2006 Field Hockey Players of the Week

November 6, 2006
Val Young, Bowdoin
(Junior, Defender - Concord, N.H.)
Young anchored a Polar Bear defense that allowed no goals and only two shots on net en route to the 2006 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship last weekend. She also had the assist on the decisive goal in Sunday’s championship match against Middlebury.

Lindsay McNamara, Bowdoin
(Sophomore., Forward - Milton, Mass.)
McNamara provided all the offense for the Polar Bears during their quest for a second- straight NESCAC Field Hockey crown, scoring both game-winners in a pair of 1-0 victories over the weekend. She currently leads the NESCAC in goals scored with 15..

October 30, 2006
Michelle Kelly, Tufts
(First Year, Forward - Downingtown, Pa.)
Kelly provided half of the offense for the Jumbos last week, scoring five of Tufts’ 10 goals including all three game-winners in a 3-0 week. Kelly started the week with a hat trick on Wednesday in a victory over Endicott, followed with the first goal of a 2-0 win against Connecticut College on Saturday. She wrapped up the week on Sunday in the first round of the NESCAC tournament, scoring with four minutes remaining to lift the Jumbos past Trinity 2-1.

October 23, 2006
Marilyn Duffy-Cabana, Tufts
(Senior, Goalkeeper - Amesbury, Mass.)
Duffy-Cabana was the backbone behind two huge NESCAC wins by Tufts last week that put the Jumbos in a strong position heading into the NESCAC Championship beginning on Sunday. During a mid-week victory over Wesleyan, Duffy- Cabana made five saves while allowing only one goal. On Saturday against Williams, she stopped six shots for her fourth shutout of the season.

October 16, 2006
Meghan McGillen, Middlebury
(Senior, Goalkeeper - East Harwich, Mass.)
McGillen was the backbone for the Panthers during two wins last week over nationally-ranked opponents. On Saturday at NESCAC foe Williams, McGillen made 11 saves to post her fifth shutout of the season during a 2-0 win over the previously-unbeaten Ephs. She followed up the feat with seven more saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Ursinus.

October 9, 2006
Meighan McGowan, Williams
(Sophomore, Forward - Greenwich, Conn.)
McGowan was instrumental in the Ephs’ 2-0 NESCAC weekend, collecting two goals and three assists as Williams remained unbeaten on the season at 10-0. She started the weekend on Saturday with a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win at Bates, followed by scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to go along with an assist for a 4-3 victory at Colby on Sunday. McGowan leads the NESCAC in points this season with 27 (8-11-27), averaging a league-best 2.70 points per game.

October 2, 2006
Burgess LePage, Bowdoin
(Senior, Forward - Cumberland, Maine)
LePage led her squad to a pair of NESCAC victories over the weekend, tallying a total of three goals against Amherst and Middlebury. LePage rallied the Polar Bears from a two-goal deficit against the Jeffs on Saturday, scoring Bowdoin’s first goal and the overtime game-winner for a 3-2 win. On Sunday, LePage got things going for her team with the Polar Bears’ first goal during a 3-2 win over the Panthers. She is currently tied for the team lead with six goals this season.

September 25, 2006
Marisa Shutte, Trinity
(Junior, Forward - Allentown, Pa.)
Shutte provided the bulk of the Bantam offensive attack last week, scoring five of Trinity’s eight goals over two victories, netting both game-winners in the process. On Tuesday against Westfield St., Shutte scored the lone goal of the first half before adding two more in the second to complete a hat trick en route to a 5-0 victory. She followed up the feat with both of Trinity’s goals during a 2-1 overtime victory over NESCAC foe Colby on Saturday.

September 18, 2006
Adrienne Shea, Wesleyan
(Junior, Forward - Andover, Mass.)
Shea scored four goals last week, including two game-winners, during the Cardinals’ 2-0 week. On Thursday against Babson, Shea netted a hat trick in Wesleyan’s 4-1 win. She followed the feat by scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over NESCAC rival Trinity on Saturday afternoon.

Meighan McGowan, Williams
(Sophomore, Forward - Greenwich, Conn.)
McGowan continued her quick start to the season with four goals and three assists in a 2-0 week for the Ephs. McGowan opened the week with three goals and two assists on Tuesday against Union during a 7-0 victory be-fore netting a goal and an assist on Saturday during a 3-0 victory over Connecticut College. She currently leads the team with six goals and three assists.

September 11, 2006
Marlee Kutcher, Tufts
(Sophomore, Defender - Chevy Chase, Md.)
Kutcher scored two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist to lead Tufts to a 4-1 season-opening victory over Colby. Kutcher tallied both goals off penalty corners, tying the game at one early in the first half before putting the Jumbos ahead for good midway through the second. The two goals were the first of her collegiate career, after appearing in only nine games as a rookie last season.