2009 SUNYAC Field Hockey
Players of the Week

Name School Date Announced
Christine McCabe Cortland November 2
Ainsley Stoll Oneonta October 26
Danielle Hand Cortland October 19
Stephanie Maisonet Geneseo October 12
Kelsey Pellegrino Morrisville October 5
Sara Woodward Cortland September 28
Stephanie Maisonet Geneseo September 21
Sara Woodward Cortland September 14
Ashley Hughes Cortland September 8

November 2
Christine McCabe, Cortland Senior Midfield (Greene/Greene)
In the double OT win at 16th-ranked St. Lawrence on Wednesday, McCabe assisted on the game-tying goal with four minutes, 46 seconds left in regulation that sent the game into overtime. She then scored the game winner 1:31 into the second overtime. Against 18th-ranked The College of New Jersey on Sunday, McCabe recorded a defensive save and assisted on the game-winning goal with 5:57 remaining in the second overtime. For the season, McCabe has 15 points on four goals and seven assists and has helped lead the Red Dragons to just their second undefeated regular season (18-0) in school history.

October 26
Ainsley Stoll, Oneonta Junior Midfield (Williamsville/Williamsville North)
Stoll scored two goals including the game winner in the second overtime to lift Oneonta to a 3-2 win against city rival Hartwick College. She leads the team in goals (14) and points (30).

October 19
Danielle Hand, Cortland Sophomore Forward (Whitney Point/Whitney Point)
Hand led the sixth-ranked Red Dragons to a pair of SUNYAC wins over the weekend as Cortland clinched the SUNYAC title for the 10th consecutive season and 13th time overall. On Friday in a 5-3 win versus New Paltz, Hand collected a goal and an assist. On Saturday, Hand scored back-to-back goals as the Red Dragons defeated Oneonta, 4-2, to raise their record to 14-0 overall and 6-0 in the SUNYAC. Hand leads Cortland with 10 goals and is second in scoring with 21 points.

October 12
Stephanie Maisonet, Geneseo Junior Forward (Pine Bush/Pine Bush)
Maisonet scored the tying goal and assisted on the overtime game-winner on Wednesday at Nazareth and added two scores in the blanking of Brockport on Saturday. She leads Geneseo (9-3) with 10 goals and 24 points as the Knights have tied their school record with nine wins.

October 5
Kelsey Pellegrino, Morrisville Freshman Goalie (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse)
Pellegrino recorded a career high 26 saves on Friday, securing Morrisville State's first conference win in the double overtime contest over New Paltz. On Sunday, Pellegrino saved five against St. Vincent, securing the Mustangs second win this week. On the week, Pellegrino recorded 31 saves in 158 minutes, registered a goals against average of 1.13, and had a save percentage of .939.

September 28
Sara Woodward, Cortland Freshman Forward (Pine Plains/Pine Plains)
Woodward scored Cortland's third goal early in the second half in a 4-0 win at Hartwick on Tuesday. She then tallied back-to-back goals just two minutes apart in the second half to increase Cortland's lead to 5-2 in a 6-3 win at Springfield on Sunday as the sixth-ranked Red Dragons improved to 9-0 on the season. Woodward is currently tied for second in scoring on the team with 14 points on six goals and two assists.

September 21
Stephanie Maisonet, Geneseo Junior Forward (Pine Bush/Pine Bush)
Maisonet led Geneseo to three wins on the week, including scoring the game-winner versus New Paltz. She leads Geneseo (5-1) with 10 points on four goals and two assists.

September 14
Sara Woodward, Cortland Freshman Forward (Pine Plains/Pine Plains)
Woodward assisted on the game-winning goal in Cortland's 4-1 win versus Elmira on Tuesday, then assisted on the game winner and added an insurance goal in a 2-0 win versus RPI on Saturday. Woodward has six points on two goals and two assists for the 4-0 nationally ninth-ranked Red Dragons.

September 8
Ashley Hughes, Cortland Junior Goalie (Selden/Comsewogue)
Hughes played her first two games as a goalie after being a defender last season. She made 21 saves, the most by a Cortland goalie since 1997, as the nationally ninth-ranked Red Dragons won 4-1 against Rochester and 4-3 at 13th-ranked Skidmore. In addition to her 21 official saves, she also stopped two of Skidmore's five penalty strokes.




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