FIELD HOCKEY MERICA EAS TM PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY STANDINGS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK LAST WEEK'S RESULTS LATEST POLL RESULTS

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1 MERICA EAS TM FIELD HOCKEY 215 First Street, Suite 140 Cambridge, MA Phone: Fax: WEEKLY RELEASE #7: 13, 2008 Contact: Leslie Hanna 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY STANDINGS America East Overall W L Pct. GF GA W L Pct. GF GA Boston U Vermont Albany New Hampshire Fairfield Maine Tuesday, 7 at Albany 5, Siena 0 LAST WEEK'S RESULTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nikki Lloyd, Boston U., Jr., F/M, Kent, England/Virginia Commonwealth Lloyd provided all the scoring in Boston U.'s 2-0 victory over No. 19 Providence on Sunday, scoring once in each half to help the Terriers earn their second win over a ranked team this season. Lloyd also kick-started the Terriers' comeback victory against Fairfield on Saturday, as the Stags took an early 2-0 lead before Lloyd got Boston U. on the board with a goal in the 45th minute. The Terriers went on to a 3-2 win to move into sole possession of first place in the America East standings. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Whitney Frates, New Hampshire, Fr., F, Woodstock, Vt./Kimball Union Academy Frates extended her point-scoring streak to six games with a goal against Dartmouth and an assist on the game-winning goal at Maine. Her goal against Dartmouth helped the Wildcats erase a two-goal deficit and leveled the scored, 2-2 just 1:46 into the second half. Frates set up UNH's fourth goal of the game on Saturday, which came in the 47th minute and gave the 'Cats a two-goal advantage at Maine. Wednesday, 8 Dartmouth 3, at New Hampshire 2 Saturday, 11 *New Hampshire 4, at Maine 3 *at Vermont 2, Albany 1 *at Boston U. 3, Fairfield 2 Sunday, 12 #16 Rutgers 2, Maine 1 at Vermont 3, Brown 1 #8 Connecticut 2, at Albany 1 (OT) Boston U. 2, at #19 Providence 0 * America East conference game Friday, 17 *Vermont at New Hampshire Saturday, 18 *Albany at Fairfield *Maine at Boston U. THIS WEEK'S ACTION Sunday, 19 Vermont at #19 Providence New Hampshire at #15 Boston College * America East conference game 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. LATEST POLL RESULTS (OCTOBER 7) Institution Points (1st-place votes) 1. University of Maryland (10-1) 911 (20) 2. Syracuse University (12-0) 907 (25) 3. Wake Forest University (10-2) 814 (2) 4. University of North Carolina (9-2) University of Iowa (10-2) Michigan State University (11-1) James Madison University (10-1) University of Connecticut (10-1) Duke University (8-3) University of Virginia (10-3) University of Louisville (7-4) Princeton University (9-1) Penn State University (7-4) University of California, Berkeley (8-2) Boston College (7-4) Rutgers University (10-2) Drexel University (9-3) 146 Tie University of Massachusetts (8-3) Providence College (8-5) American University (5-5) 66 Also Receiving Votes: University of Michigan (59), Ohio State University (50), Villanova University (37), University at Albany (26), Lock Haven University (26), Boston University (24), Old Dominion University (22), Kent State University (12), Virginia Commonwealth University (11), Miami University (OH) (6), Ohio University (6), University of Delaware (4), Hofstra University (3), Lafayette College (3), University of Richmond (3), Temple University (2), Cornell University (1), College of William & Mary (1).

2 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SHOTS 1. Michele Polizois-ALBANY Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS Nicole Savage-ALBANY Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Jocelyn Mitchell-MAINE Marit Westenberg-FAIRFIEL Kelly Newton-MAINE Maegan Luce-VERMONT Carly McCullough-FAIRFIEL SHOTS PER GAME 1. Michele Polizois-ALBANY Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE Kelly Newton-MAINE Jocelyn Mitchell-MAINE Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Maegan Luce-VERMONT Marit Westenberg-FAIRFIEL Nicole Savage-ALBANY Carly McCullough-FAIRFIEL POINTS ## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G 1. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Michele Polizois-ALBANY Kelly Newton-MAINE Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS Maegan Luce-VERMONT Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE Megan Maynard-VERMONT POINTS PER GAME ## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Kelly Newton-MAINE Michelle Simpson-ALBANY Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS Michele Polizois-ALBANY Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE Maegan Luce-VERMONT Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN Megan Maynard-VERMONT GOALS 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Michelle Simpson-ALBANY Michele Polizois-ALBANY Megan Maynard-VERMONT Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN Kelly Newton-MAINE Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE Nicole Savage-ALBANY GOALS PER GAME 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN Michelle Simpson-ALBANY Kelly Newton-MAINE Megan Maynard-VERMONT Michele Polizois-ALBANY Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE ASSISTS 1. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY Jess Lindsey-ALBANY Kelly Newton-MAINE Maegan Luce-VERMONT Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS Amy Hosking-FAIRFIEL Michele Polizois-ALBANY Jen Angers-VERMONT Leah Boody-NEWHAMPS Kendall Deck-NEWHAMPS Kate Collins Smyth-NEWHAMPS ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Kelly Newton-MAINE Michelle Simpson-ALBANY Jess Lindsey-ALBANY Maegan Luce-VERMONT Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS Amy Hosking-FAIRFIEL Michele Polizois-ALBANY Jen Angers-VERMONT Kate Collins Smyth-NEWHAMPS Leah Boody-NEWHAMPS Kendall Deck-NEWHAMPS GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS Michele Polizois-ALBANY Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN Mackenzie Williams-VERMONT Giovanna Monaco-BOSTONUN Emily Janis-FAIRFIEL Michelle Simpson-ALBANY SAVES 1. Jenna Lehman-NEWHAMPS Ashley Ross-ALBANY Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN Brittany Fleck-MAINE Kristen Heavens-VERMONT Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL Brooke Crane-VERMONT Megan Ambrose-FAIRFIEL Katherine Nagengast-NEWHAMPS Elizabeth Anderson-MAINE SAVES PER GAME 1. Jenna Lehman-NEWHAMPS Ashley Ross-ALBANY Kristen Heavens-VERMONT Brittany Fleck-MAINE Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN SHUTOUTS ## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G 1. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN Ashley Ross-ALBANY Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL Brittany Fleck-MAINE Megan Ambrose-FAIRFIEL SHUTOUTS PER GAME ## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G 1. Megan Ambrose-FAIRFIEL Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN Ashley Ross-ALBANY Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL Brittany Fleck-MAINE GOALS AGAINST AVG ## Player-Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN : Ashley Ross-ALBANY : Kristen Heavens-VERMONT : Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL : Brittany Fleck-MAINE : Jenna Lehman-NEWHAMPS :

3 2008 America East Field Hockey Championship 7-9, 2008 hosted by the No. 1 Seed 2008 NCAA Field Hockey Championship 15-16, 2008 Louisville, Kentucky Trager Stadium 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY TEAM STATISTICS SHOTS 1. Albany Maine Fairfield New Hampshire Boston University Vermont POINTS 1. New Hampshire Albany Maine Fairfield Vermont Boston University GOALS 1. New Hampshire Albany Maine Vermont Boston University Fairfield GOALS PER GAME 1. New Hampshire Maine Albany Vermont Boston University Fairfield ASSISTS 1. New Hampshire Albany Fairfield Maine Vermont Boston University ASSISTS PER GAME 1. New Hampshire Maine Albany Fairfield Vermont Boston University GOALS ALLOWED 1. Boston University Albany Vermont Fairfield Maine New Hampshire GOALS AGAINST AVG ## Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Albany : Boston University : Fairfield : Vermont : Maine : New Hampshire : SAVES 1. New Hampshire Albany Vermont Fairfield Boston University Maine SHUTOUTS ## Team GP Shutouts Avg/G 1. Boston University Albany Fairfield Maine New Hampshire Vermont OFFSIDES 1. Boston University Albany Fairfield Maine New Hampshire Vermont PENALTY CORNERS 1. Albany Maine Fairfield New Hampshire Vermont Boston University CURRENT UNBEATEN STREAK Team No. Boston University 2 Vermont 2 New Hampshire AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week: S 2... Sarah Craigue, UNH S 8... Michele Polizois, Albany S Megan Maynard, Vermont S Michele Polizois, Albany S Kim Kastuk, Boston U./... Maegan Luce, Vermont O 6... Molly Byrnes, Fairfield O Nikki Lloyd, Boston U. O O N 3... Rookie of the Week: S 2... Kelly Newton, Maine S 8... Whitney Frates, UNH S 15...Stephanie Gardiner, Maine S Kelly Newton, Maine S Megan Ambrose, Fairfield O 6... Giovanna Monaco, Boston U. O Whitney Frates, UNH O O N 3...

4 ALBANY SCHEDULE Record: 7-9 (1-1 America East) 30 ^vs. Radford W at American L Cornell W Hofstra W at California L 2-3 (ps) 14 at Stanford W 1-0 Michigan W Kent State L 3-4 (2ot) 24 Colgate L at Massachusetts L Princeton L Syracuse L *Maine W Siena W *at Vermont L Connecticut L 1-2 (ot) 18 *at Fairfield 1 p.m. 25 *Boston University 1 p.m. 2 *at New Hampshire 12 p.m. ^ at American (Washington, at Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) BOSTON U. SCHEDULE Record: 7-7 (2-0 America East) 31 Northwestern W ^vs. Temple L 2-3 (ot) 7 ^at Delaware W Michigan State L Northeastern L at Boston College L 2-4 Central Michigan W at Iowa L Old Dominion L !vs. Virginia W 3-2 (ps) 3 *at New Hampshire W at Duke L *Fairfield W at Providence W *Maine 4 p.m. 22 Connecticut 3 p.m. 25 *at Albany 1 p.m. 29 at Harvard 3 p.m. 1 *at Vermont 1 p.m. ^ Delaware Blue Hen Classic (Newark, at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa)! at Boston College (Newton, Mass.) FAIRFIELD SCHEDULE Record: 4-10 (1-1 America East) 29 VCU L 1-2 OT 30 Holy Cross W at Saint Joseph's L at Villanova L at Sacred Heart L at Hofstra L at Quinnipiac L Siena W Columbia L Lock Haven L Cornell W at Brown L *Vermont W *at Boston University L *Albany 1 p.m. 25 *New Hampshire 1 p.m. 26 at Yale 1 p.m. 1 *at Maine 12 p.m. Albany Notebook: Albany (7-9 overall record, 1-1 America East) defeated crosstown-rival Siena, 5-0, on Tuesday before dropping one-goal decisions to Vermont and Connecticut over the weekend The Great Danes fell to conference foe Vermont, 2-1, on the road, and lost to #6 Connecticut, 2-1, in overtime at Alumni Turf Field Senior midfielder Michelle Simpson (Middlesbrough, England/University of Teesside) recorded four goals in three games last week She scored two goals in the win over Siena, and tallied the team s lone goals against Vermont and Connecticut Junior forward Nicole Savage (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./ James M. Coughlin) added two goals against Siena, bringing her total to six on the season Sophomore forward Alysia Hough (Lehighton, Pa./Lehighton) added the final score against the Saints, while Michele Polizois (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) and Jess Lindsay (Norristown, Pa./Methacton) had assists Senior goalkeeper Ashley Ross (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) made ten saves on the week for a.714 save percentage The Great Danes will return to America East Conference action on Saturday, on the road at Fairfield. Boston U. Notebook: Boston University (7-7, 2-0 America East) posted a two-win weekend to even its record and move into sole possession of first place in the America East standings... On Sunday, the Terriers posted a 2-0 victory at No. 19 Providence, one day after earning a 3-2 come-from-behind conference victory at home against Fairfield... After allowing two early goals against the Stags, Boston U. reeled off three unanswered goals, capped by a tally from junior Haley Robinson (Houston, Texas/The Kinkaid School) on a corner after regulation time expired... Robinson became the 11th different Terrier to record a goal this season... Junior Nikki Lloyd (Kent, England/ Virginia Commonwealth) scored both goals against the Friars and scored the Terriers' first goal against Fairfield... Junior Gabby Hajjar (Ottawa Hills, Ohio/Ottawa Hills) registered a goal and added the game-winning assist versus the Stags... Sophomore goalkeeper Kim Kastuk (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley) stopped all six shots she faced against Providence to earn her fourth shutout of the season... Senior Sheena Berry (Edinburgh, Scotland/Univ. of Edinburgh) earned an assist on Lloyd's goal in the Fairfield game... The win over Providence was the Terriers' second over a ranked team this season... Boston U. will host Maine on Saturday (Oct. 18) at 4 p.m. as part of its 2008 Alumnae Weekend. Fairfield Notebook: Fairfield University (4-10, 1-1 America East) fell short in its attempt to remain umbeaten in America East play by dropping a 3-2 decision at Boston University. The Stags scored twice in the opening seven minutes of the game but the Terriers came back with three unanswered goals, including the winning score with no time left on the clock Fairfield recorded just two shots in the first half but scored on both attempts. Fairfield was outshot by Boston University by a 24-6 count in the game, Fairfield has been outshot in four of its last five games, but won two of those four contests (Cornell and Vermont) Marit Westenberg played a role in both goals by scoring the first goal and assisting on the second. The freshman is currently tied for the team lead in scoring with 13 points (five goals, three assists), the same numbers shared by senior Emily Janis Fairfield plays three of its final four games at home this year, where Fairfield owns a 4-3 record. The Stags host Albany, New Hampshire, and Yale before finishing up the regular season on the road against Maine. Fairfield s lone game this week takes place at home against Albany on 18.

5 MAINE SCHEDULE Record: 3-9 (0-2 America East) Sacred Heart W at Connecticut L Brown L ^vs. Monmouth W ^vs. Ohio State L Bryant W Quinnipiac L at Providence L *at Albany L at Colgate L *New Hampshire L !vs. Rutgers L *at Boston University 4 p.m. 26 *at Vermont 1 p.m. 1 *Fairfield 12 p.m. 2 at Holy Cross 1 at Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) ^ Sheraton Catamount Classic (Burlington, Vt.)! at Providence (Providence, R.I.) NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHEDULE Record: 6-8 (1-1 America East) 30 at American L ^vs. Radford W Brown W Harvard W Michigan State L at Holy Cross W 4-3 (ot) Louisville L 3-4 (ot) 21 at Syracuse L at Lafayette L 2-3 (ot) 28 at Rutgers L 3-4 (ot) 3 *Boston University L Northeastern W Dartmouth L *at Maine W *Vermont 4 p.m. 19 at Boston College 3 p.m. 25 *at Fairfield 1 p.m. 2 *Albany 12 p.m. ^ at American (Washington, at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.) VERMONT SCHEDULE Record: 7-6 (1-1 America East) 31 at Boston College L at Virginia L at Longwood W $Ohio State W $Monmouth W 2-1 (ot) 19 ^vs. Kent State L at Massachusetts L at Dartmouth W 4-3 (ot) William & Mary W at Harvard L *at Fairfield L *Albany W Brown W *at New Hampshire 4 p.m. 19 at Providence 1 p.m. 24 Hofstra 1 p.m. 26 *Maine 1 p.m. 1 *Boston University 1 p.m. $ Sheraton Catamount Classic (Burlington, Vt.) ^ at Albany (Albany, at Boston University (Cambridge, Mass.) Maine Notebook: Maine (3-9, 0-2 America East) fell in couple of one-goal games to New Hampshire, 4-3, and to #16 Rutgers, 3-2 Against New Hampshire on Saturday, freshmen Stephanie Gardiner (Vancouver, British Columbia/Crofton House School) and Kelly Newton (Vancouver, British Columbia/Crofton House School) each notched a goal and an assist Jackie D Amato (Upton, Mass./Nipmuc) notched her second goal of the season Brittany Fleck (Vancouver, British Columbia/Crofton House School) made seven saves Maine outshot New Hampshire by a 28-to-19 margin...in Providence, R.I. on Sunday, Maine fell to #16 Rutgers Courtney Veinotte (Canaan, Maine/ Skowhegan) led the Black Bear attack with a goal and an assist Newton added two assists Ellen Andrews (New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island/University of Prince Edward Island) notched her second goal of the season Fleck made three saves in net Newton leads the team with 19 points on the season while Gardiner is second with 15 Maine has outshot its opponents by a 222-to-172 margin this season Maine returns to action with on Saturday at Boston University at 4 p.m. New Hampshire Notebook: New Hampshire (6-8, 1-1 America East) dropped a one-goal game to intrastate rival Dartmouth (3-2), then recorded a one-goal victory against interstate rival Maine (4-3) Senior forward Sarah Craigue (Concord, N.H./ Concord) recorded her first career three-goal game and a personal-best six points to lift the Wildcats to the road win vs. Maine Freshman midfielder Kate Collins Smyth (Parteen, County Claire, Ireland/Crescent College Comprehensive) recorded her first career multipleassist game with two against the Black Bears Freshman forward Whitney Frates (Woodstock, Vt./Kimball Union Academy) extended her point-scoring streak to six games with a goal vs. Dartmouth and an assist vs. Maine It is the longest point-scoring streak by a Cat since 2003, when then-sophomore Katie White tallied a point in seven straight Leah Boody (Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury) and Kendall Deck (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) were a new battery utilized on penalty corners last week, and they both recorded an assist on a corner in both games Rookie goalkeeper Jenna Lehman (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) made 13 saves her second-highest total of the season at Maine In her first three years as a Cat, Craigue compiled nine goals and five assists for 23 points; in 14 games this season, she has 10 goals and five assists for 25 points UNH s freshman class has accounted for 15 of the team s 36 goals and 16 of 33 assists This week, New Hampshire plays host to Vermont and wraps up its non-conference slate with a trip to Boston College. Vermont Notebook: Vermont (7-6, 1-1 America East) went 2-0 on the week, as it picked up a pair of home victories On Saturday senior Maegan Luce (Hartford, Vt./Hartford) scored both goals as the Catamounts defeated Albany 2-1 at Moulton Winder Field Sophomore Joanna Berger (Rhinebeck, N.Y./Rhinebeck) recorded her first career point with an assist on Luce s second score Junior Kristen Heavens (Harwinton, Conn./Lewis Mills) earned the win in goal with three saves, as she moves into sole possession of second place all-time at Vermont in wins with 23 The last 10 meetings between Vermont and Albany have now each been decided by one goal With her two goals, Luce moves into a tie for fifth place all-time in school history with 29 for her career On Sunday junior Megan Maynard (Waterbury Center, Vt./Harwood) scored twice and Berger earned her first career goal as Vermont topped Brown 3-1 The Cats held an 11-0 shot advantage in the first half and 21-9 for the game UVM is 4-0 at home this year, has won eight straight overall and 15 of its last 16 at Moulton Winder Field Sunday marked the second straight game that Vermont had a player score twice The Catamounts return to action on Friday when they travel for an America East game at New Hampshire (4 p.m.) and then will be at Providence on Sunday (1 p.m.) in their final road game of the regular season.