CAA Field Hockey Weekly Awards – Oct. 14, 2024
Ben Kane
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 14, 2024) –William & Mary midfielder/forward
Kellen Richbourg, Northeastern midfielder
Lara Taylor, William & Mary goalkeeper
Maddie George, and Monmouth goalkeeper
Charlie Bowman are the CAA field hockey weekly award winners for the week ending October 13.
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kellen Richbourg, William & Mary
Senior| Midfield/Forward | Leesburg, Va. / Riverside
Richbourg emphatically opened her 2024 account, netting two goals to help William & Mary earn its first victory of the season against Delaware. Tallying a goal 10 minutes into the contest, the Tribe held onto its lead for over half an hour, before Delaware equalized in the third quarter. With time winding down, Richbourgh skipped a shot from the top of the circle for the win. The senior midfielder’s two tallies marked her first career brace and moved her collegiate total to seven.
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lara Taylor, Northeastern
Senior | Midfield | Norwich, England / Wymondham High Academy
Doubling her point total from four tallies to 10, Taylor had an impressive showing in front of goal this past weekend. Helping Northeastern pick up its second conference victory of the season, the senior midfielder netted what would eventually be the game-winner in a 3-1 victory over Towson. Two days later, in a battle for Boston, Taylor tallied two of the Huskies’ four goals in the win.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Maddie George, William & Mary
Graduate Student | Goalkeeper | Chesapeake, Va. / First Colonial
George has been a standout performer for the Tribe all season and was a large part of William & Mary’s victory over Delaware. The graduate student goalkeeper kicked off her weekend tallying nine saves against the Blue Hens, including four stops in the final six minutes. The victory moved George into seventh on the program’s all-time wins list. The Virginia native started in net two days later against VCU where she recorded double-digit saves for the seventh time this season. She currently ranks fourth amongst active Division I goalkeepers in career saves with 342.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Charlie Bowman, Monmouth
Freshman | Goalkeeper | Hillsborough, Northern Ireland / Wallace
Bowman stood strong in goal, helping Monmouth earn a victory over the highest-ranked opponent in program history. The freshman shot-stopper made her first start in goal against Indiana, tallying three saves over 60 minutes. On Sunday, Monmouth stayed on the road to take on No.12 Iowa, where Bowman showed out. The freshman from Northern Ireland registered six saves in regulation, before lifting the Hawks to victory by stopping six of nine Iowa attempts in the shootout to win 2-1.
2024 CAA FIELD HOCKEY WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2: Kenzie Lever, Drexel
Sept. 9: Anna Castaldo, Drexel
Sept. 16: Lexi Bove, Towson / Jess Tucker, Monmouth
Sept. 23: Milla Frye, Monmouth
Sept. 30: Lauren Rowe, Northeastern / Valetine Van Hellemont, Drexel
Oct. 7: Lauren Rowe, Northeastern
Oct. 14: Kellen Richbourg, William & Mary / Lara Taylor, Northeastern
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2: Jessie Eiselin, Monmouth
Sept. 9: Anna Moors, Monmouth
Sept. 16: Kristi Merashoff, Northeastern
Sept. 23: Cecile van Eijck, Delaware
Sept. 30: Pien Elsen, Drexel
Oct. 7: Cecile van Eijck, Delaware
Oct. 14: Maddie George, William & Mary
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2: Halle Geiger, Drexel
Sept. 9: Milla Frye, Monmouth
Sept. 16: Anouk Westerink, Towson
Sept. 23: Alana Poole, Drexel / Lilly Ricks, Monmouth
Sept. 30: Janne Stoetzer, Delaware
Oct. 7: Taylor Vaccaro, Delaware
Oct. 14: Charlie Bowman, Monmouth
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