Barlow, Bennett, & van Egmond earn Final MAAC Field Hockey Weekly Award
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Dayna Barlow, Quinnipiac
So., MF, 5-2, Port Elizabeth, South Africa / Collegiate High School
Dayna Barlow scored twice in Quinnipiac’s thrilling 5-4 overtime victory against Fairfield on Sunday, Nov. 1, including the Bobcats’ first goal in regulation and the game-winner in overtime. After Fairfield jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the game’s first eight minutes, Barlow put Quinnipiac on the board midway through the period. She then scored her second overtime game-winner in her last three games after taking a pass from Megan Osanitsch at midfield, going the length of the field and then potting her fifth goal of the year to give the Bobcats the win, and a share of the 2015 MAAC Regular-Season Championship.
Defensive Player of the Week
Caitlin Bennett, Fairfield
Jr., GK, 5-7, Fairfield, CT / Lauralton Hall
The junior goalkeeper posted her first shutout of the season on Friday night against Sacred Heart. Bennett faced 15 shots on the night and made nine saves for the Stags. She kept a clean sheet in her 70 minutes of work and allowed Fairfield to win the game 1-0. The goalkeeper has recorded 81 saves this season and posts a 2.90 goals against average.
Rookie of the Week
Christine van Egmond, Rider
Fr., M, 5-7, Heemstede, Netherlands / Gymnasium Celeanum (Zwolle)
Christine van Egmond played all 140 minutes in Rider’s 2-0 week. van Egmond assisted on the game-winning goal in Rider’s 1-0 win at Bryant on October 30 that kept the Bronc playoff hopes alive as Rider clinched its 16th straight playoff berth with a 1-0 win at Siena on November 1. Against the Saints, van Egmond also played all 70 minutes.