Patriot League Announces Field Hockey Players of the Week (10.29.18)
 
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Boston University claimed two of the four Patriot League Field Hockey weekly awards after finishing the season with a perfect 6-0 record in League play on Friday evening. Terriers’ senior defender Ally Hammel and senior goalkeeper Kathleen Keegan were named Patriot League Field Hockey Defensive Player and Goalkeeper of the Week, respectively when the League office announced honors on Monday. Hammel and Keegan both earn weekly recognition for the second time this season.
 
American sophomore midfielder Noor Coenen was selected as the Patriot League Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, while Lehigh freshman midfielder Olivia Perrone also captured her second Patriot League Field Hockey Rookie of the Week honor this season.
 
American senior defender Annaka Groschinski, Bucknell junior forward Brittany Willwerth and senior defender Sally Olson, along with Lehigh sophomore midfielder Lenke Havas all earned weekly honorable mention.
 
Patriot League Field Hockey Notes
Boston University Clinches Regular-Season Title; Tournament Field is Set
No. 24 Boston University defeated Holy Cross, 2-1, on Friday night to claim the Turnpike Trophy and the Patriot League Field Hockey regular-season title. This is head coach Sally Starr and the Terriers’ fourth-consecutive regular-season title, as they will host the Patriot League Field Hockey Championships beginning on Friday, Nov. 2 at New Balance Field. They will host No. 4 Lafayette, who fell to the fourth-seed after dropping a 4-1 decision with Bucknell on Saturday. The Terriers and Leopards will play at 11:35 a.m. in the first semifinal matchup. The No. 3 Bison will take on No. 2 American on Friday at approximately 2:35 p.m. Both games will be streamed on the Patriot League Network (PLN).
 
Patriot League Leaders
*Holy Cross senior midfielder Emily Loprete leads the Patriot League in goals (12) and points (26), while American sophomore forward Noor Coenen is second in both categories with 24 points and nine goals.
*American senior defender Annaka Groschinski and Lehigh sophomore defender Lenke Havas are tied for the League lead with nine assists.
*Boston University sophomore forward Petra Hall leads the League with four game-winning goals, while Bucknell junior forward Brittany Willwerth is second with three.
*Holy Cross junior goalkeeper Marcia LaPlante has a League-leading .752 save percentage, while averaging an NCAA-leading 10.88 saves per game.
*American senior goalkeeper Maura Jacobs has a League-leading 2.14 goals-against average.
 
Patriot League in the Polls
Boston University, the Patriot League’s regular-season champion remained at No. 24 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll (NFHCA) for the third consecutive week when it the poll was announced last Tuesday.
 
How to Watch Upcoming Patriot League Field Hockey Games
Both of semifinals matchups on Friday, Nov. 2 and the 2018 Patriot League Field Hockey Championship Game on Sunday, Nov. 4 will be available live on the Patriot League Network (PLN). 
 
2018 Patriot League Field Hockey Championships
Friday, Nov. 2                                                               Time (all times ET)
No. 4 Lafayette at No. 1 Boston University (PLN)        11:35 a.m.
No. 3 Bucknell at No. 2 American (PLN)                      2:35 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 4                                                              Time (all times ET)
Patriot League Championship Game (PLN)                  Noon
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Noor Coenen, American, So., Midfielder, Naarden, Netherlands/Laar en Berg
*Coenen had two goals and one assist to help American go 1-1 in the final week of the regular season.
*The sophomore midfielder had one goal and one assist in the Eagles’ 6-1 win over Colgate on Saturday.
*Coenen scored American’s lone goal in a loss to No. 4 UConn. 
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ally Hammel, Boston University, Sr., Forward, Duxbury, Mass./Loomis Chaffee
*Hammel scored the game-winning goal with 5:25 remaining in regulation to lift Boston University over Holy Cross, 2-1, helping the team to finish a perfect 6-0 in League play.
*The senior defender helped hold Holy Cross to just four shots and one shot on goal in the victory.
*Hammel and the Terriers defense held No. 13 Boston College to one goal in a 1-0 loss. 
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Kathleen Keegan, Boston University, Sr., Forward, West Hartford, Conn./William H. Hall
*Keegan made six saves and allowed just one goal in a 1-0 loss to No. 13 Boston College on Sunday.
*The senior goalkeeper played all 70 minutes in a 2-1 victory over Holy Cross on Friday evening.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Olivia Perrone, Lehigh, Fr., Midfielder, Berlin N.J./Eastern
*Perrone scored one goal and had two assists in Lehigh’s 3-2 victory over Towson in Sunday’s regular-season finale.
*The freshman assisted the Mountain Hawks first goal of the game, then scored to give Lehigh a 2-0 lead in the first half.
*She assisted Maddie Leavitt on Lehigh’s third goal to give them a 3-1 lead in the second half.
 
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brittany Willwerth, Bucknell, Jr., Forward, New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot
*Willwerth had three assists in Bucknell’s 4-1 victory over Lafayette on Saturday and one more in a 3-2 win over Appalachian State on Sunday.

Sally Olson, Bucknell, Sr., Defender, Sparta, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional
*Olson scored one goal in a 4-1 win against Lafayette on Saturday and one goal in a 3-2 win over Appalachian State on Sunday.
 
Lenke Havas, Lehigh, So., Defender, Maastricht, Netherlands/Sint-Maartenscollege
*Havas had one goal and one assist in the Mountain Hawks 3-2 win over Towson on Sunday.
 
Annaka Groschinski, American, Sr., Defender, Niederkruechten, Germany/St. Wolfheim Gymnasium
*Groschinski had one goal and two assists in the Eagles’ 6-1 win over Colgate

Offensive Player of the Week
8.27 - Ailsa Connolly, So., Boston University
9.3 – Katie Mannino, Sr., Bucknell
9.10 – Ailsa Connolly, So., Boston University
9.17 – Brittany Willwerth, Jr., Bucknell
9.24 – Brittany Willwerth, Jr., Bucknell
10.1 – Emily Loprete, Sr., Holy Cross
10.8 – Noor Coenen, So., American
10.15 – Jenn DeLongis, Jr., Lafayette
10.22 – Molly McAndrew, Fr., Lafayette
 
Defensive Player of the Week
8.27 - Ally Hammel, Sr., Boston University
9.3 – Lexi Quick, Sr., Bucknell
9.10 – Lexi Quick, Sr., Bucknell
9.17 – Sally Olson, Sr., Bucknell
9.24 – Lisa van der Geest, Jr., Lafayette
10.1 – Lexi Quick, Sr., Bucknell
10.8 – Annaka Groschinski, Sr., American
10.15 – Allie Doggett, Sr., Boston University
10.22 – Rachel Bird, Sr., Lafayette
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
8.27 - Anna Unger, Fr., Colgate
9.3 – Olivia Harris, Jr., Bucknell
9.10 – Maura Jacobs, Sr., American
9.17 – Kathleen Keegan, So., Boston University
9.24. – Sarah Park, Jr., Lafayette
10.1 – Olivia Harris, Jr., Bucknell
10.8 – Maura Jacobs, Sr., American
10.15 – Maura Jacobs, Sr., American
10.22 – Sarah Park, Jr., Lafayette
 
Rookie of the Week
8.27 - Olivia Krogermeier, Fr., Colgate
9.3 – Leah Mullery, Fr., Lehigh
9.10 – Olivia Perrone, Fr., Lehigh
9.17 – Molly McAndrew, Fr., Lafayette
9.24 – Rebecca Janes, Fr., Boston University
10.1 – Aidan Rossman, Fr., American
10.8 – Molly McAndrew, Fr., Lafayette
10.15 – Rebecca Janes, Fr., Boston University
10.22 – Molly McAndrew, Fr., Lafayette
 
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