2005-06 NAC Players of the Week - September 26, 2005

Field Hockey

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Kristy Veazie, Me.-Farmington (Sr. F ? Dexter, ME)
Veazie helped carry UMF to a 3-0 record for the week with six goals and three assists. The senior had one goal and one assist in our 3-2 conference win over Lasell and netted three goals with an assist in a victory over Wheelock. She also scored twice and assisted on another in a 4-2 win over Southern Maine.

Caitlin Gelber, WNEC (Fr. F - Centereach, NY)
Gelber had a goal and two assists in a 2-1 week for the Golden Bears. She had the winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Castleton State and an assist in a 3-0 win over Becker as WNEC opened conference play with a pair of shutout victories. Gelber also contributed the assist in a 2-1 loss at Mount Holyoke.

Men's Soccer

PLAYER OF THE WEEK Co-ROOKIES OF THE WEEK

Nathan Williams, Castleton State (Sr. M -  East Schodack, NY)
Williams led the Spartans to two victories against previously unbeaten conference teams from Husson and Maine Maritime. Against Husson, Williams scored the game winner and assisted on two other scores from his center midfield position. In the 2-0 win over Maine Maritime, Williams provided the assist on the game winner.

Andrew Lane, Johnson State (Fr. GK - Charlotte, VT)
Andrew shutout conference unbeaten Maine Maritime Academy for 110 minutes to help JSC to a 0-0 tie on Saturday. Lane came back on Sunday and allowed only one goal to Husson College to lead JSC to a 1-1 tie.

Svetlin Ignatov, Mount Ida (Fr. F - Taunton, Mass.)
Freshman Svetlin Ignatov sparked a perfect 3-0 week for Mount Ida, totaling six points on three goals. He netted a pair of markers in a 3-2 overtime victory versus Elms on Wednesday and added a goal in the Mustangs 3-2 overtime win at the University of Maine Farmington on Sunday.

Women's Soccer

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Amy Asselin, Maine Maritime (Sr. F - Auburn, ME)
Senior captain Amy Asselin scored four goals and added one assist as she led the Lady Mariners to a 3-0-0 week including a home conference victory against Thomas, and league road wins at both Johnson State and Castleton State. Asselin notched two tallies with an assist in a 5-2 win against Thomas. The senior forward scored the games only goal in a 1-0 defeat of Johnson State and found the net in a 3-2 win at Castleton State.

Toby Martin, Thomas (Fy. F - Wayne, ME)
First year Toby Martin helped lead Thomas to a 2-1 week with three goals and one assist. Martin scored a goal and added an assist in 4-3 league win over Mount Ida on Saturday. She return on Sunday to score the game-winning goal in 3-2 come-from-behind conference victory against Lasell. Martin also added a tally in a 5-2 loss to Maine Maritime.

Volleyball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Katelyn Rasich, Lasell (So. S - Hellertown, PA)
Rasich led Lasell posting 80 assists, 12 aces and 16 digs last week as the Lasers went 3-0 last week.

Stephanie Saito, Mount Ida (Fr. S - West. Linn, OR)
Freshman Stephanie Saito helped Mount Ida to a 2-1 mark this week, averaging 3.14 kills, 2.14 digs and 1.14 service aces per game in seven games played. She tallied 11 assists in a 3-0 loss versus Rivier on Tuesday and posted seven assists and seven aces in a 3-0 victory at Castleton State on Saturday.

Men's Cross Country

RUNNER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Gabe McConkey, Johnson State (So. - Afton, VA)
McConkey finished second overall at the Blazers Invitational hosted by Elms College to help lead the Johnson State men's cross country team to a team win at the event. McConkey finished the race in a time of 26:46.

Chris Johnson, Lasell (Fr. - Gloucester, MA)
Johnson ran his best time of the year at the Blazer Invitational this weekend, finishing third overall with a 28:08 time and helping his team to a second place finish.

Women's Cross Country

RUNNER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Andra Spearrin, Me.-Farmington (Jr. - Skowhegan, ME)
Andra Spearrin finished third out of 198 runners in the competitive Pop Crowell Invitational at Gordon College on Saturday. Spearrin completed the course in a personal-best time of 19:55.

Allison Robinson, Johnson State (Fr. - Bethlehem, NH)
In only her third collegiate race, Robinson won the Blazers Invitational hosted by Elms College. She finished the race in a time of 21:12.

Women's Tennis

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Jessie Ryan, Castleton State (Sr. - Rutland, VT)
Ryan led the Spartans to a 2-0 week by winning both of her singles matches and both of her doubles matches versus Green Mountain College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The senior lost only 2 games in singles competition defeating her Green Mountain opponent 6-1, 6-1 at the #2 slot and winning 6-0, 6-0 against MCLA playing #3.

Catherine Falkowski, Bay Path (Fr. - E. Longmeadow, MA)
Falkowski had a strong week while playing in the # 2 singles and # 2 doubles. She compiled a 3-1 week while leading Bay Path to a 1-1 week with a win over MCLA and a loss to St. Joseph's (CT). The freshman rallied to defeat her MCLA opponent 4-6,7-6, 7-6.

 

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