Moe's Player of the Week (May 14)
Name: Andy Drexel
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Pequea, Pa.
Drexel closed out a three-game series with the Maine Black Bears leading the Hawks with a 3-of-4 performance at the plate while knocking in five runs ... the everyday left fielder finished the series with a .364 batting average with four hits in 11 at bats, while driving in six total runs ... he also led the team with a .727 on base percentage with two of his hits going for extra bases, a double and a home run ... the long ball, which came in the series finale, was his tem leading fourth of the season and his 26th career home run at Hartford ... with his first at bat on Sunday against Maine, Drexel took over his third all-time career record at Hartford with more than 710 career at bats ... he already holds the all-time record for doubles (59) and triples (12) ... Click Here for Andy’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (May 7)
Name: Simon Kudernatsch
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Czech Republic
Kudernatch's hot hitting led the Hawks to a 4-2 week with a mid-week win over CCSU and 3-of-4 over the UMBC Retrievers over the weekend ... Kudernatsch finished the week hitting .667 with 14 hits in 21 at bats while driving in a team-best nine runs ... he also scored eight times ... three of his nine hits went for two bases, while he also worked three walks ... Kudernatsch opened the week going 3-of-4 with 3 RBI in a mid-week loss at Dartmouth before going 1-of-3 at CCSU ... Kudernatsch hit two or more hits in all four of the games against UMBC, combined to go 10-of-14 (.714) in the league series ... he also drove in six run against UMBC ... highlighting the weekend for the third baseman was a 3-for-3 performance, while driving in three runs, in the final game of the series ... two of his hits in that game went for doubles ... for the season, Kudernatsch leads the team with a .346 batting average on 55-of-159, while riding a nine game hitting streak ... during that nine game stretch he is hitting .594 on 19-of-32 with 10 RBI ... Click Here for Simon’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 30)
Name: Martin Bowes
Sport: Lacrosse
Year: Senior
Hometown: Quincy, Mass.
Two of senior Martin Bowes' three goals on Senior Night came at pivotal moments as he helped lead the Hawks to their second-straight America East Championship appearance with a 10-9 defeat of Vermont at Alumni Stadium ... With 37 seconds remaining in regulation, Bowes cut Hartford's 9-7 deficit in half with his second goal of the night ... After classmate Aidan Genik tied the game up at the last possible second to force overtime, Bowes shoveled in the game-winning tally with 1:24 remaining in extra time to keep Hartford's 2012 campaign and title defense alive ... A midfielder, Bowes ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 30 points on 18 goals and 12 assists ... Click Here for Martin’s Complete Bio.
Co-Moe's Player of the Week (April 23)
Name: Siera Sheehan
Sport: Softball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Binghamton, N.Y.
Sheehan combined for a 3-1 record in five appearances for the Hawks, and was stellar inside the circle against UMBC, leading her team to their first series sweep since the 2009 season ... the senior combined to throw 31.2 innings, including four complete games, allowing 15 earned runs on 30 hits while issuing 12 walks and striking out 15 batters ... after throwing 4.1 innings in relief in a 10-2 loss at Siena, she went on to throw a complete game in the afternoon's nightcap, a 5-4 setback for the Hawks which ended in walk-off fashion for the Saints on Wednesday afternoon ... Sheehan threw every pitch of the three-game series with the Retrievers, recording 12 strikeouts while walking 10 batters ... In 21.0 innings, she scattered 17 hits while allowing seven runs - all earned - en route to the three-straight wins ... during the series, she combined for a 2.33 ERA while holding the Retrievers to a stingy .215 average at the plate ... Sheehan, who leads the team with a 4.16 ERA and 62 strikeouts, has garnered the victory in seven of the Hawks' eight wins this season ... Click Here for Siera’s Complete Bio.
Co-Moe's Player of the Week (April 23)
Name: Rory Nunamacher
Sport: Men’s Lacrosse
Year: Junior
Hometown: Albany, N.Y.
Nunamacher scored four goals on Saturday as the Hawks shocked Stony Brook, which entered the game with an unblemished record in America East conference play at 3-0, in overtime, 11-10, at La Valle Stadium ... Nunamacher's final goal of the evening was delivered with just one second remaining on the scoreboard in regulation and was the game-tying tally that sent the game into overtime ... earlier in the game, Nunamacher got the offense going for the Hawks, scoring less than three minutes out of the opening face-off to tie the game at 1-1 ... Facing a 5-2 deficit in the second quarter, Nunamacher's second goal trimmed Hartford's deficit to two with 13:45 to go until half ... he then opened the third quarter with an unassisted score at 10:21 to erase the Hawks' one-goal halftime deficit and even the score up at six goals apiece ... Nunamacher is currently sixth on the squad in scoring with 11 goals and six assists ... Click Here for Rory’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 16)
Name: Kevin O’Shea
Sport: Men’s Lacrosse
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Dix Hill, N.Y.
O'Shea netted a hat trick on Saturday evening, leading the Hawks to their first win in league play, an 11-7 triumph against the visiting Binghamton Bearcats ... Hartford, which led 5-0 after the first, allowed Binghamton back into the game with four unanswered goals in the second quarter ... in the third quarter, O'Shea capped a Hawks' 4-0 run with a pair of goals to help his team regain their five point edge at 9-4 ... in the fourth quarter, O'Shea put the game out of reach with 4:48 left when he netted his third goal to make it a 10-6 game ... the rookie is third on the team in goals (17) and ranks fourth in points (27) ... Click Here for Kevin’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 9)
Name: Matt Smith
Sport: Men’s Golf
Year: Senior
Hometown: Thompson, Conn.
Smith, who won the individual title, led the Hawks to a second place finish at the New England Division I Championship at the Newport National Golf Course in Middletown R.I. … Smith was the only golfer on the course to finish even par or better on the first day, striking a perfect par 72 on the first 18 holes ... he bettered that performance with a one-under par 71 in the second round to finish one under for the 36-hole event earning his first medalist honors of the 2011-12 season ... Smith finished the weekend with a combined 143, his lowest 36-hole total of the spring and tied for the third lowest of the year ... through the fall and early spring seasons, Smith has finished in the top-10 or better in six evens, but the New England Championships is his first top-10 or better finish through four spring events ... Click Here for Matt’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (April 2)
Name: Simon Kudernatsch
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Czech Republic
Kuderntasch helped lead the Hawks to a 3-2 record over five games last week, including the Hawks first series victory of the season taking two of three from the NJIT Highlanders ... he finished the week with a .421 batting average, starting all five games ... Kudernatsch finished with a team best eight hits in 19 at bats and tied teammate Brian Estevez with a team high five RBI ... the third baseman also led the team with 12 total bases and a .632 slugging percentage with two of his eight hits going for extra bases, a double and the teams only home run of the week ... he also walked twice and was successful on his only stolen base attempt of the week ... for the season, Kudernatsch is second overall with a .307 batting average with 27 total hits, tied for the second most, and leads the way with 19 RBI ... he has also smacked nine extra base hits, tied for second most on the team ... Click Here for Simon’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (March 26)
Name: Sean Newcomb
Sport: Baseball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Middleboro, Mass.
Newcomb helped lead the Hawks to a four-game split against the Yale Bulldogs throwing the first Division I no hitter in Hartford baseball history en route to a 2-0 victory ... the victory was the first in his collegiate career, while he also pitched his first complete game ... the rookie pitcher faced 25 total batters and recorded 10 strikeouts, a career high and the most by a Hawk pitcher since April 2010 ... Newcomb’s no hitter was the first of its kind among all six America East schools and he is the second league rookie to throw a no hitter in as many seasons ... for the season, Newcomb leads the Hawks starting rotation with a 4.18 ERA, allowing 18 runs, 13 earned, on 19 hits in 28 innings of work ... he also leads the team with 28 strikeouts … Click Here for Sean’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (March 19)
Name: Carter Bender
Sport: Lacrosse
Year: Senior
Hometown: Caledon, Ontario
Bender helped lead the Hawks to a 1-1 week after compiling 13 points on eight goals and five assists in two games ... the senior enjoyed a scoring surge on Wednesday against Siena, a 22-17 Hawks' loss, with a career-high eight points on four goals and four assists ... in a 15-12 defeat of in-state rival Quinnipiac on Saturday, Bender connected on four of his seven shot attempts and finished with a team-best five points ... Bender went back-to-back for the Hawks, providing his team with an early 4-0, first quarter advantage ... After Quinnipiac managed to trim a seven goal deficit to just two, Bender provided the first of three-straight Hartford tallies to help the Hawks regain a five point edge and put the game out of reach of the visiting Bobcats ... the Ontario leads the Hawks with 26 points on a team-best 15 goals … Click Here for Carter’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (March 12)
Name: Siera Sheehan
Sport: Softball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Binghamton, N.Y.
In three appearances this week, Sheehan helped the Hawks earn their first two victories of the season as she combined for a 2.82 ERA, including an impressive 1.75 ERA over the two triumphs … in her first game of the week, the Binghamton, N.Y. native helped her team pull out a 5-4, extra-inning victory against host team George Mason on Friday evening … The hurler went the distance, throwing for nine straight innings while allowing four runs on nine hits and fanning a season-best five batters to lead Hartford to its first victory of the season … after suffering an 8-2 setback against Cornell on Saturday, Sheehan bounced back in the final game of the George Mason Invitational and shut down the host Pioneers with a 4-0 victory … Scoring her first shutout of the season, she scattered six hits and struck out five batters in the process … Click Here for Siera’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 27)
Name: Simon Kudernatsch
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Czech Republic
Kudernatsch led the Hawks over their three-game season opening series against the #15 Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Okla. ... Kudernatsch finished the weekend series hitting .615 with eight hits in 13 at bats with three runs scored and six RBI ... he opened up his senior campaign with an impressive 4-of-5 performance at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI ... he followed that up by driving in four runs on a 3-of-4 effort at the plate while also scoring a run in the second game of the series ... his four hits in the season opener ties a career-high for the infielder, while his four RBI on Saturday is one shy of the Czech Republic natives career best ... in the series finale, Kudernatsch finished 1-of-4 with an RBI ... overall for the weekend four of his eight hits went for extra bases including a team best three doubles and the first triple of the season for the Hawks ... over the three-game series, Kudernatsch finished with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .643 on base percentage, while also successful in his only stolen base attempt ... Click Here for Simon’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 20)
Name: Andy Chalmers
Sport: Men’s Track & Field
Year: Senior
Hometown: Ashland N.H.
Chalmers broke a pair of school records at the 2012 America East Indoor Track & Field Championship at Boston University’s Track & Tennis Center… on Friday, Chalmers took fifth place in the 5,000-meter run with a school-record time of 14:36.02, shaving more than eight seconds off the previous record … on Saturday, Chalmers set the 3,000 meter school record, crossing the finish line with a time of 8:32.14 … both of the previous school records had been set by Chalmers in 2011 … in his last two meets, Chalmers has set three school records, including setting the mark for the mile run February 11 ... Click Here for Andy’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 13)
Name: Nate Sikma
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Bellevue, Wash.
In a pair of wins, against UMBC and Binghamton, Sikma netted 14.5 points per outing while averaging 8.0 rebounds per game last week ... at UMBC on Tuesday, Sikma led the Hawks with 20 points, helping the team snap a five-game skid ... in addition to finishing 5-of-6 from the charity stripe, he grabbed seven rebounds, including three on the offensive glass, while handing out a career-best five assists ... Sikma followed that performance with another strong effort in the home win against Binghamton on Sunday afternoon ... the rookie came just one point and one rebound shy of notching his first career double double (nine points, nine rebounds) ... Sikma is third on the team in scoring with 8.2 points per game and leads the Hawks with 4.3 rebounds per outing ... Click Here for Nate’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (February 6)
Name: Amber Bepko
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Guilford, Conn.
Bepko vaulted into the record books last week, tying the single game school record for steals in a game with eight twice ... in the first game of the week, Bepko finished with six points, two rebounds and two assists as her eight steals led the Hawks to 17 total as a team ... she then matched that eight steal performance in the road win at Vermont, finishing with five alone in the first half ... she also added six points, four rebounds and two assists against the Catamounts ... Bepko's two eight steal performances tie her with Lana Thomas (1990-93) and Candace Ward (1991-96) who each grabbed eight steals twice in their career ... Bepko is the only of the three to record eight steals as a freshman ... for the season, Bepko is fifth on the team in scoring at 5.8 points-pe-game, while grabbing an average of 3.3 rebounds-per-game ... she is third overall with 43 steals. ... Click Here for Amber’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 30)
Name: Daphne Elliott
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Fairfield, Conn.
Elliott led the Hawks to a pair of victories, their first back-to-back wins in league play ... she opened the week with 11 points, helping lift the Hawks to a 63-44 home victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves ... against Stony Brook, Elliott shot 4-of-7 overall and missed just one of her four three point attempts ... in the second game of the week, Elliott led all scorers with 17 points on 50 percent shooting (5-of-10) overall as the Hawks dropped Albany on the road as they began the second trip through the league schedule ... she also finished with six assists and a pair of steals in the road win at Albany ... for the week, Elliott led the Hawks with an average of 14.0 points-per-game, while shooting 53 percent overall (9-of-17) and was 6-of-10 from beyond the three point arc ... for the season, Elliott is second on the team with an average of 10.7 points-per-contest, while leading the team with 35 three pointers made ... Click Here for Daphne’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 23)
Name: Wes Cole
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
Cole proved to be Hartford's most consistent player last week, leading the Hawks to a 2-1 week and moving to 4-3 in league play ... the rookie averaged 12.3 points, a team-best, and compiled 10 three-pointers in three games ... Cole started the week off with 13 points and went off from downtown drilling 4-of-6 in Hartford's 74-57 win against UMBC ... he followed suit in the Hawks' win at Maine, their third-straight, with three from long range, finishing with a team-high 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor ... in the loss against Boston University on Sunday, Cole again led the Hawks' offense with 11 points, going 4-of-9 from the floor with three three-pointers ... for the week, Cole shot 54.2-percent (13-of-24), including an impressive mark of 55.6-percent (10-of-18) from long range ... the native of The Woodlands, Texas has hit double digits in the scoring column in 12 games, including nine of his last 10 ... Click Here for Wes’ Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 9)
Name: Andres Torres
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Year: Senior
Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Torres led the Hawks in a trio of league games, including the team's first win of the year, by averaging 17.0 points-per-game and 4.7 boards-per-outing ... Torres, who was Hartford's leading scorer in all three games, highlighted his week with a 27-point performance in the Hawks' 56-49 triumph over New Hampshire on Thursday evening ... in his career night, the senior point guard went 6-for-14 from the floor and cashed in on 14-of-17 attempts from the charity stripe, while pulling down a team-best six rebounds ... in the league opener at Albany, Torres led the Hawks with 13 points and in the team's most recent loss to Vermont on Sunday, he contributed a team-best 11 points while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists ... Torres leads the team in scoring with an average 11.9 points-per-game and is ranked among the league leaders with 54 assists (3.6 per game) and 24 steals (1.6 per game) ... In addition, he has reached double figures in the scoring column in six of his last seven games ... Click Here for Andres’ Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (January 3)
Name: Nikkia Smith
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Montville, Conn.
Smith led the Hawks over a three-game stretch that ended the 14 game non-conference schedule and began the 16-game America East Conference regular season schedule ... for the week, the junior post averaged 14.3 points, scoring in double figures in the first two ... she opened the week with an impressive 25 point performance in a home win over Harvard, setting a new career-high ... Smith scored 21 of her 25 points in the first half as she finished the first 20 minutes 9-of-11 from the field and 3-of-3 at the free throw line ... she also led the team with six rebounds against the Crimson ... Smith followed that performance up with a 10 point outing in the final non-conference game at Providence and then added eight points in the Hawks home loss to Albany to open conference play ... for the week, Smith shot 47.4 percent from the first and was 6-of-7 at the free throw line, including opening the week 5-of-5 at the line, which extended her season opening streak to 20-straight free throws before a miss ... Click Here for Nikkia’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (December 12)
Name: Daphne Elliott
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Fairfield, Conn.
Elliott helped lead the Hawks to a perfect 2-0 week with home wins over Hofstra and Boston College last week ... she finished in double figures in both games, her second and third straight games doubling up with points ... for the week, Elliott put up impressive numbers across the board averaging 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals over the two games … against Hofstra, Elliott finished with 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals, with the nine rebounds, five assists and four steals all tying previous career highs for the junior guard ... Elliott followed that performance with a clutch 20 point night against Boston College, scoring 12 of her 20 points in the final 10 minutes of the game as the Hawks outscored their opponent 18-3 over that same stretch ... Elliott's 20 points is just the second time this season a player has scored 20-plus points, with Elliott providing both performances ... her 20 points was also one shy of her career-high ... she also chipped in four assists and three steals in the win over the Eagles ... for the season, Elliott is second on the team in scoring averaging 11.5 points-per-game, while she leads the team in assists (36) and steals (29) ... Click Here for Daphne’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (December 5)
Name: Anderson Emerole
Sport: Track & Field
Year: Senior
Hometown: Jamaica, N.Y.
Emerole picked up a pair of top finishes to lead the men’s indoor track & field team in its season opening dual meet at Vermont on Saturday ... Emerole crossed the line first in the 300-meter dash with a time of 36.37, before picking up the top spot in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.99 ... Emerole is currently the school record holder in both events ... Click Here for Anderson’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 28)
Name: Ruthanne Doherty
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Doherty led the Hawks to a 3-0 week, including a two-game sweep of TCU and UCF at the 2011 UCF Thanksgiving Classic in Orlando, Fla. ... for the week, Doherty averaged 13.3 points, finishing in double figures in all three games ... she also led the way in rebounding, averaging 8.0 per contest ... the junior post shot 45.5 percent (15-of-33) over the three games, while adding a pair of assists and seven steals, second most on the team last week ... Doherty opened the week with 16 points in the home win over in-state rival CCSU, finishing second on the team in scoring, connecting on 5-of-10 from the field and 6-of-9 at the free throw line ... she would also collect a team-high seven rebounds and three steals ... in the opening game of the weekend event, Doherty compiled her second double double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds ... she following that up with a team-best 13 points and six rebounds in the win over UCF ... in the two games in Orlando, Doherty finished 10-of-23 from the field, while also contributing a pair of assists and four steals, all of which came against UCF ... for the season Doherty is one of two players to average double figures, leading the team at a 14.2 ppg clip ... she also leads the team in rebounding collecting 6.7 rebounds-per-outing ... Click Here for Ruthanne’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 21)
Name: Nate Sikma
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Bellevue, Wash.
Sikma, a freshman, averaged 13.5 points in a pair of games last week ... he got the week started with 10 points against Mount St. Mary's, a 63-50 loss for Hartford ... the rookie forward came off the bench to shoot 3-of-7 in that game, including a 3-of-4 effort from the charity stripe ... he also contributed four rebounds, three steals and dished out a pair of assists in that contest ... after earning the first start of his collegiate career on Saturday, Sikma put up 17-points, a new career-high and the most scored by a Hartford player this year ... the Bellevue, Wash. native converted on 7-of-14 from the floor, including 3-of-9 from behind the arc, and added two assists and two blocks ... Sikma leads the Hawks in scoring with 8.8 points per game ... Click Here for Nate’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 14)
Name: Ruthanne Doherty
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Doherty led the Hawks through its first two games, putting up double figure numbers in the season opener against Manhattan (19) and Long Island (18) ... she also finished with her first double double as she collected 12 boards in the win over LIU ... Doherty's performance over the weekend propelled the Hawks into the Preseason WNIT semifinals and a date with the second ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Thursday in South Bend ... Doherty opened her junior season hitting the first seven shots she took, finishing the season opener with a 7-of-8 shooting performance ... she followed that up by going 8-of-17 against Long Island, shooting 60 percent over the two games (15-of-25) ... she was also 7-of-9 at the free throw line, while dishing out five assists (four against LIU) and grabbing four steals, all against the Blackbirds ... Click Here for Ruthanne’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (November 7)
Name: Luke Citriniti
Sport: Men’s Soccer
Year: Senior
Hometown: Niskayuna, N.Y.
Citriniti racked up seven saves, matching a career-best, leading the Hawks to an America East quarterfinals victory over the defending conference champion UMBC Retrievers on Saturday night in Baltimore … the 1-0 blank slate against UMBC was the fifth shutout of the season for the senior keeper … with 65 saves this season, Citriniti ranks second in the conference … against the Retrievers, Citriniti made a pair of key stops on direct kicks from Andrew Bulls late in the game as UMBC scrambled for an equalizing goal … Click Here for Luke’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 31)
Name: David Bernhardsson
Sport: Men’s Soccer
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Tjorn, Sweden
Bernhardsson racked up six points last week to lead the Hawks to a pair of wins over conference foes Binghamton and Stony Brook ... Bernhardsson had a share in each of the Hawks' five goals last week, tallying one goal and four assists ... in Wednesday's home match-up against Binghamton, the striker assisted on Connor Yeaney's goal in the 41st minute and provided the assist on Anthony Santaga's overtime game-winning tally in the 93rd minute in a 2-1 final ... at Stony Brook on Sunday, Bernhardsson got the Hawks on the scoreboard first in the 27th minute, and followed suit with assists on Yeaney's marker, the eventual game-winner in the 42nd minute, and freshman Atobra Ampadu's goal in the 56th minute ... he currently leads the Hawks with 15 points and tops the conference in points per game (1.50), goals per game (0.50) while ranking second in assists per game (0.50) … Click Here for David’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 24)
Name: David Bernhardsson
Sport: Men’s Soccer
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Tjorn, Sweden
Bernhardsson racked up three points, leading the Hawks to a 3-1 win over UMBC at Al-Marzook Field on Saturday …
Bernhardsson put his team on the scoreboard in the 33rd minute with his team-leading fourth goal of the season to give the Hawks a 1-0 advantage … he then set up classmate Anthony Santaga’s marker in the 57th minute to help Hartford pull ahead at 3-0 and eventually knock off the Retrievers, who were undefeated in their first five conference games … despite playing in just eight games this season, Bernhardsson has accumulated nine points and leads the America East with 1.12 points per game … Click Here for David’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 17)
Name: Caitlin Alves
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Year: Junior
Hometown: Ludlow, Mass.
Alves racked up seven points in two Hawks victories last week, a 3-0 win over Maine on Thursday night and a 2-0 Senior Day triumph of Vermont on Sunday … the pair of victories extended the Hawks’ season-long unbeaten streak to 15 games... the unbeaten record (13-0-2) this season leaves the Hawks as one of just six unbeaten teams remaining in the nation ... Alves opened the week with a second-straight five point performance against the Black Bears, finishing the game with two goals and an assist ... her first goal in the game proved to be the game-winner, connecting with Shealagh Begley in the 20th minute ... twenty seconds into the second half, Alves put her touch on the first of two insurance goals, providing Mary Beth Hamilton with an assist, before scoring her second goal of the game in the 63rd minute ... she opened up the Vermont game with a goal in the 17th, which was the seventh-straight goal the junior midfielder had a part in scoring, dating back to an October 6 shutout of Stony Brook (3-0) ... for the season, Alves leads the team and the conference in points (24) and goals scored (10), and has four assists on the season ... Click Here for Alves’ Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 10)
Name: Caitlin Alves
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Year: Junior
Hometown: Ludlow, Mass.
Alves racked up five points in the Hawks only game last week, a 3-0 victory over Stony Brook
on Thursday night … the win extended the Hawks’ season-long unbeaten streak to 13 games... the unbeaten record (11-0-2) this season leaves the Hawks as one of just six unbeaten teams remaining in the nation ... Alves first point in the game came as an assist on the game winning goal in the 23rd minute, setting up teammate Mary Beth Hamilton … she then tallied two goals of her own in the 52nd and 72nd minutes ... Alves two goals gives her seven total for the season, which leads the team and all players in the America East, while she is tied for the team and conference lead with 17 total points ... Click Here for Alves’ Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (October 3)
Name: Matt Smith
Sport: Men’s Golf
Year: Senior
Hometown: Thompson, Conn.
Smith led the Hawks to a fourth place finish at the Hartford Hawks Invitational at Bulls Ridge Golf Club in South Kent, Conn. … Smith led all golfers heading into the final round, finishing under par in each of the first two rounds with a one-under par 71 over the first 18 holes and a four-under par 68 in the second round, which spanned two days … he would close out the tournament with a 75 in the final round to finish one stroke behind four players who tied for medalist honors with a 54-hole combined score of 214 … Smith has not finished lower than eight in the Hawks three events so far this fall with his lowest finish coming at the Battle at the Tetons where she finished tied for fourth overall … he opened that event with an impressive 18 holes at six-under par 66 ... Click Here for Matt’s Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 26)
Name: Mary Beth Hamilton
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Year: Graduate Student
Hometown: Columbia, Conn.
Hamilton, also the league Player of the week, was one of two players to finish the week with four points, hers coming on a game-winning goal and a pair of assists, while she also earned Player of the Game honors in the Hawks conference opener at UMBC ... Hamilton's first point of the week came on a pass deep into Fairfield's territory that helped set up sophomore Arielle Aikens for the Hawks lone goal against the Stags, one that would help guarantee a stalemate against the in-state rival ... in the Hawks league opener, Hamilton provided what would prove to be the game-winning goal in the 16th minute ... she began the play at midfield as she lofted a pass to herself and scored to the upper right corner from 25 yards out ... Hamilton would then score a third point in the game when she assisted on an insurance goal in the 61st minute, helping feed junior Amelia Pereira who connected on her team-best fifth goal of the season ... Click Here for Mary Beth's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 19)
Name: Sarah Sideranko
Sport: Women’s Golf
Year: Junior
Hometown: New Britain, Conn.
Junior women’s golfer Sarah Sideranko scored medalist honors for the first time this season at the Dartmouth Invitational … Sideranko posted the lowest round of all golfers in the two-round event with a one-under par 71 over the first 18 holes ... her low of 71 at Dartmouth matches her career-low, which she set during her freshman season at the ECAC Division I Championships ... Sideranko finished the weekend with a 36-hole total of 149, a two-round career low for the New Britain, Conn. native ... her closest competition was a pair of Dartmouth players who finished tied for second with final scores of 154 ... Click Here for Sarah's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 12)
Name: Erin Quinlan
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Saugus, Mass.
Quinlan played a perfect 180 minutes this past week, making six total saves and recorded her third and fourth shoutouts of the season with 1-0 victories over Quinnipiac and Long Island ... against Quinnipiac she was not forced to make a save, as the Bobcats managed just three total shots ... against LIU she faced 12 total shots with six of them on goal, saving all ... she also provided a tremendous play in the final 90 seconds when she leapt through traffic and pulled a long cross from the sideline into her grasp, conserving her second shutout of the week … Quinlan has now gone more than 469 minutes without allowing a goal … she sports a 0.17 goals-against-average and has 22 total saves on the season for a .957 save percentage ... Click Here for Erin's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (September 6)
Name: Amelia Pereira
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Year: Junior
Hometown: Madeira Island, Portugal
Pereira led the Hawks to a pair of victories, helping her team remain unbeaten on the season ... she finished the week with seven points on two goals and three assists ... in the first game of the week, Periera recorded the game-winning goal when she took advantage of a penalty kick in the 25th minute to put the Hawks ahead 1-0, and then assisted on a Caitlin Alves insurance goal in the 80th minute ... Pereira was then a part of three of the Hawks season-high five goal output against Temple on Sunday afternoon ... Pereira's first offense of the day came as an assist off a corner kick attempt that led to a Michele DeSanti goal in the 30th minute ... she then provided red-shirt senior Mary Beth Hamilton with a long pass ahead of the defense that led to the fourth goal of the game, before scoring her own goal in the 49th minute when she dribbled past the defense and chipped a pass over the defense to herself blasting a shot to the center of the net ... for the season, Pereira leads the team with eight points on two goals and four assists ... Click Here for Amelia's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (August 29)
Name: Kami Nethersole
Sport: Volleyball
Year: Junior
Hometown: Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
Nethersole led the Hawks in all three matches at this past weekend’s Army Invitational, earning her first All-Tournament honor of the season … the Hawks finished the three-match opening weekend tournament with a 2-1 overall record falling to Army (3-0) and defeating Bryant (3-2) and UMKC (3-0) … Nethersole finished the tournament with 52 total kills, averaging 4.73 kill-per-set … she was also fourth on the team with 33 digs over the three matches … she began the weekend with 12 kills and a .146 hitting percentage against the host Black Knights, while finishing with her first double double of the season adding a team-best 10 digs … she then compiled 26 kills, two shy of her career-high, in the five set win over Bryant … she finished that match with a weekend-best .279 hitting percentage with seven errors in 68 total attacks … she also finished with a double double against the Bulldogs, finishing with 16 digs … Nethersole then rounded out the weekend with 14 kills and a .205 hitting percentage against UMKC, while also adding seven digs ... Click Here for Kami's Complete Bio.
Moe's Player of the Week (August 22)
Name: Arielle Aikens
Sport: Women's Soccer
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Wantage, N.J.
Aikens scored the first goal of the season as the Hawks tied Old Dominion 1-1 in the season opener on Friday night ... Aikens used a cross from the right side off the boot of Amelia Pereira to beat Monarchs keeper Brianna Alvarado to the left ... the goal, which came in the 76th minute, is the third of Aikens career ... Click Here for Arielle's Complete Bio.
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