Indiana and Penn State Earn Weekly Field Hockey Awards

Penn State's Amy honored on offense, Penn State's Halus awarded on defense, Indiana's Supica named Freshman of the Week

Aug. 28, 2012

Offensive Player of the Week
Kelsey Amy, Penn State
F – Sr. – Sweet Valley, Pa. – Lake-Lehman

  • Helped Penn State to victories over No. 3 Old Dominion (5-2) and No. 8 Virginia (3-2)
  • Tallied four points on two goals against the Monarchs, including the game-winning score
  • Leads the Nittany Lions in shots and points
  • Earns the sixth weekly award of her career
  • Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Amy (Sept. 13, 2011)

Defensive Player of the Week
Ayla Halus, Penn State
GK – Sr. – Hershey, Pa. – Hershey                 

  • Recorded 11 saves in 140 minutes of action over the weekend to earn wins over No. 3 Old Dominion (5-2) and No. 8 Virginia (3-2)
  • Tallied six saves against Virginia, including five in the second period
  • Notched five saves against Old Dominion
  • Earns the sixth weekly award of her career
  • Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Brittany Grzywacz (Sept. 27, 2011)

Freshman of the Week
Sydney Supica, Indiana
BF – Ann Arbor, Mich. – Pioneer

  • Helped a Hoosier defensive effort that allowed only three goals on 24 shots over the weekend
  • Played all 140 minutes of action over two games, leading the Hoosier backfield to a shutout victory against Vermont
  • Earns her first Big Ten weekly award
  • Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Maggie Olson (Sept. 27, 2011)

 

2012 Big Ten Players of the Week

Aug. 28
O: Kelsey Amy, Sr., PSU
D: Ayla Halus, Sr., PSU
F: Sydney Supica, IND