Sep 28, 2009

Daugherty Dubbed Northeast-10 Player of the Week

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Helping the Merrimack field hockey Warriors (8-5, 3-1 NE-10) to a 2-1 record over the week and the team’s best home record in program history through the month of September (5-1), freshman April Daugherty (Lincoln, RI) was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player and Freshman of the Week on Monday.

After a tough, 2-1 loss to #5 UMass-Lowell, Daugherty rallied the Warriors to a pair of 5-3 wins over Southern Connecticut and American International. At home versus Southern Connecticut, the Communications major tallied the program’s first hat trick since September 17, 2005 (Cassandra Leone ’06 led Merrimack to a 5-3 win over Saint Anselm) and only the third hat trick in the last six years of the program. In addition, Daugherty tallied a pair of assists versus Southern Connecticut to set the program record for points in a game (eight) over the past six seasons.

Against American International, Daugherty notched a pair of goals (including the game-winner) while assisting another to classmate Jen Otis (Penacook, NH), who is having an equally impressive first year with 24 points (9G, 6A) and two game-winning goals for the Warriors.

Head Coach Anne Rounce commented on Daugherty’s success and attributed that to her nose for the ball once Merrimack moves into the offensive zone.

“She has an incredible ability to finish once we get into our offensive set,” Rounce said. “She doesn’t let the defense dictate what she is going to do; she has a relentless attitude and she works hard every day and it’s clearly paying dividends.”

Only two points shy of breaking the program record for points in a season (34; set by Kristin Belair ’06), Daugherty is tops in the Northeast-10 Conference for points scored (32) and assists (12) through 13 games. She is also one of the league’s most efficient when it comes to offense with a .270-shooting percentage from the field.

Daugherty looks to anchor a Warriors playoff push with six conference games to close out the 2009 regular season, starting at Assumption College on Saturday, October 3 at 4:00pm. Currently in fourth among Northeast-10 schools, Merrimack remaining opponents have a combined record of 28-33.


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