Field Hockey

PSAC Field Hockey Athletes of the Week - 6

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference selected this week’s field hockey athletes of the week. Kutztown University’s Jillian Buchman was chosen as Athlete of the Week, while Bloomsburg University’s Abby Shaffer was named Defensive Athlete of the Week.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference selected this week’s field hockey athletes of the week. Kutztown University’s Jillian Buchman was chosen as Athlete of the Week, while Bloomsburg University’s Abby Shaffer was named Defensive Athlete of the Week.
 
Field Hockey Athlete of the Week
 
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Kutztown
Jillian Buchman
Forward
Junior
Drums, Pa. / Hazleton
 
In two games last week, Jillian Buchman combined for three goals, including two game winners. Buchman netted an overtime winner to defeat Lindenwood and then scored two of Kutztown’s three goals to earn their first PSAC victory of the season over Mansfield. Her two goals against the Mounties came on just two shots.
 
Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week
 
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Bloomsburg
Abby Shaffer
Goalkeeper
Senior
Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Daulphin
 
Abby Shaffer posted her fifth shutout of the season with three saves in a win against Mercyhurst on Saturday. Shaffer currently leads the conference in shutouts per game with .500.

ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.