NESCAC Field Hockey Player of the Week
Kayleigh McDonald – Tufts – Sr. – M – Somerset, Mass.
McDonald scored both goals as Tufts knocked off previously undefeated Middlebury, 2-1, on Saturday. The win by the Jumbos ended Middlebury's 43-game winning streak which was one shy of the NCAA record. McDonald, Tufts' inserter on corners, scored twice on corners. The senior gave the Jumbos a 1-0 lead in the middle of the second quarter and scored the game-winner with 6:41 left in regulation. The goals were the first two of McDonald's career.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Molly Donegan (Wallingford, Conn.) had a goal in each game as the Mammoths went 2-0 last week and outscored their opponents 13-0. The junior notched the game-winning goal in a 6-0 win over Smith and added another tally when the Mammoths blanked conference foe Hamilton, 7-0. Donegan leads Amherst with six goals this season.
 
Bates – Haley Dwight (West Newbury, Mass.) dished out her second assist of the season as the Bobcats edged Connecticut College, 1-0, on Saturday in New London, Conn. Dwight also recorded her team-leading fifth defensive save of the season, preserving the 1-0 lead in the 56th minute of action. The sophomore’s five defensive saves are tied for second-most in the NESCAC.
 
Bowdoin – Sophomore Emily Ferguson (Shrewsbury, Mass.) had two goals in a midweek win over Wellesley, and added a late game-tying goal against Wesleyan on Saturday, forcing overtime in an eventual 3-2 setback.
 
Colby – Lily Harrington (Westport, Conn.) helped the Mules erase two one-goal deficits in a come-from-behind 5-4 victory against Trinity. With Colby falling behind early in the third quarter, the junior tallied her third goal of the season to even the score at 3-3.  Trinity jumped ahead with less than 10 minutes to play, but Harrington struck again to knot the match, 4-4. Colby responded moments later with the game-winner, earning its third conference victory of the season to keep its playoff hopes alive.  

Connecticut College – Bridget McGann (West Hartford, Conn.) netted a pair of goals in NESCAC play last week, leading the Camels to a 1-1 record. McGann scored the final two goals in a 3-2 win over Trinity, giving Conn. College its first win over the Bantams since 2005. The junior moved into sixth place on the Camels’ career goals list with 27.
 
Hamilton – Morgan Clarke (Kent, Conn.) is tied for third in the NESCAC in defensive saves after Clarke picked up the first year's fourth this season in a loss against Amherst.

Tufts – Kayleigh McDonald (Somerset, Mass.) scored both goals as Tufts knocked off previously undefeated Middlebury, 2-1, on Saturday. The win by the Jumbos ended Middlebury's 43-game winning streak which was one shy of the NCAA record. McDonald, Tufts' inserter on corners, scored twice on corners. The senior gave the Jumbos a 1-0 lead in the middle of the second quarter and scored the game-winner with 6:41 left in regulation. The goals were the first two of McDonald's career.

Wesleyan – Senior Helen Deretchin (Circleville, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Wesleyan defeated Bowdoin, 3-2, to record the Cardinals’ first road win over the Polar Bears since 1999. 

Williams – Senior Linda Bibeau (Danvers, Mass.) assisted on a first-quarter goal and scored a fourth-quarter goal in a 3-1 victory at No. 21 Swarthmore on Sunday.