2009 Field Hockey Players of the Week
| November
9, 2009 | |
| Jess
Perkins, Tufts (Junior, D/M - Barrington, R.I.) Perkins helped the Jumbos capture the 2009 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship - their first conference crown - with two goals during Sunday’s 3-2 win at Trinity. Perkins’ goals both came on penalty corner opportunities during the first half, as her first tally occurred just 1:17 into the contest. She also had an assist during Saturday’s 3-0 semifinal victory against Williams along with a team-high seven shots. |
| November
2, 2009 | |
| Tamara
Brown, Tufts (Junior, Forward - Annandale, Va.) Brown scored three of the Jumbos’ four goals during a 2-0 week, which included victories over two-time defending NESCAC and NCAA champion Bowdoin and Wesleyan in the first round of the 2009 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship. Both of Brown’s tallies served as the game-winner, and she collected two goals in Tufts’ 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Brown leads the conference in goals (19), assists (9), and points (47) through 15 games this season. |
| October
26, 2009 | |
| Chase
Delano, Middlebury (Junior, Forward - Greenwich, Conn.) Delano tallied five goals in helping the Panthers to a 2-0 week on the road. At St. Lawrence on Wednesday, Delano scored the game-winning goal in a 6-5 victory. She then netted four goals on Saturday as Middlebury earned a 7-1 win at Bates. Delano now has six goals and six assists for 14 points through 12 games. |
| Gina
Dinallo, Trinity (Sophomore, Goalkeeper - W. Hartford, Conn.) Dinallo backboned the Bantams to two victories last week along with the top seed in the 2009 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship. She recorded eight saves in a 3-0 win at Springfield on Wednesday, then stopped 13 shots in a 2-1 victory over Bowdoin on Saturday, as Trinity was outshot by a 21-3 margin. |
| October
19, 2009 | |
| Christy
Bradley, Trinity (Junior, Forward - Wellesley, Mass.) Bradley had both of the Bantams goals during a 2-1 overtime win at Tufts in a battle between undefeated teams on Saturday afternoon. Bradley’s first goal tied the contest at one-all in the 44th minute before her second tally gave Trinity the win eight minutes into overtime. She currently ranks third in the conference in overall points with 25 and goals with 11. |
| October
12, 2009 | |
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| Gina
Dinallo, Trinity (Sophomore, Goalkeeper - West Hartford, Conn.) Dinallo stood tall in net for the Bantams during a 2-0 week, making 20 saves while allowing only one goal. At Williams on Wednesday evening, Dinallo made 13 stops to help her team post a 2-1 victory, the first loss for the Ephs in conference play this season. She made another seven saves on Saturday at home against Connecticut College in a 3-0 victory, her fourth shutout of the season. Dinallo has played every minute of every game in net so far this year for Trinity, as she sports an .890 save percentage and a 0.88 goals against average. |
| October
5, 2009 | |
| Shavonne
Lord, Bowdoin (Senior, Forward - Shrewsbury, Mass.) Lord netted four goals and an assist in a 3-0 week for the Polar Bears. She started off with a goal and an assist in a 6-0 victory against Husson on Tuesday, then buried the game’s only goal in a critical 1-0 victory at Connecticut College on Saturday. Lord ended the week with two more goals in Sunday’s 6-0 win at Wheaton. Three of Lord’s team-leading six goals have served as the game-winner for Bowdoin this season. |
| Lauren
Greer, Middlebury (First Year, Forward - North Hampton, N.H.) Greer contributed five goals and an assist to lead the Panthers to a 3-0 week at home. On Wednesday against Skidmore, Greer factored into all three Middlebury goals with two tallies and an assist in a 3-1 win. She added two more goals on Saturday in a 7-0 decision over Colby, then collected her fifth goal of the week in a 5-3 win over Wesleyan on Sunday. The rookie now leads the Panthers in scoring with six goals in seven games this season. |
| September
28, 2009 | |
| Abby
Hine, Connecticut College (Junior, Forward - Madison, Conn.) Hine accounted for both of the Camels’ game-winning goals in a 2-0 week along with contributing two assists. On Tuesday afternoon, Hine had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 victory against Eastern Conn. St. She repeated the performance on Saturday against Amherst, as her goal with 2:48 remaining in the contest broke a 1-1 tie. The goal moved Hine into a tie for eighth place in points all-time at Connecticut College with 57. |
| September
21, 2009 | |
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| Christy
Bradley, Trinity (Junior, Forward - Wellesley, Mass.) Bradley played a part in half of the Bantams’ goals last week, scoring five of her own while assisting on another as Trinity went 3-0. Bradley started the week with a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win at Westfield St. on Tuesdday, then posted a hat trick in a carbon-copy 5-1 victory at Wellesley on Thursday. She closed out the week with one of the Bantams’ two tallies during a 2-0 victory against Middlebury, a win that snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Panthers. |
| September
14, 2009 | |
| Kelly
Nault, Williams (First Year, Forward - Longmeadow, Mass.) In her first collegiate contest, Nault provided all of the Ephs’ offense by scoring three goals to help Williams open the NESCAC slate with a 3-0 victory over Wesleyan on Saturday. Nault tallied all three goals within a 10-minute span in the first half, netting her first goal 21:24 into the contest. |
