Queens Sweeps South Atlantic Conference Carolinas AstroTurf Field Hockey Player of the Week Honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – South Atlantic Conference Carolinas announced its first-ever AstroTurf Field Hockey Players of the Week for matches played during the week of Sept. 4 through Sept. 9.  Queens University of Charlotte's Karla Von ehren was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate Jet Van den berg was named Defensive Player of the Week.

Von ehren, a freshman midfielder from Hamburg, Germany, led the Royals to a 5-2 conference win over Newberry last week. She tailed three points in the win, with a goal and an assist on three shots. Von ehren's assist on the Royal's goal in the second half, broke a 2-2 tie and led to the Royals victory.

Van den berg, a freshman goalie from Arnhem, Netherlands, helped guide the Royals to their first-ever South Atlantic Conference Carolinas win over Newberry. She entered the game at the start of the second half with the Royals trailing 2-1. She proceeded to hold the Wolves scoreless for the remainder of the game and allowed the Royals to pick up the 5-2 win.

2018 SAC AstroTurf Field Hockey Players of the Week 

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Kayley Williams, Belmont Abbey
Sept. 12 – Karla Von ehren, Queens

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Paige Hinds, Belmont Abbey
Sept. 12 – Jet Van den berg, Queens

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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