Field Hockey

ACC Tabs Field Hockey Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – California senior forward Holly Pears was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week, while Duke junior goalkeeper Kaiya Chepow was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week following games played October 12-18.
 
ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Holly Pears, Sr., F, California (Yorkshire, England)
  • Scored a career-high four goals against in-state rival UC Davis in California’s lone game of the week.
  • Also logged a career-best eight points in the Golden Bears’ 7-1 win.
  • The offensive outburst was her second multi-goal game of the season.
  • Became the second Golden Bear to be named ACC Offensive Player of the Week this season, joining Liz Klompmaker (September 1).
 
ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kaiya Chepow, Jr., GK, Duke (Downingtown, Pennsylvania)
  • Collected three saves as No. 8 Duke won 1-0 at No. 16 Louisville.
  • Led Duke to its fifth straight win over a ranked team.
  • Helped the Blue Devils post their ACC-best seventh shutout of the season.
  • The shutout was her ACC-leading sixth clean sheet of the campaign.
  • Earned her second ACC Defensive Player of the Week honor this season.
 
ACC Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 – Liz Klompmaker, Jr., F, California; Jovie Weaver, Fr., F, Syracuse
Sept. 8 – Sofia Ferri, Fr., M/B, North Carolina
Sept. 15 – Bianca Rees-Gibbs, Fr., F, Wake Forest
Sept. 22 – Julia Boehringer, Jr., MF, Duke
Sept. 29 – Bianca Rees-Gibbs, Fr., F, Wake Forest
Oct. 6 – Madison Beach, Jr., MF/B, Duke
Oct. 13 – Mia Schoenbeck, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Oct. 20 – Holly Pears, Sr., F, California
 
ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 – Emily Young, Sr., GK, Louisville
Sept. 8 – Merritt Skubisz, So., GK, North Carolina
Sept. 15 – Flore Uges, Fr., D, California
Sept. 22 – Philine Klas, 5th, B, Duke; Emily Young, Sr., GK, Louisville
Sept. 29 – Kaiya Chepow, Jr., GK, Duke; Grace Pottebaum, 5th, B, North Carolina
Oct. 6 – Hope Haynes, Sr., B, North Carolina
Oct. 13 – Ruby Butterfield, So., GK, Wake Forest
Oct. 20 – Kaiya Chepow, Jr., GK, Duke