Players of the Week
Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week
Saniyah Hines (Dominican NY)
Fr., M/D, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin East
Saniyah Hines led Dominican NY with seven points in a 2-0 week. Hines scored three goals and added an assist. She scored a goal and dished out an assist in a 3-1 win over Molloy and added two goals including the game-winner in a win over RWU.
Defensive Player of the Week
Adrianna Taynor (Mercy)
Jr., M/D, Phillipsburg, N.J., Phillipsburg
Junior Adrianna Taynor led a defensive unit that went 2-0 on the week which included a shutout victory. Taynor helped lead Mercy to a 5-0 shutout win over STAC. Then she recorded a defensive save late in the first half with the score tied at 2-2 in Mercy's 5-2 win over D'Youville on Saturday.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Kaylise McClure (Mercy)
Jr., GK, Lake Grove, N.Y., Sachem North
McClure went 2-0 in goal with nine saves, a .818 save percentage and 1.14 goals-against average in 105 minutes of action. The junior opened the week with two saves, earning the win in Mercy's 5-0 win over STAC on Tuesday. McClure ended the week with a game-high seven saves to earn the win over D'Youville on Saturday. The junior made a key stop on a Saints penalty stroke in the final minute of the third quarter to keep Mercy ahead by two goals heading to the fourth quarter. McClure has also tied the single-season school record for saves with 163 this year.
Weekly Honor Roll
Alyssa Benvengo (Mercy)
Sr., F, East Islip, N.Y., Molloy University
Benvengo had a team-high-tying three goals and six points as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The senior opened the week with a game-high two goals, including the game-winning goal, in the Mavericks' 5-0 win over STAC on Tuesday. The forward ended the week with a goal in Mercy's 5-2 win over D'Youville on Saturday.
Charlotte Sabert (Mercy)
Jr., F, Mohegan Lake, N.Y., Lakeland
Sabert had a team-high-tying three goals and six points as Mercy went 2-0. The junior opened the week with a goal in Mercy's 5-0 win over STAC on Tuesday and scored a game-high two goals in the 5-2 win over D'Youville on Saturday.
Lilliauna Tepper (Mercy)
Jr., F, Sayville, N.Y., Patchogue-Medford High School
Tepper recorded five points on two goals and an assist as Mercy went 2-0. The junior opened the week with her first collegiate goal and assist in the win over STAC on Tuesday. Tepper ended the week with a goal in the win over D'Youville 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)
Oct. 27 – Saniyah Hines (Dominican NY)
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)
Oct. 27 – Adrianna Taynor (Mercy)
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)
Oct. 27 – Kaylise McClure (Mercy) (2x)
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)
Oct. 27 – Saniyah Hines (Dominican NY)
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).
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