Field Hockey

PSAC Field Hockey Athletes of the Week - 8

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Field Hockey Athletes of the Week. The Shippensburg duo of Elaina Fragassi (Athlete of the Week) and Grace Meinke (Defensive Athlete of the Week) were recognized.
 
PSAC Field Hockey Athlete of the Week

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Elaina Fragassi
Shippensburg
Forward
Junior
Allentown, Pa. / Parkland

Fragassi netted three goals, providing all the scoring for the Raiders in a pair of victories – a 2-1 win at Millersville Wednesday and a 1-0 triumph over No. 1-ranked and previously unbeaten Kutztown Saturday afternoon at home. Fragassi scored both SU goals, including the golden goal, in the Raiders' overtime victory at Millersville Wednesday. The junior forward's rocket off an SU penalty corner was the difference against No. 1 Kutztown. The goal was her ninth overall this season and just the eighth allowed by KU through 15 games. Kutztown entered Saturday's match leading the nation in goals per game (5.36). Fragassi's scoring helped the Raiders extend their current win streak to six games, with five of those wins coming against ranked opponents.


PSAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Grace Meinke
Shippensburg
Goalkeeper
Senior
Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley

Meinke recorded her first collegiate win and first collegiate shutout during a 2-0 week for Shippensburg. The senior goalkeeper totaled seven saves in what were her first two starts as a Raider – a 2-1 overtime win at Millersville Wednesday and a 1-0 triumph over No. 1-ranked and previously unbeaten Kutztown Saturday afternoon at home. Meinke, making her first start since her freshman season at Queens (Charlotte), made two saves and picked up her first collegiate victory Wednesday at Millersville. Against KU, Meinke turned aside five total shots and three penalty corners as the Raiders handed KU its first shutout loss in a 37-game span (dating back to the 2024 NCAA Division II national championship game against St. Anselm). Kutztown entered Saturday's match leading the nation in goals per game (5.36) and ranked second in penalty corners per game (13.71). Meinke's goalkeeping helped the Raiders extend their current win streak to six games, with five of those wins coming against ranked opponents.