GNAC Field Hockey Report: Week 7
JWU senior McKayla Weaver had a seven-point week en route to GNAC Player of the Week accolades.
( FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 7 - OCT. 13 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK McKayla Weaver, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., F/M - Enfield, Conn.)
Weaver guided Johnson & Wales to a 2-0 week, which included a 4-3 overtime road win against GNAC foe Simmons . Early in the week in a 7-0 win over non-conference Dean, the Connecticut native scored the game-winner in the first two minutes of the contest then connected with Jillian Miele for an assist in the 39th minute. Late in the week trailing 2-0 against Simmons, Weaver scored the equalizer in the 15th minute as the Wilcats came back to defeat the Sharks, 4-3.
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Sofia Rodriguez, Lasell (So., G - Peabody, Mass.) |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Kensie Lennon, Lasell (Fr., D - Jamestown, R.I.) Lennon scored one game-winning goal in a 2-0 week for the Lasers. She scored the overtime game-winner in a 3-2 non-conference overtime victory over Clark University on Tuesday. |
WEEK 7 HONOR ROLL
Maddie Beckwith, Simmons (FY., M/F - Winslow, Maine) - In two matches, the first year tallied a point with an assist. The midfielder assisted on a goal vs. Johnson & Wales University on October 12th.
Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI) (So., F - Wilmington, Mass.) - Miele helped guide Johnson & Wales to a 2-0 week, following a 7-0 win over non-conference Dean and a 4-3 overtime victory over GNAC foe Simmons University. Midway through the week against the Bulldogs, Miele registered her first career hat-trick, scoring four goals for eight points in the Wildcats second shutout of the year.
Rebecca Duke, Lasell (Jr., F - Ijamsville, MD.) - Duke scored two goals in a 2-0 week for the Lasers, with one game-winner. She scored Lasell's first goal in a 3-2 non-conference overtime victory over Clark University on Tuesday, and she tallied the game-winning goal in the third period on Saturday in a 1-0 GNAC triumph over Regis College.
GNAC FIELD HOCKEY WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2019)
| WEEK | PLAYER | GOALKEEPER |
ROOKIE |
| 1 | Alexandra Belaire, SJC | Alexandria Simpson, SJC | Mya Maxim, LAS |
| 2 | Emily Plummer, SIM | Lucy McNamara, SIM | Sheridan Blaha, REG |
| 3 | Sheridan Blaha, REG | Lucy McNamara, SIM (2) | Sheridan Blaha, REG (2) |
| 4 | Libby Pomerleau, SJC | Katie Olsen, RIV | Carissa Letendre, RIV |
| 5 | Olivia Trull, SIM | Lucy McNamara, SIM (3) | Hunter Langley, RIV |
| 6 | Sam Taylor, LAS | Lucy McNamara, SIM (4) | Sheridan Blaha, REG (3) |
| 7 | McKayla Weaver, JWU | Sofia Rodriguez, LAS | Kensie Lennon, LAS |
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