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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The Christopher Newport duo of junior Rachael Allshouse and senior Alexa Weaver swept CAC Field Hockey weekly awards for Oct. 16, 2017.   

Offensive Player of the Week

Rachael Allshouse | Christopher Newport | Jr. | M

Annandale, Va. | Annandale 

Christopher Newport junior Rachael Allshouse received CAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades for the second time this season after totaling four goals and one assist in a 2-0 week for the Captains. Allshouse played a role in half of the team's goals and scored both game-winners against Centre and Frostburg State. On Friday, she scored both of CNU's goals during a 2-1 victory over Centre. On Sunday, she came back with five points, including two more goals, in an 8-0 win over Frostburg State. She had a hand in each of the team's first three goals against the Bobcats as she scored the first, assisted on the second, and capped off the week with a strike on the third. After driving home the clincher in both contests, she established a new single-season program record with six game-winning goals this year. 

Defensive Player of the Week

Alexa Weaver | Christopher Newport | Sr. | D

Seaford, Va. | York 

Christopher Newport senior Alexa Weaver was named the CAC Defensive Player of the Week after playing all 140 minutes while anchoring a defense that allowed just one goal and nine total shots in two victories last week. On Friday, she led CNU to a 2-1 triumph over Centre, who entered the contest ranked in the top-25 nationally in goals-per-game. Weaver helped limit the Colonels to just three shots, which marked the fewest by Centre since 2014. On Sunday, she guided CNU to its ninth shutout of the year with an 8-0 win over Frostburg State. Once again, she helped the defense limit the Bobcats to six total shots and shined on penalty corners. FSU earned five corners during the game but managed only two shots off of those attempts, and both were blocked by Weaver. 

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (10/16)

FROSTBURG STATE: Sierra Smizer, So., GK, Stafford, Va./Brooke Point

MARY WASHINGTON: Lauren Hopkins, So., M, Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville

ST. MARY'S: Mollie Belson, Jr., M, Columbia, Md./Atholton

SALISBURY: Tara Daddio, So., F, Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney

WESLEY: Emily Wagner, Sr., D, Middletown, Del./Appoquinimink

YORK: Dana Meehling, Fr., D/MF, Monkton, Md./Hereford

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

In the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Oct. 10 Rankings, Christopher Newport is ranked No. 8, Salisbury is No. 9, York is No. 18 and Mary Washington is receiving votes ... CNU (4-0) and York (3-0) remain unbeaten in CAC play ... Sierra Smizer stopped nine shots in Frostburg State's loss at No. 8 CNU ... Mary Washington sophomore midfielder Lauren Hopkins scored a goal in each of UMW's games this week. She scored one in a CAC win at St. Mary's, and added another in a 4-3 loss at York ... Mollie Belson tallied a career-best three points, including her first career game-winning goal, in leading St. Mary's to a key 3-2 double overtime win over Wesley. Belson currently ranks second on the team with 10 points and third with three goals ... Salisbury's Tara Daddio scored the first three goals in 9-0 win against Wesley, getting the game-winner along with her first career hat trick. She was just one goal shy of the CAC record in a conference game. Jillian Hughes led the Salisbury defense which prevented Wesley from attempting a shot, and only got one penalty corner ... Emily Wagner notched three defensive saves in Wesley's two conference matches last week. Wagner leads the CAC in defensive saves with nine ... York freshman Dana Meehling tallied two goals and an assist last week to help keep the No. 18 Spartans on a roll as York won both of their games this week including ending a 22-game losing streak to Mary Washington. Meehling's top performance of the week came against UMW, as she tallied a goal and an assist in a key 4-3 CAC victory. The Spartans have won six straight and are undefeated (7-0) at home. For the season, Meehling has 18 points on eight goals and two assists in 11 games. 

2017 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK