Field hockey: Vote for the Oct. 9-14 lohud Player of the Week
Last week, with seven athletes nominated, Journal News/lohud readers cast a season-record 53,117 online votes.
The win, with 21,163 votes, went to Nanuet's Evelyn Fay, who had all three of her team's goals in a 3-3 tie with Nyack.
Pearl River's Kacie Pritts, who garnered 19,098 votes, was runner-up.
This week, coaches have again nominated seven players, this time for performances Oct. 9-14.
Please read about their accomplishments, then scroll to the poll to vote.
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You may vote as often as you like for as many nominees as you like. But vote soon. The poll will close at noon on Tuesday with the winner subsequently announced via social media.
Last week's nominees: Vote now for the lohud Oct. 2-7 Player of the Week
Kayla Crai, Nyack
The senior midfielder celebrated Senior Day with two goals, her 10th and 11th of the season, and also assisted on the other two goals her team scored in a 4-0 win over Edgemont.
Gracyn Finn, Holy Child
The senior midfielder stood out in two setbacks last week, scoring both Gryphon goals in a 4-2 loss to St. Luke's and also scoring in a 6-2 loss to Frederick Gunn.
Samantha Golub, Rye Neck
The senior captain, who's a midfielder, scored on a well-executed penalty stroke in a 5-0 win over Byram Hills. She also notched an assist in a 4-0 win over Valhalla. In both games, she played as she has all season, winning one-on-one battles, causing opposition turnovers and creating offensive chances as her team's playmaker at the top of the circle.
Ava Harmon, Putnam Valley
The senior midfielder had a banner week as the Tigers won all three of their games. She scored twice against Pawling, had a hat trick against Croton and netted four goals and added an assist against Panas for nine goals and an assist over the span.
Erin Harney, Mahopac
The junior midfielder scored her second goal of the game off a penalty corner with no time remaining as the Wolf Pack tied Ketcham 3-3. Harney also had a goal in a 3-2 loss to Arlington.
Emma Mazzella, Harrison
Pulled up to varsity last year as a freshman, the midfielder, who has started every game this season, and is known for both her stick work and game sense, scored twice in a 6-1 win over Edgemont.
Mia Novelo, Pearl River
Stops by the junior defenseman, who multiple times took balls away from opponents in the midfield, were a key part of the reason Irvington didn't have a single shot in the Pirates' 2-0 win over it. She also had another huge defensive game in a 5-1 win over Clarkstown, which only got four shots on net. And Novelo was also key in Pearl River's 4-0 win over Nyack, which also didn't put a shot on net and also didn't get any offensive penalty corners.
Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, ice hockey, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Field hockey: Vote for the lohud Player of the Week
