2005-06 NAC Players of the Week - October 3, 2005

Field Hockey

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Carrie Black, Castleton State (Jr. F - Warrensburg, NY)
Black led the Spartans to a 2-0 week with conference wins over Lasell College and Wheelock College. The junior forward netted the game winning goal in both contests, scoring twice in a 3-1 defeat of Lasell and once in a 3-0 victory over Wheelock.

Caitlin Gelber, WNEC (Fr. F - Centereach, NY)
Gelber scored two goals and added two assists in three shutout victories for WNEC. The freshman had a goal and assist in a 2-0 non-league win at Smith, an assist in a conference win at Wheelock, and a goal in a 2-0 win at Lasell.

Men's Soccer

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Alan Alexander, Maine Maritime (So. F - Cumberland Ctr, ME)
Alexander, a sophomore forward, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Maine-Machias and had two assists in a 5-2 Mariner road win against Unity College.

Andrew Lane, Johnson State (Fr. GK - Charlotte, VT)
Lane notched his fourth shutout of the season against Colby-Sawyer in a 0-0 tie and also helped Johnson State to a 2-1 overtime victory against Lyndon State. He played 210 minutes in two games, allowed one goal, and made nine saves in the two games, including a couple dazzling stops to preserve the tie against Colby-Sawyer.

Women's Soccer

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Karen Demers, Thomas (So. F - Sanford, ME)
Demers scored three goals in Thomas College's 6-3 conference victory over Lesley in the team's only contest this week.

Anna Torvi, Lasell (So. M - North Smithfield, RI)
First year women's soccer player Anna Torvi scored the game-winning goal against Mount Ida College in a 3-2 conference win on Saturday.

Volleyball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Tricia Porter, Husson (Sr. S - North Hampton, NH)
Porter averaged 8.3 assists per game with 14 service aces as Husson went 3-0 on the week. The senior setter led the Eagles to a sweep of two conference opponents with 31 assists and five service aces in three games against Bay Path and 23 assists with five aces in three games against Lesley.

Stephanie Saito, Mount Ida (Fr. S - West Linn, OR)
Freshman Stephanie Saito directed the Mount Ida offense collecting 4.27 assists per game in 11 games played. The setter racked up 17 service aces and 1.64 digs per game, as the Mustangs posted a perfect 4-0 week including three conference victories.

Men's Cross Country

RUNNER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Gabe McConkey, Johnson State (So. - Afton, VA)
McConkey finished 10th overall at the VT X-C Intercollegiate Championships on 10/1 to help JSC to a fifth place finish. McConkey ran the race in a time of 28:15.

Chris Johnson, Lasell (Fr. - Gloucester, MA)
Johnson placed ninth at the Rivier Invitational this weekend with a 7K time of 29:03.

Women's Cross Country

RUNNER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Samantha Posey, Me.-Farmington (Fr. - Portland, ME)
Samantha Posey finished in 16th place overall at the challenging home course of the UMF Beavers. Posey finished in 22:03 over extremely hilly terrain and in second place among the freshman runners at the Invitational.

Allison Robinson, Johnson State (Fr. - Bethlehem, NH)
Robinson finished 15th overall out of 61 runners at the Vermont Cross Country Intercollegiate Championships held at Middlebury College to lead Johnson State to a fifth place team finish.

Women's Tennis

PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Danielle Royce, Johnson State (Sr. - Morrisville, VT)
Royce remained unbeaten in singles play, running her record to 8-0 on the season in defeating opponents from Bay Path College and Green Mountain College. She also won both #2 doubles matches she played in to help JSC to a 2-0 week and their sixth team victory in a row.

Chelsie O'Connell, Johnson State (Fr. - Rumford, ME)
O'Connell won both of her singles matches in convincing fashion (6-0, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-2) in the #2 slot for Johnson State. O'Connell also won both of her #1 doubles matches to help JSC to team victories over Bay Path College and Green Mountain College to give JSC six consecutive team wins.

 

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