GNAC Field Hockey Report: Week 2
Colby-Sawyer's Aoife Daly and Lauren Wilkinson repeated as the GNAC Player and Goalkeeper of the Week as the Chargers are off to their best start in program history under head coach Emily Dewdney.
( FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 6 - 12 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Aoife Daly, Colby-Sawyer (Jr, F - Harwich, Mass.) - The reigning GNAC Player of the Week tallied three goals for six points in a 2-0 week, including both game-winners for the Chargers, who are off to the best start in program history. Daly scored a pair of goals in a 5-4 win at Keene State and also registered the decider in a 5-3 home GNAC win over JWU. |
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Lauren Wilkinson, Colby-Sawyer (Jr, GK - Lynn, Mass.) - Wilkinson made 25 saves and allowed seven goals (.781) in a 2-0 week for the Chargers. She made 12 stops on 16 shots in a 5-4 win at Keene State, which was the first in school history, before stopping 13 of 16 shots in a 5-3 GNAC victory over JWU. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Courtney Tello, Lasell (Fr., G - Nashua, N.H.) - Tello posted a 2-0 record with a 2.00 goals against average and a .789 save percentage with 15 saves. She made 14 saves Tuesday in a 4-3 non-conference victory over New England College, and she needed to make just one save in a 6-1 win over Regis in Saturday's GNAC opener. |
HONOR ROLL
Chayna Bingham-Hendricks, Anna Maria (Sr., M - Mashpee, MA) - Bingham-Hendricks was a force in Anna Maria's first win of the season, a 7-1 win over USJ in GNAC action. The senior midfielder had five points on the day including the eventual game winning goal for the AMCATS.
Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., F - Wilmington, Mass.) - In two games over the past week, Miele totaled five goals while having a .357 shot percentage. In a non-conference tilt against the Westfield St. owls, Miele netted a hat trick at home, leading the Wildcats to a 7-3 victory. Against Colby-Sawyer, she added two more goals, bringing her total to five. She totaled 12 shots on goal, with 10 points over the two contests.
Maddie Beckwith, Simmons (Junior, M/F - Winslow, Maine) - Beckwith guided the Sharks to a 1-0 week and open GNAC action at 1-0 following a convincing, 11-1, win against Dean College on Saturday afternoon. Against the Bulldogs, Beckwith registered a natural hat trick, scoring the first three goals of the contest for a total of six points. She currently second amongst conference leaders in points with eight on the season and third in goals with four.
Sydney Gonyea, Simmons (First Year, A - Lebanon, N.H.) - Gonyea helped the Sharks open GNAC action at 1-0, following a convincing 11-1 victory over Dean College Saturday afternoon. Against the Bulldogs, Gonyea registered her second hat trick of the season, scoring three goals with one assist for seven points. She currently leads the GNAC in overall points with 14 on the season to help the Sharks to a 3-0 mark to begin the season
| WEEK | PLAYER | GOALKEEPER |
ROOKIE |
| 1 | Aoife Daly, CSC | Lauren Wilkinson, CSC | Sydney Gonyea, Simmons |
| 2 | Aoife Daly, CSC (2) | Lauren Wilkinson, CSC (2) | Courtney Tello, Lasell |
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