BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Boston University and Lafayette each collected two of the five Patriot League field hockey weekly awards when the League office announced honors, presented by Credit Union 1, on Monday. American received one weekly accolade.
Boston University senior Caroline O’Brien was voted Patriot League Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week after tallying eight points on three goals and two assists to help the Terriers go 1-1 last week, including a 3-2 win vs. Holy Cross.
Terriers’ senior Nicole Lauro captured Patriot League Field Hockey Midfielder of the Week honors, scoring a pair of goals in BU’s 7-6 loss against New Hampshire on Sunday.
Lafayette junior Lena Thedrian was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week after assisting the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime win against Bucknell and leading the Leopards in a 5-0 shutout against Dartmouth.
Leopards’ senior Raffi Fragomeni collected her third Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week recognition this season after making four saves in a 2-1 overtime win against Bucknell before recording her fifth shutout of the season in a 5-0 decision against Dartmouth.
American freshman forward Ninthe Botman earned Patriot League Field Hockey Rookie of the Week after scoring both of the Eagles’ goals in a 2-0 win against Colgate on Saturday.
American freshman defender Lotti Sume, Bucknell junior goalkeeper Sarah Althouse, sophomore forward Reese Czajkowski and senior defender Kira Leclercq, Holy Cross sophomore goalkeeper Mia McCloskey, senior back Megan Schienbein and junior midfielder Maguire Sturgis, and Lafayette senior midfielder Josephine van Wijk and sophomore midfielder Kiley Gallagher received honorable mentions for their performances last week.
The Patriot League field hockey players of the week are selected in a vote by League head coaches, who are not eligible to vote for their student-athletes.
2025 Patriot League Field Hockey Standings (as of September 29)
| School |
PL |
PL Pct. |
Overall |
Overall Pct. |
| Lafayette |
2-0 |
1.000 |
7-3 |
.700 |
| American |
2-0 |
1.000 |
4-4 |
.500 |
| Bucknell |
1-1 |
.500 |
4-4 |
.500 |
| Boston University |
1-1 |
.500 |
4-5 |
.444 |
| Holy Cross |
0-1 |
.000 |
4-5 |
.444 |
| Lehigh |
0-1 |
.000 |
2-7 |
.222 |
| Colgate |
0-2 |
.000 |
3-6 |
.333 |
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Patriot League Credit Union 1 Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week
Caroline O’Brien, Boston University, Sr., Forward, Devon, Pa./Villa Maria Academy
*O’Brien totaled eight points on three goals and two assists to help Boston University go 1-1 this weekend, including a 3-2 road win over Holy Cross. She has 21 points in her last six games.
*Against the Crusaders, O’Brien scored the game-winning goal and added an assist to help the Terriers improve to 1-1 in League play.
*She scored two goals and recorded an assist in a 7-6 loss vs. New Hampshire on Sunday.
Patriot League Credit Union 1 Field Hockey Midfielder of the Week
Nicole Lauro, Boston University, Sr., Midfielder, North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex Regional
*Lauro scored two goals on corners in the Terriers’ 7-6 loss against New Hampshire on Sunday.
*The senior midfielder helped generate offense in BU’s 3-2 victory over Holy Cross in Friday’s League win.
Patriot League Credit Union 1 Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week
Lena Thedrian, Lafayette, Jr., Defender, Hamburg, Germany/Rudolf Steiner Schule Hamburg-Wandsbek
*Thedrian assisted both goals in Lafayette’s 2-1 overtime victory over Bucknell on Friday to help the Leopards improve to 2-0 in League play. She also led a defense that limited the Bison to 10 shots, five on goal, and three corners.
*The junior defender led a Leopards’ defensive effort in a 5-0 shutout against Dartmouth, holding the Big Green without a shot on goal.
Patriot League Credit Union 1 Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Week
Raffi Fragomeni, Lafayette, Sr., Goalkeeper, Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes
*Fragomeni helped the Leopards to a 2-0 week, including a 2-1 overtime win vs. Bucknell on Friday, and a 5-0 victory over Dartmouth on Sunday.
*The senior goalkeeper made four stops in the Leopards’ win over the Bison before recording her fifth shutout of the season vs. the Big Green.
Patriot League Credit Union 1 Field Hockey Rookie of the Week
Ninthe Botman, American, Fr., Forward, Nieuwkoop, The Netherlands/Scala College
*Botman scored both of American’s goals in a 2-0 victory over Colgate on Friday to help the Eagles improve to 2-0 in League play.
*She tallied five shots, including four on goal, in the win against the Raiders.
Honorable Mentions
Lotti Sume, American, Fr., Defender, Hamburg, Germany/Gymnasium Oberalster
*Sume played 60 minutes in American’s 2-0 victory at Colgate, helping the Eagles’ defense limit the Raiders to two shots. The central defender has played every minute of every game for AU this season.
Sarah Althouse, Bucknell, Jr., Goalkeeper, Reading, Pa./Muhlenburg
*Althouse posted four saves in a 4-0 victory over Michigan State on Sunday. She also tallied four saves in a 2-1 overtime loss at Lafayette on Friday.
Reese Czajkowski, Bucknell, So., Forward, Berwyn, Pa./Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
*Czajkowski scored two goals over the weekend, including the game-opening goal vs. Lafayette on Friday, and a goal in the Bison’s 4-0 victory over Michigan State on Sunday.
Kira Leclercq, Bucknell, Sr., Defender, Berlin, Germany/ Vicco von Bülow Gymnasium Stahnsdorf
*Leclercq recorded an assist and a defensive save in Bucknell’s 4-0 victory against Michigan State on Sunday. Her defensive save preserved the shutout while assisting Bucknell’s third goal of the game.
Mia McCloskey, Holy Cross, So., Goalkeeper, Villanova, Pa./Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
*McCloskey posted an .828 save percentage and 2.4 goals-against average in 183 minutes to help Holy Cross go 2-1 last week, including wins against Bryant (2-1) and Georgetown (2-1).
Megan Schienbein, Holy Cross, Sr., Back, North Vancouver, British Columbia/Ecole Windsor Secondary
*Schienbein posted one goal and two assists to help Holy Cross go 2-1 last week. She recorded one goal and one assist in a 3-2 loss against Boston University. She assisted on the game-tying goal in a 2-1 win vs. Georgetown on Sunday.
Maguire Sturgis, Holy Cross, Jr., Midfielder, Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Regional
*Sturgis scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in Holy Cross’ 2-1 victory over Georgetown on Sunday. She played 183 minutes in the Crusaders’ three games last week, helping the team go 2-1, including a 2-1 win vs. Bryant on Tuesday.
Josephine van Wijk, Lafayette, Sr., Midfielder, The Hague, The Netherlands/Gymnasium Sorghvliet
*Van Wijk had one goal and one assist in the Leopards’ 5-0 victory over Dartmouth on Sunday. She helped the Leopards hold Bucknell to 10 shots, including five shots on goal, in their 2-1 overtime win on Friday.
Kiley Gallagher, Lafayette, So., Midfielder/Forward, Haverford, Pa./Episcopal Academy
*Gallagher scored the overtime, game-winning goal in Lafayette’s 2-1 victory over Bucknell on Friday to improve to 2-0 in League play.
Offensive Player of the Week
9.1 – Morgan Willis, Colgate, Jr., F
9.8 – Lea Good, Lafayette, Jr., F
9.15 – Caroline O’Brien, Boston University, Sr., F
9.22 – Jordan Reicher, American, Jr., F
9.29 – Caroline O’Brien, Boston University, Sr., F
Midfielder of the Week
9.1 – Agustina Roffo, American, Gr., M
9.8 – Saskia Williams, Holy Cross, Jr., M
9.15 – Kiki Mes, Lehigh, Sr., M
9.22 – Agustina Roffo, American, Gr., M
9.29 – Nicole Lauro, Boston University, Sr., M
Defensive Player of the Week
9.1 – Sarah Steinman, American, Jr., D
9.8 – Kira Leclercq, Bucknell, Sr., D
9.15 - Kira Leclercq, Bucknell, Sr., D
9.22 – Lena Thedrian, Lafayette, Jr., D
9.29 - Lena Thedrian, Lafayette, Jr., D
Goalkeeper of the Week
9.1 – Raffi Fragomeni, Lafayette, Sr., GK
9.8 – Claire van Kempen, Colgate, Sr., GK
9.15 – Sophie Ortyl, Boston University, Jr., GK
9.22 – Raffi Fragomeni, Lafayette, Sr., GK
9.29 - Raffi Fragomeni, Lafayette, Sr., GK
Rookie of the Week
9.1 – Ninthe Botman, American, Fr., F
9.8 – Rachel Turer, Boston University, Fr., D
9.15 – Delfi Coulo, Boston University, Fr., F
9.22 – Lauren Kurek, Lafayette, Fr., F
9.29 – Ninthe Botman, American, Fr., F
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