GNAC Field Hockey Report: Week 7
SJC senior Emma Rutledge tallied six goals with two assists for an impressive 14 points in a pair of GNAC wins for the Monks.
( FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 11- 17 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Emma Rutledge, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Senior, F - Alfred, Maine) - Rutledge tallied six goals and two assists for 14 total points in a pair of lopsided conference victories last week. The senior scored a goal and added two assists in a 10-0 win at Dean on Wednesday and broke the Monks' single-game goals and points records with five goals (10 points) in a 12-0 triumph over Albertus Magnus on Saturday. |
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Emma Sheehan, Simmons (Junior, GK - Taunton, Mass.) - Sheehan guided the Sharks to a 2-0 week and climb to fourth in the GNAC standings. In a midweek match against Lasell, Sheehan picked up a pivotal 2-1 overtime decision registering a pair of saves in nearly 65 minutes. She closed out the week earning her seventh victory of the season in a 4-1 road win over Anna Maria, recording four saves. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sydney Gonyea, Simmons (First Year, - Lebanon, N.H.) - Gonyea helped the Sharks to a 2-0 week, registering three goals and an assist for seven points in a pair of GNAC victories. In a pivotal midweek 2-1 overtime win over Lasell, Gonyea broke a scoreless tie in the fourth quarter, tipping in a pass from Maddie Beckwith before the Sharks prevailed in extra time. Gonyea closed out the week by registering her second two-goal showings in a three-game span during a 4-1 victory over Anna Maria, which included scoring the game-winner in the fifth minute. She is currently ranked third amongst conference leaders in goals against GNAC opponents (8). |
HONOR ROLL
Aoife Daly, Colby-Sawyer (Jr, F - HARWICH, MASS.) - With a goal and an assists against Regis, she broke the program record for goals in a season (17).
Carissa Ramirez, Elms (Grad, F/M) - Ramirez had four goals for eight points in a 1-1 week, including a hat trick in a 9-0 winning effort against Dean.
Jillian Miele, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., F - Wilmington, Mass.) - In her one game played this week, Jillian Miele totaled six points in a conference victory over the Lasell Lasers. Miele tallied two goals and two assists, with six of her eight shots going on goal, leading the Wildcats to a victory.
Emilia Elko, Simmons (First Year, A/M - Richboro, Pa.) - Elko scored the game-winning goal in five minutes into overtime a pivotal victory over Lasell in a midweek match-up. Additionally, she helped the Sharks close out the week with a 4-1 road win over conference foe Anna Maria.
| WEEK | PLAYER | GOALKEEPER |
ROOKIE |
| 1 | Aoife Daly, CSC | Lauren Wilkinson, CSC | Sydney Gonyea, SIM |
| 2 | Aoife Daly, CSC (2) | Lauren Wilkinson, CSC (2) | Courtney Tello, LAS |
| 3 | Jillian Miele, JWU | Kassidy Collins, SJC | Lisa Ortiz, LAS |
| 4 | Allyson Shaw, ANM | Emma Sheehan, SIM | Anna Tedeschi, SIM |
| 5 | Aoife Daly, CSC (3) | Nora Newman, ELMS | Courtney Larson, CSC |
| 6 | Sheridan Blaha, LAS | Nora Newman, ELMS (2) | Makenzie Dinger, USJ |
| 7 | Emma Rutledge, SJC | Emma Sheehan, SIM (2) | Sydney Gonyea, SIM (2) |
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