Field Hockey Standings
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Daniella Rhodes, Liberty, Jr., F (Durban, South Africa)
BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Daniella Rhodes opened her senior campaign right where she left off a year ago, finding the back of the cage four times to lead the ferocious Liberty attack. In the season opening 9-0 thrashing of Kent State, Rhodes registered five points on two goals and one assist, as Liberty was the only team in the NCAA to surpass seven goals in a game during opening weekend. Two days later, Rhodes carried the Lady Flames to a 2-0 road triumph over Indiana, tallying both goals. With 49 career goals, the reigning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year is just one shy of becoming the fourth Liberty field hockey player to reach 50.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Cam MacGillivary, Old Dominion, Gr., GK (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Serving as a brick wall, Old Dominion goalkeeper Cam MacGillivary made 18 saves, while ranking second in the conference with a 0.783 save percentage through the opening two games. After corralling seven saves in a double-overtime affair at William & Mary, MacGillivary took her game to another level to anchor the Monarchs defense past No. 14 Boston College. The graduate student tied a career-high with 11 saves and held off several Boston College attempts in the final stages of a 3-2 win. Both goals the Eagles scored were off deflections, but in the second half she recorded eight of her 11 saves fending off every Boston College attempt.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Toni Minichello, Villanova, Fr. F (West Pittston, Pa.)
Villanova’s Toni Minichello opened her collegiate career on the score sheet, tallying a goal in the season opener against LIU. Overall, she collected two shots in the pair of outings, helping Villanova open the season 2-0 for the first time since 2012.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
McKenna Sergi, Jr., M, UConn
McKenna Sergi registered two goals for the Huskies, leading UConn past UMass Lowell (2-0) and Monmouth (2-1).
Bethany Dykema, Sr., B, Liberty
Bethany Dykema and the Liberty defense earned two shutout victories over the weekend, blanking Kent State 9-0 and host Indiana 2-0. Dykema and the Liberty defense limited Kent State to five total shots on the afternoon, before keeping the Hoosiers off the scoreboard, as Indiana only attempted two total shots in the game (none on goal).
Molly Frey, Sr., GK, Temple
Molly Frey earned her first two career starts in the cage and recorded four saves and two shutouts. In addition, she led a defense that successfully defended four penalty corners.
Amanda Middleman, Jr., F, Villanova
Tied for the most goals in the BIG EAST through the opening weekend, Amanda Middleman tallied four goals and collected two game-winners against LIU and Fairfield, to lead the Wildcats to a pair of decisive victories.
Sabine De Ruijter, Jr., B, Villanova
Holding the back line for Villanova all weekend long, Sabine de Ruijter collected a defensive save against LIU, as the Wildcats topped LIU (5-1) and Fairfield (3-1). The junior back also made a difference on the offensive side of the pitch, registering two goals and an assist in the pair of outings.