Corinne Zanolli headlined the major awards with her third Offensive Player of the Year honor. Maine senior Hana Davis was named Midfielder of the Year and Monmouth senior Ireen Frenken was named Defensive Player of the Year. A pair of freshmen also garnered awards as UMass Lowell’s Eleonore Boekhorst and California’s Kiki de Bruijne were named Goalkeeper of the Year and Rookie of the Year, respectively. Co-regular season champions Monmouth and Maine each earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
The award winners were determined in a vote by the league's head coaches who were not permitted to vote for their own players.
Spring 2021 #AEFH Major Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year
Corinne Zanolli, Sr., Stanford
- Led the conference with 14 goals.
- Ranked third in the country in goals per game.
- Two-time Offensive Player of the Week in 2021.
- Became the first #AEFH student-athlete to win the award three times, doing so consecutively.
Midfielder of the Year
Hana Davis, Sr., Maine
- Contributed three goals this season to help Maine average 2.3 per game.
- Davis helped Maine win a second regular season title in four years.
- She is the second Black Bear in three years and third overall to win the award.
Defensive Player of the Year
Ireen Frenken, Sr., Monmouth
- Helped Monmouth lead the league in goals allowed.
- Was also instrumental on the penalty corner, totaling the second-most points in the league.
- Frenken is the first Hawk to be named Defensive Player of the Year.
Goalkeeper of the Year
Eleonore Boekhorst, Fr., UMass Lowell
- Ranked 11th in the country in save percentage.
- Led the league with a .998 goals against average during conference play.
- Was named Defensive Player of the Week three times.
- Boekhorst is the first River Hawk to win a major #AEFH award.
Rookie of the Year
Kiki de Bruijne, Fr., California
- Started all 11 games for the Golden Bears.
- Scored three goals this season and her six points ranked third on the team.
- De Bruijne is the first Cal student-athlete to receive a major #AEFH award.
Co-Coaching Staff of the Year
Monmouth University
- The Hawks won a share of the regular-season title and host the championship for the second-straight year.
- Monmouth led the league in goals allowed, surrendering just over one per game.
- This is the second Coaching Staff of the Year honor for Carli Figlio, David Williamson and Alyssa Ercolino.
Co-Coaching Staff of the Year
University of Maine
- For the second time in the last four seasons, Maine won at least a share of the regular season title.
- The Black Bears clinched a top-two seed for the sixth year in a row.
- Josette Babineau and her staff earn the honor for the second time. She is assisted by Michelle Simpson.
Regular-season champ Monmouth led the All-Conference selections with four.
Boekhorst and de Bruijne were one of three All-Conference selections who also earned All-Rookie recognition.
Ten All-Academic honorees from six teams combined for an impressive 3.88 GPA.
The top-four teams will compete for the #AEFH championship starting with host Monmouth and UMass Lowell in the semifinals Thursday at 12 p.m. Maine and Stanford will compete in the following matchup. Both games will be streamed live on AETV. The winners will play for the trophy and NCAA bid Saturday, April 24 at 12 p.m.
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