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GNAC Field Hockey Report: Week 9

(FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 22-28)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Libby Pomerleau, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Junior, F - Limerick, Maine)

Pomerleau scored two goals with two assists for six total points in a 2-0 week for the Monks. The junior standout netted a goal and was credited with two assists in a 5-1 victory over Lasell College to help the Monks clinch the top seed in the GNAC Tournament on Wednesday. 

 

 

GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK

Abby Ladd, Colby-Sawyer (So, GK - Colchester, Vt.)

Ladd picked up a pair of wins last week and allowed just one goal in 140 minutes of action. Ladd earned the shutout with four saves in the team's 1-0 regular season finale victory over Simmons to lock up the #3 seed in the GNAC Tournament. Ladd then posted a pair of saves in the team's 4-1 GNAC First Round win over Anna Maria. She became the program's all-time leader in career wins with 22. 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Emma Rutledge, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Freshman, F - Alfred, Maine)

Rutledge netted a goal with two assists in a 2-0 week for the Monks.


WEEK 9 HONOR ROLL
Lucy McNamara, Simmons (Sophomore, GK - Brewster, Mass.) - The keeper allowed just one goal in two matches to record a 0.50 goals against average in 140 minutes of play to go with seven saves for a .875 save percentage. The sophomore stopped four of five shots in a 1-0 loss at Colby-Sawyer College on October 24 and closed out the week by denying all three shots she faced vs. JWU in the GNAC Tournament First Round to record her fifth career shutout and second in the playoffs.


GNAC FIELD HOCKEY WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2018-19)

WEEK PLAYER GOALKEEPER ROOKIE
1 Libby Pomerleau, SJC Megan Baker, SJC  Makena Leazer, LAS
2 Alexandra Belaire, SJC Hope Winkin, REG  Emily Plummer, SIM
3 Alexandra Belaire, SJC (2) Megan Baker, SJC (2) Emma Rutledge, SJC
4 Sam Taylor, LAS Sofia Rodriguez, LAS Maegan Sheehy, RIV
5 Sam Taylor, LAS (2) Lucy McNamara, SIM Sofia Rodriguez, LAS
6 Cailin Flannery, LAS Lucy McNamara, SIM (2) Sofia Rodriguez, LAS (2)
7 Sam Taylor, LAS (3) Abby Ladd, CSC Maegan Sheehy, RIV (2)
8 Sam Taylor, LAS (4) Megan Baker, SJC (2) Maegan Sheehy, RIV (3) 
9 Libby Pomerleau, SJC (2) Abby Ladd, CSC (2) Emma Rutledge, SJC (2)

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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