Daugherty is Division II Rookie of the Week

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – For the third consecutive week, a Merrimack field hockey freshman has been named the Division II Rookie of the Week by Womensfieldhockey.com. This time, April Daugherty (Lincoln, RI) was honored for her five-goal, four-assist week.

Freshman Jen Otis (Penacook, NH) had been the previous back-to-back winner of the award (Sep. 14 & 21).

Field Hockey Weekly Honors

Helping #9 Merrimack (8-5, 3-1 NE-10) to a 2-1 week, the team’s only loss came to #5 UMass-Lowell, 2-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Later in the week, Daugherty fueled her team to a pair of 5-3 wins over Southern Connecticut and American International. With the wins, Merrimack swept the season series against both Southern Connecticut and American International.

As of Tuesday, Daugherty led all conference players in points (32) and assists (12) through 13 games. She also ranks fourth in the Northeast-10 in goals (10) while leading all freshmen in that category.

The Warriors look to improve upon their No. 9 National Ranking in the Kookaburra/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll against Assumption on Saturday, October 3 in Worcester at 4:00 PM.