PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its field hockey weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 11.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SYDNEY KOWALCZYK • Rowan University
Sophomore • Midfielder/Defender • Medford, NJ/Moorestown
Kowalczyk picks up NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring three goals as No. 19 Rowan extended its winning streak to 10 games. The sophomore scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win at Stockton, converting a Chloe Yoder assist in the 26th minute for her third game-winner of the season. She followed with two goals in a 7-0 win over William Paterson. Kowalczyk put 10 of her 11 shots on goal during the week. She has registered at least one point in six straight games and leads the Profs (10-3, 3-0 NJAC) with 12 goals and six assists. Her 30 points ranks second in the NJAC.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SYDNEY WHITE • Montclair State University
Junior • Goalkeeper • Oxford, NJ/Warren Hills
White is named NJAC Defensive Player of the Week after backstopping Montclair State to a 2-0 week with 24 saves, a 0.89 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. The junior opened the week by blanking William Paterson over 54:48 in a 3-0 win. She then turned aside 23 shots against Kean in a game that went to a shootout. White made two saves in the shootout, including the stop that clinched the Red Hawks’ 3-2 victory. White currently ranks second among NJAC goalies with a .811 goals against average for the season.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
STELLA DEVLIN • Stockton University
Freshman • Midfielder • Millville, NJ/St. Joseph’s Academy
Devlin takes home NJAC Rookie of the Week for the second time this year after recording her first career hat trick and adding an assist in Stockton’s 5-2 win over New Paltz. The freshman finished the week with seven points and led the Ospreys with eight shots, all of them on goal. Devlin ranks third in the NJAC with 2.22 points per game and fourth with eight goals, and she is tied for eighth with four assists. She leads Stockton in both goals and points.