University of Albany's Daphne Voormolen Named America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2010

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Daphne Voormolen was named the America East Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. It is Voormolen's second rookie of the week honor this season.

Voormolen, a native of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, finished the week with three goals and one assist on 13 shots to lead the 17th-ranked Great Danes to a 3-0 record for the week. In a 9-1 win over crosstown-rival Siena, the freshman forward scored two goals before adding one goal and one assist, on the game-winner, in a 3-2 victory over Providence.

UAlbany (10-2) will host conference foe Maine on Saturday and in-state rival Syracuse on Sunday over Homecoming/Fall Festival Weekend. The Great Danes take on the Black Bears at 4 p.m. on Saturday and face off against the Orange at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information