Every Monday during the season, one NESCAC Player of the Week will be selected based on information submitted by the athletic communications offices at member institutions.
 
NESCAC Field Hockey Player of the Week
Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg - Bates - Sr. - Forward - Winchester, Mass.
Moloney-Kolenberg played a key role in the Bates’ come-from-behind win over Bowdoin last Tuesday. The senior scored the equalizer off a penalty corner in the 60th minute to force overtime and added the game-winner in the extra session. Moloney-Kolenberg converted a transition pass from sophomore Elsa Copeland (Toronto, Ontario) to secure a 4-3 victory for the Bobcats. Bates erased a 3-0 and a 3-1 deficit with under four minutes remaining. It is believed to be the biggest come-from-behind win in program history. On Saturday, Moloney-Kolenberg dished out the assist on the equalizer from senior captain Lucy Norris as Bates rallied to defeat Amherst, 2-1, for the Bobcats’ first win at Amherst since 2006. Moloney-Kolenberg is tied for the team-lead in goals (4) and holds the team-lead in assists (4) as the Bobcats are off to an 8-0 start, their best start to a season since 1973. 
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Genevieve Caruso (Greenwich, Conn.) scored twice in a 1-2 week for the Mammoths, who defeated Colby, 2-0, on Sunday. Caruso scored the lone Amherst goal in the third quarter, tying the game 1-1 in an eventual 2-1 penalty shootout loss to MIT. In the win over Colby, Caruso struck again in the third quarter, doubling the Mammoths lead to 2-0. The two goals were the junior’s first of the season.

Bowdoin - Junior Clara Noyes (Lexington, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Polar Bears, who played three overtime games last week, claimed a 1-0 win at Williams on Sunday.

Colby - Opal O'Rourke (Colorado Springs, Colo.) tallied a season-high 13 saves in Sunday's matchup with No. 9 Amherst.  The sophomore turned away 13 of the 15 shots she faced, battling to keep the Mules close. 

Conn. College – Katie Dolan (Westminster, Mass.) netted her second goal of the season in a 2-1 setback against top-ranked Middlebury last week. She converted a penalty stroke with 9:38 remaining in the game to give the Camels a chance late. 

Hamilton – Senior Becky Felker (Bethesda, Md.) finished with seven points in a 2-0 week for the Continentals. In a 4-1 win against William Smith, Felker recorded the program’s first three-goal performance since Oct. 6, 2021. The senior added the assist on Hamilton's game-tying third goal with four seconds left in the fourth quarter against Bowdoin. The Continentals went on to defeat the Polar Bears in double overtime, 4-3.

Middlebury - Emma McCann (Needham, Mass.) paced the Middlebury offense with four goals and nine points. The Panthers began their three-game slate with a 6-0 win over Skidmore, where McCann netted a career-high two markers. The sophomore contributed another goal and assisted on the game-winner as Middlebury notched its 23rd straight triumph over Conn. College, 2-1. McCann wrapped up the week by scoring a goal against Endicott.

Tufts - In two wins for Tufts last week, Eleanor Helm (Loudonville, N.Y.) scored two goals with three assists for a seven-point week. The rookie had a goal with two assists in a 4-1 victory over Wesleyan on Saturday. The goal gave Tufts a 1-0 lead, while she helped increase Tufts' advantage to 3-1 and 4-1 with the assists. In a non-conference game against Rochester on Sunday, Helm added a goal and an assist. After setting up the goal that broke a 1-1 tie to give the Jumbos a 2-1 lead, the forward scored to put Tufts ahead 3-1 in an eventual 4-3 victory.
 
Williams – Senior Pilar Torres (Madison, N.J.) team scored twice in the second quarter, including the game-winning tally, in the No. 5-ranked Ephs’ 4-0 victory over Colby on Saturday.