Senior back Stephanie Kott has earned NE-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this season. |
Stonehill Duo Earn NE-10 Weekly Honors
Hourihan named Player of
the Week for second time this season
Kott collects third Defensive Player of the Week award
EASTON, Mass. (October 5, 2009) - Two members of the Stonehill College field hockey team, ranked fifth in the most recent Kookaburra/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II poll, have earned weekly awards from the Northeast-10 Conference it was announced today.
Senior forward Claire Hourihan (East Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North) was named the NE-10's Player of the Week, while classmate Stephanie Kott (Rutland, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) earned the Conference's Defensive Player of the Week award.
Hourihan, who earns Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (third career), scored two goals for four points in the 2-0 week for Stonehill. She netted the game-winning goal in both Skyhawk victories, netting the go-ahead goal 12 minutes into the second half as they erased a one goal deficit on their way to a 3-1 win at American International College on Wednesday. She also scored the deciding goal 13 minutes into the second half of Saturday's 2-1 win at Adelphi University, ranked fifth in the NCAA Division II North Region.
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Hourihan leads Stonehill and ranks second in the NE-10 with 13 goals to go with an assist for 27 points (3rd NE-10). She also leads the Conference with six game-winning goals as well through the Skyhawks first 12 games and ranked third nationally last week in goals per game.
With her goal at Adelphi on Saturday, Hourihan became just the second player in program history to eclipse the 100 point plateau and her 101 career points trail just Caitlin Gleason's record total of 132 points from 2004-07. The goal was the 42nd of Hourihan's career to move into a tie for second all-time with Aly Boulis (2004-07) behind Gleason's record total of 53. Hourihan is the 13th player in NE-10 history to net 100 career points.
Kott earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this season after spearheading a Stonehill defense that limited its two opponents last week to just 5.5 shots per game, including only 2.5 per game on goal, as
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they posted a 1.00 team goals against average. Kott assisted on the game-winning goal and headed a defense which held Adelphi to just five shots, three on goal, in Saturday's 2-1 win. Kott and the defense limited American International to only six shots, two on goal, in Wednesday's 3-1 comeback victory.
Kott has led a Stonehill defense this season which leads the NE-10 with a 1.15 team goals against average with three shutouts (3rd NE-10). The Skyhawks are limiting opposing teams to just 6.8 shots, including 4.25 per game on goal, and 5.0 penalty corners per game this season. Kott also leads the Skyhawks with five assists (4th NE-10) - ranking 18th among NCAA Division II leaders last week.
Stonehill (10-2, 4-0 NE-10), ranked atop the first NCAA Division II North Region rankings released last week, is back in action on Wednesday night when it visits Franklin Pierce University at 6 p.m. The Skyhawks return home on Friday to host Saint Anselm College at 4 p.m.
