BOSTON - Albany, California, Maine, Stanford and Vermont won conference games over the weekend with the sixth-ranked Great Danes winning a pair of contests to improve to 9-1 on the season.
Here are the week six award winners:
Player of the Week
Paula Heuser, Albany - Jr., Midfielder, Mochengladbach, Germany
- Tallied six points in a pair of Albany conference wins over the weekend.
- Had five points in the Great Danes' 3-1 win over Vermont Friday, scoring twice and adding an assist.
- Registered an assist in Albany's 4-1 win over New Hampshire Sunday.
- This is Heuser's third Player of the Week honor of the season and seventh of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kori Griswold, California - So., Goalkeeper, San Diego, Calif.
- Posted a shutout in Cal's 1-0 win over UC Davis Sunday.
- Made four saves.
- This is Griswold's second Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season. She also won the award Sept. 21.
Rookie of the Week
Libby Riedl, Maine - Fr., Midfielder, Port Moody, B.C.
- Had a goal and an assist in Maine's lone game of the week, a 4-3 overtime victory over UMass Lowell Friday.
- Scored Maine's second goal to trim UMass Lowell's lead to one.
- Riedl is the third different Black Bear to earn Rookie of the Week honors and the fourth in a row overall.
Notes
- Albany (2), California, Maine, Stanford and Vermont won conference games over the weekend.
- The sixth-ranked Great Danes beat Vermont, 3-1, behind two goals and an assist from Paula Heuser Friday then handled New Hampshire, 4-1 Sunday.
- Danielle Aviani's overtime goal on a break away gave Maine a 4-3 win over UMass Lowell Friday.
- Maine is 10-2 on the season, matching last season's win total with eight regular-season games remaining.
- The Black Bears have outscored opponents, 47-15, this season.
- Cal improved to 2-0 in America East play with a 1-0 win over UC Davis Sunday while Stanford picke dup its first league win, a 2-1 victory over the Aggies Friday.
- Vermont snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-2 win over UMass Lowell Sunday.
- America East teams are a combined 50-36 in non-conference action this season.
- America East and the ACC are the only leagues with multiple teams ranked in the nation's top six (#6 Albany, #10 Stanford).
- Albany's Paula Heuser ranks fourth in the country averaging 2.9 points per game.
- Four more conference contests take place this weekend.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 31 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Federico, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Lauren Tucker, Vermont
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Sydney Earle, Cal; Defensive Player of the Week: Jessica Chisholm, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Melina Moore, Cal
Sept. 14 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Dulcie Davies, Stanford; Rookie of the Week: Samantha Wagg, Maine
Sept. 21 - Player of the Week: Sydney Earle, Cal; Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Griswold, Cal; Rookie of the Week: Samantha Wagg, Maine
Sept. 28 - Player of the Week: Lindsey Nerbonne, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Emily Corbett, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Casey Crowley, Maine
Oct. 5 - Player of the Week: Paula Heuser, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Griswold, Cal; Rookie of the Week: Libby Riedl, Maine