2005-06 NAC Players of the Week - September 19, 2005

Field Hockey

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Kristen Chambers, Me.-Farmington (So. M - Gorham, ME)
Chambers scored 2 goals in a 3-1 UMF victory over conference opponent Thomas. Chambers notched the first goal ten minutes into the contest and added an insurance score with six minutes remaining. Chambers controlled play from her midfield position.

Michelle Barden, Husson (Fy. F - St. Albans, ME)
Barden recorded two goals in Husson's 3-1 over Saint Joseph's College, ME including the game winner. The Eagles were 1-1 on the week.

Men's Soccer

CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Shane Coffin, Husson (Sr. F - Topsham, ME)
Leading his squad to two conference wins, Coffin factored in four out of five goals in Husson's 5-3 league win over Elms and added a goal in a 2-1 victory over Becker. The senior had 2 goals and 2 assists against the Blazers.

Justin Fleming, Castleton St. (Jr. D - Derby, VT)
Fleming was a defensive mainstay and an offensive force as Castleton shutout two league opponents. The junior stopper headed in the game winner in the 67th minute versus Thomas and scored once in a 2-0 defeat of Me.-Farmington.

Ryan Hahn, Castleton St. (Fr. F - Benson, VT)
The speedy freshman scored the game winner at Me.-Farmington and caused plenty of match-up problems in the Spartans' two NAC wins.

Women's Soccer

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Amy Yandow, Castleton St. (Sr. F - Vergennes, VT)
Yandow led the Spartans to a 3-0 week scoring five goals. The senior forward scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime win versus Green Mountain College, including a behind-the-back game winner with less than 1 minute left in the second overtime. Yandow followed up that performance with a hat-trick in a 4-2 conference win over Thomas College.

Laurie Melen, Husson (Fr. F - Londonderry, NH)
Melen had a goal and an assist in the Eagles 5-0 league victory over Becker College.

Volleyball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Allison Bianco, Lasell (So. MH - Fishkill, NY)
Bianco led the attack as the Lasers opened up their NAC competition with two victories this weekend. Bianco averaged 4.8 kills per game while posting a .468 hitting percentage. The sophomore also added 12 service aces and three blocks over the weekend.

Stephanie Saito, Mount Ida (Fr. S - W. Linn, OR)
Saito averaged 3.93 assists and 1.14 digs in 14 games for the Mustangs. She posted 15 assists, five digs and two service aces in a 3-0 victory over Simmons College on Tuesday and followed that with a 15 assist performance in Mount Ida's 3-2 win over Babson on Thursday. Saito tallied 12 assists in a 3-0 victory over the University of Maine Farmington and 13 assists in the Mustangs 3-0 win over Thomas on Saturday. Mount Ida was a perfect 4-0 last week.

Men's Cross Country

RUNNER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Chris Johnson, Lasell (Fr. -Gloucester, MA)
Johnson ran his best time of the year at the Mass.-Dartmouth Invitational this weekend, with a time of 29:08.

Chris Gatchell, Castleton St. (Fr.-Waterford, ME)
Gatchell finished 46th out of 200 runners at the NYU invitational on September 17th with a time of 29:40 Van Cortlandt Park in New York City.

Women's Cross Country

RUNNER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Andra Spearrin, Me.-Farmington (Jr. - Skowhegan, ME)
Andra Spearrin finished an impressive 60th out of 262 runners overall in the Mass.-Dartmouth Invitational Meet on September 17th. Spearrin, a junior from the University of Maine at Farmington completed the muddy course in a time of 20:09, a personal best by 36 seconds, averaging 6:39 per mile.

Samantha Posey, Me.-Farmington (Fr. - Portland, ME)
Samantha Posey, a freshman for the University of Maine Farmington, turned in an impressive performance in her second collegiate meet with a time of 21:04, improving her time from last weekend by 42 seconds, running a fast 6:47 per mile.

Women's Tennis

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Patty Quick, Johnson St. (Sr. - Norfolk, MA)
Quick, playing as JSC's #1, beat her Castleton opponent in singles play 6-0, 6-4 and then teamed up with freshman Chelsea O'Connell to win the #1 doubles match 8-6 to help Johnson State defeat Castleton State 5-4.

Marissa Spooner, Becker (Fr. - Westport, MA)
Marissa went 2-0 in singles matches last week. She had the only win (6-1,6-3) in a 8-1 loss to Emmanuel and led Becker to a 7-2 win over Bay Path with wins in both singles (6-1, 6-2) and doubles (8-4 with Julie Arroyo).

 

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