Veitner, Miller, Mitchell Claim Weekly Field Hockey Honors - BIGEAST.com
This will likely shock you I'm sure, but UConn's Charlotte Veitner is the Big East Conference's Offensive Player of the Week in the sport of Field Hockey. She dominated the competition again, netting a goal as well as four assists in an 8-0 win over the Providence College Friars. Then, she scored another goal and had two assists against Princeton, the No. 2 team in the country. Per the press release from the Big East, she leads the conference in points and assists with 16 and 8.
Meanwhile, Temple's Haley Mitchell is the Big East Defensive Player of the Week after putting up some spectacular performances as the Owls' goalkeeper. She allowed just two goals in three games played and posted a shutout against Monmouth.Finally, Erika Miller, freshman goalkeeper for Villanova, is the Freshman of the Week after helping 'Nova defeat Old Dominion in a 2-1 result over ODU.
