Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Charlotte Sabert (Mercy)
Jr., F, Mohegan Lake, N.Y., Lakeland
Sabert scored the game-winning goal with under two minutes left in the game, giving Mercy a 3-2 win at Dominican on Saturday. She recorded four total shots in the win, with all four shots on goal.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jade Moncada (Roberts Wesleyan)
Jr., D, Gilroy, CA, Gilroy
Junior Jade Moncada was a solid force on defense for Roberts as the Redhawks recorded a 2-1 road win at Molloy to remain unbeaten in ECC play. She played the entire game and had several defensive stops.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Avery Richardson (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sr., GK, Syracuse, NY, Cicero-North Syracuse
In the lone game of the week for Roberts, senior Avery Richardson stopped four shots to secure a 2-1 win at Molloy to remain unbeaten in ECC play at 4-0.
Rookie of the Week
Ashlyn Hermanofski (Roberts Wesleyan)
Fr., F/M, Shickshinny, PA, Northwest Area
Freshman Ashlyn Hermanofski scored the first goal of the game in a 2-1 road win for Roberts at Molloy to keep the Redhawks unbeaten in ECC play. She scored early in the fourth quarter as she had a perfect tip-in goal off a shot from teammate Avery Carinci for the 1-0 Roberts lead.
Weekly Honor Roll
Alyssa Benvengo (Mercy)
Sr., F, East Islip, N.Y., Molloy University
Benvengo scored a goal in Mercy's 3-2 win at Dominican on Saturday. She had two shots, with one on goal.
Kaylise McClure (Mercy)
Jr., GK, Lake Grove, N.Y., Sachem North
McClure went 1-1 in goal with 28 saves, a .875 save percentage and 2.00 goals-against average. The junior opened the week with a game-high 20 saves in Mercy's 2-0 loss to Bentley on Monday. The goalie ended the week with a game-high eight saves, recording her 300th career save, in the Mavericks' 3-2 win at Dominican on Saturday.
2026 ECC Field Hockey Weekly Award Winners
Player of the Week
Sep. 8 – Makena Tooley (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sep. 15 – Charlotte Sabert (Mercy)
Sep. 22 – Kate Lynne Conklin (Mercy)
Sep. 29 – Jimena Loustalot (D'Youville)
Oct. 6 – Jimena Loustalot (D'Youville) (2x) and Gabby Croniser (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 13 – Natalee Lawrence (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 20 – Charlotte Sabert (Mercy) (2x)
Defensive Player of the Week
Sep. 8 – Mary Catherine Maloney (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sep. 15 – Catherine Sasso (Molloy)
Sep. 22 – Gwendolyn Smith (Mercy)
Sep. 29 – Rowynn Pickering (D'Youville)
Oct. 6 – Caroline Pitarra (D'Youville)
Oct. 13 – Mary Catherine Maloney (Roberts Wesleyan) (2x)
Oct. 20 – Jade Moncada (Roberts Wesleyan)
Goalkeeper of the Week
Sep. 8 – Sarah Reifsnyder (D'Youville)
Sep. 15 – Avery Richardson (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sep. 22 – Kaylise McClure (Mercy)
Sep. 29 – Hallie Villavechia (D'Youville)
Oct. 6 – Avery Richardson (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 13 – Avery Richardson (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 20 – Avery Richardson (Roberts Wesleyan) (4x)
Rookie of the Week
Sep. 8 – Rowynn Pickering (D'Youville)
Sep. 15 – Addison Shantal (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sep. 22 – Addison Testa (Mercy)
Sep. 29 – Rowynn Pickering (D'Youville) (2x)
Oct. 6 – Alexis Caldwell (Molloy)
Oct. 13 – Annabelle Docksteader (Dominican NY)
Oct. 20 – Ashlyn Hermanofski (Roberts Wesleyan)
2026 ECC Field Hockey Preseason Poll
1. Mercy - 33 points (3 first-place votes)
2. Roberts Wesleyan - 29 points (3 first-place votes)
3. D'Youville - 20 points
4. St. Thomas Aquinas - 18 points
5. Molloy - 15 points
6. Dominican NY - 11 points
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Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women’s bowling (3), men’s and women’s indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men’s lacrosse (1).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; women's bowling; men’s and women’s cross country; field hockey; men’s and women’s lacrosse; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; softball; and men's and women’s volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.