LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Field Hockey Athletes of the Week. Kutztown's Marissa Rice was selected as Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week while Slippery Rock's Sam Black as recognized as the Defensive Athlete of the Week.
PSAC Field Hockey Athlete of the Week
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Marissa Rice
Kutztown
Midfield
Junior
Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg
Rice recorded two goals against No. 7-ranked IUP, continuing her scoring production from the previous week. The two-goal performance gives Rice seven goals over the last two weeks and highlights her recent offensive consistency. Rice leads the PSAC in goals with 12, averaging 1.2 a game.
PSAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week
Sam Black
Slippery Rock
Goalkeeper
Fifth Year
Fredericksburg, Va. / James Monroe
The under-the-radar Slippery Rock field hockey team continued its undefeated season with another victory last week by defeating Millersville in its PSAC opener, 2-1. SRU, which is one of just two teams in Division II without a loss this season, was led defensively by Sam Black. The Rock’s goalkeeper was credited with six saves. In what was the pivotal moment in the game, Black made two saves in four seconds during the end of the third quarter to keep the game in a 1-1 deadlock prior to Slippery Rock converting the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter for the program’s first win over Millersville since 2007. No PSAC goalie had more saves in a winning effort last week than Black’s six on the road vs. the Marauders.