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

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – South Atlantic Conference Carolinas announced the AstroTurf Field Hockey Players of the Week for week three of the 2019 season.  Queens' Hanna Nechay was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate Avian Thompson was named Defensive Player of the Week.

Nechay, a senior forward from Hebron, Md., scored three goals and added an assist for seven points on the week. As a team, Royals went 2-0, including a 5-4 win over nationally ranked No. 10 Limestone. Nechay scored a pair of goals in a 7-1 win over Mount Olive, and added a goal and an assist in the Royals' win over Limestone. Queens has extended its winning streak to three games, and the win over Limestone was the first in program history versus a ranked opponent. This is Nechay's first offensive player of the week honor of the season.

Thompson, a sophomore goalkeeper from Hummelstown, Pa., led the Royals to a 2-0 record last week, including the program's first-ever win over a ranked opponent, a 5-4 win over No. 10 Limestone. She made six saves over the two games, allowing four goals with a .600 save percentage. This is the second defensive player of the week accolade for Thompson this season. 

2019 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas AstroTurf Field Hockey Players of the Week 

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 11 – Kelly Diplock, Limestone
Sept. 18 – Bizzy Baumeier, Belmont Abbey
Sept. 25 – Hanna Nechay, Queens

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 11 – Avian Thompson, Queens
Sept. 18 – Paige Hinds, Belmont Abbey
Sept. 25 – Avian Thompson, 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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