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#AEFH Week 6: UAlbany, UMass Lowell & UVM Earn League Wins

BOSTON – Conference play opened up on Friday, as UAlbany, UMass Lowell and Vermont all came away with clutch victories. The Great Danes and River Hawks added wins on Sunday make it two straight wins.
 
Need to Know:
  • UAlbany shut out Maine on Friday 2-0 and then blanked Colgate 4-0 on Sunday in a pair of dominant performances.
  • Defending champion Vermont fought back from a 3-1 deficit against New Hampshire to win 4-3 thanks to a Sophia Lefranc goal in the final two minutes. The Catamounts then fell 2-1 in OT to Providence.
  • UMass Lowell edged Bryant 3-1 and then outlasted Dartmouth 4-3 on Sunday, while New Hampshire finished the weekend with a 5-0 win again Stonehill.
  • This weekend UNH hosts Maine, Bryant welcomes UAlbany and Vermont is at UMass Lowell in league play.
  • The #AEFH preseason poll and All-Conference teams were announced on August 6 - link.
 
2025 #AEFH Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 7
Offensive Player of the Week
Sophia Lefranc, Vermont – Sr., Midfield, Munich, Germany
  • Scored four goals in a 1-1 week, including a hat trick against UNH.
  • With her team down 3-1 LeFranc tallied the final three goals of the game, including the game-winner with less than two minutes remaining.
  • This is Lefranc’s first #AEFH Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Emma Peeters, UAlbany – Gr., Goalkeeper, Wageningen, the Netherlands
  • Earned a pair of victories with zero goals allowed and ten total saves, including one complete-game shutout.
  • Posted a five-save shutout in the team’s conference opener against Maine.
  • This is Peeters’ first #AEFH Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season.

Rookie of the Week
Jette Kurz, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Scored a pair of goals in 2-0 week for UAlbany.
  • Tallied an insurance goal in her team’s 2-0 win against Maine.
  • This is Kurz's first #AEFH Rookie of the Week honor.
 
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2025 #AEFH Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 4 - Offensive Player of the Week: Pilar Lorenzini, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Claire Joss, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Elyse Bouchard, Bryant
Sept. 9 - Offensive Player of the Week: Eloise Penty, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Merle Vaandrager, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Rena Pistilli, UMass Lowell
Sept. 16 - Offensive Player of the Week: Zoe Furber, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Merle Vaandrager, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Marlijn Swaan, New Hampshire
Sept. 23 - Offensive Player of the Week: Karlijn Kerkhof, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Mara Küskes, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Veerle Nijhuis, Vermont
Sept. 30 - Offensive Player of the Week: Nicole Poulakis, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Rozárie Mrázová, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Emily Coughlin, New Hampshire
Oct. 7 - Offensive Player of the Week: Sophia Lefranc, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Peeters, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Jette Kurz, UAlbany

Fans will once again be able to watch nearly every #AEFH contest this season. Select games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.
 
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