Players of the Week
Player of the Week/Rookie of the Week
Annabelle Docksteader (Dominican NY)
Fr., M/F, Ontario, Canada, John F. Ross CVI
Freshman Annabelle Docksteader led Dominican NY offensively in a 2-0 week with six points. The freshman scored a pair of goals in a 4-1 victory over Molloy on Oct. 4. On Oct. 7, Docksteader scored one tally in the team’s 2-1 win against D’Youville to cap off the week with three total goals and close out the regular season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Mary Catherine Maloney (Roberts Wesleyan)
Jr., D, Boyertown, PA, Boyertown
Junior defender Mary Catherine Maloney moved up from her defensive position for a key role in penalty corners and finished the week with three assists. Defensively, she led a Roberts effort that produced a pair of shutout wins to earn a share of the ECC regular-season title.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Kaylise McClure (Mercy)
Jr., GK, Lake Grove, N.Y., Sachem North
McClure went 2-0 on the week with 13 saves, a .929 save percentage, and 0.50 goals-against average as Mercy secured a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship. The junior opened the week with two saves in the Mavericks' 2-1 win at STAC on Wednesday. McClure ended the week with a game-high 11 saves to earn the shutout win in Mercy's 3-0 win at Molloy on Saturday.
Weekly Honor Roll
Gabby Croniser (Roberts Wesleyan)
Jr., F, Camden, NY, Camden
Junior forward Gabby Croniser led the Redhawks to a regular season finale victory at STAC to secure a share of the ECC regular-season title as she scored both goals in a 2-0 road victory for Roberts.
Avery Richardson (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sr., GK, Syracuse, NY, Cicero-North Syracuse
Senior Avery Richardson earned two more shutout wins for Roberts as she collected six saves in a 3-0 win over D'Youville and closed the season with a 2-0 shutout win at STAC. The wins gave Roberts a share of the ECC regular-season title and the no. 2 seed in the ECC Tournament.
Gwendolyn Smith (Mercy)
So., M, Sound Beach, N.Y., Miller Place
Smith helped lead a Mercy defense that allowed just one goal in two games and scored a goal in the win at Molloy on Saturday that gave the Mavericks a share of the first ECC Regular Season Championship.
Addison Testa (Mercy)
Fr., F/M, Danbury, Conn., Danbury
Testa had a team-high five points on two goals and one assist as Mercy went 2-0 to secure a share of the first ECC Regular Season Championship. The freshman assisted on the game-winning goal in the Mavericks' 2-1 win at STAC on Wednesday. Testa ended the week with a career-high two goals, including the game-winning goal, in Mercy's 3-0 win at Molloy 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) and Gabby Croniser (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 13 – Natalee Lawrence (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 20 – Charlotte Sabert (Mercy) (2x)
Oct. 27 – Saniyah Hines (Dominican NY)
Nov. 3 – Jimena Loustalot (D'Youville) (3x)
Nov. 10 – Annabelle Docksteader (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)
Oct. 20 – Jade Moncada (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 27 – Adrianna Taynor (Mercy)
Nov. 3 – Gwendolyn Smith (Mercy)(2x)
Nov. 10 – Mary Catherine Maloney (Roberts Wesleyan) (3x)
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)
Nov. 3 – Kaylise McClure (Mercy)
Nov. 10 – Kaylise McClure (Mercy) (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)
Oct. 27 – Saniyah Hines (Dominican NY)
Nov. 3 – Annabelle Docksteader (Dominican NY)
Nov. 10 – Annabelle Docksteader (Dominican NY) (3x)
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.