BOSTON – Maine and New Hampshire both took care of business at home this past weekend to sit atop the league standings at 2-0 with UAlbany.
Need to Know:
- The Wildcats started the weekend with a 3-2 victory over UC Davis and then fell 3-2 to Northeastern.
- Maine, meanwhile, beat the Aggies 3-1 in its only contest of the weekend.
- UMass Lowell was the lone #AEFH squad to go 2-0 last week, shutting out Bryant 4-0 and then taking down LIU 3-1 in a pair of home contests.
- No. 13 UAlbany shut out Hofstra 3-0 on Friday, but fell 2-0 to No. 7UConn on Sunday afternoon.
- This coming Friday, UMass Lowell hosts Maine at 3 p.m., matching up the 2023 co-regular season champions against the 2022 regular season champions. The Black Bears then welcome Holy Cross on Sunday.
- UAlbany seeks to stay perfect against Bryant on Friday and then travels to Lehigh on Sunday, while New Hampshire welcomes Vermont on Friday.
- The top six teams will face off in the #AEFH Tournament from Nov. 7-10 on the campus of the top overall seed. View Championship Central for the full schedule of games.
2024 #AEFH Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 8
Offensive Player of the Week
Sophia Drees, Vermont – Sr., Midfielder, Bremen, Germany
- Recorded three goals and one assist in a 7-0 victory over Dartmouth.
- Notched first career hat trick on six shots and helped defense earn a shutout.
- This is Drees’ first #AEFH Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Defensive Player of the Week
Merle Vaandrager, Vermont – Fr., Goalkeeper, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Earned a shutout in her only contest last week with seven saves.
- Extended shutout streak to 150 minutes and saved a penalty stroke in the fourth quarter to preserve the shutout against Dartmouth.
- This is Vaandrager’s second #AEFH Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Faye Meijer, New Hampshire – Fr., Midfield, Purmerend, Netherlands
- Tallied one goal and one assist in a 1-1 week.
- Finished with one goal and one assist in an #AEFH win over UC Davis.
- This is Meijer’s second #AEFH Rookie of the Week honor.
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2024 #AEFH Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 4 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alison Smisdom, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Rozarie Mrazova, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Karlijn Kerkhof, UMass Lowell
Sept. 10 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alison Smisdom, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Abby Johnson, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Abby Johnson, New Hampshire
Sept. 17 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alison Smisdom, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Illa Gunner, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Lotje Ligthart, UAlbany
Sept. 24 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alison Smisdom, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Marie Oliemans, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Marie Dijkstra, Vermont
Oct. 1 - Offensive Player of the Week: Kathelijne Knuttel, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Merle Vaandrager, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Faye Meijer, New Hampshire
Oct. 8 - Offensive Player of the Week: Sophia Drees, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Merle Vaandrager, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Faye Meijer, New Hampshire
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