GNAC Field Hockey Report: Week 4
Anna Maria forward Allyson Shaw had a 10-point performance against Albertus Magnus to take home weekly accolades.
( FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 20 - 26 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Allyson Shaw, Anna Maria (GR, F - Worcester, Mass.) - Shaw exploded for four goals and two assists in Anna Maria's win over Albertus Magnus on Saturday, both career highs. The grad student currently leads the AMCATS with 15 points on the season. |
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Emma Sheehan, Simmons (Junior, GK - Taunton, Mass.) - Sheehan picked up her conference-leading second shutout of the season following a 2-0 victory over Elms College, Saturday afternoon. Against the Blazers, Sheehan recorded a pair of saves and his currently tied for first with a 0.00 goals against average against conference opponents. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Anna Tedeschi, Simmons (First Year, A - Hanover, Mass.) - Tedeschi guided the Sharks to a 1-1 week, which included a 2-0 road shutout over Elms on Saturday afternoon. Tedeschi scored the eventual game-winner in the 14th minute then added an insurance goal in the second quarter to lift the Sharks over the Blazers. It was Simmons' second shutout of the season as the Sharks currently lead the conference with two on the season. |
HONOR ROLL
Julia Lanctot, Colby-Sawyer (GS, M - Sandown, N.H.) - The 2021 GNAC Woman of the Year had two goals and an assist for the week.
Emma Rutledge, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Senior, F - Alfred, Maine) - Rutledge scored two goals and added a pair of assists for six total points in a 2-0 week for Saint Joseph's.
Cailyn Wesley, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Sophomore, F - Peabody, Mass.) - Wesley scored two goals and added an assist in a 6-0 victory over Regis College on Saturday.
| 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 |
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