Webster, Kieft named NFHCA Division I National Players of the Week
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Makenna Webster, a graduate student forward from The Ohio State University, and Paige Kieft, a graduate student goalkeeper from Saint Joe’s University, have been named this week’s NFHCA Division I Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. Lou Combrinck, a senior midfielder/forward from Liberty University and Raffi Fragomeni, a senior goalkeeper from Lafayette College, also received honorable mention nods for Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week.
NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week
Paige Kieft, Saint Joseph’s University, Graduate Student, Goalkeeper (Newtown Square, PA)
- Named the season’s first Atlantic-10 Defensive Player of the Week
- Tallied seven saves plus a clutch stop in the shootout, to backstop the Hawks’ win over No. 11 UConn
- Stopped six shots in a shutout win over New Hampshire
NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week
Makenna Webster, Ohio State University, Graduate Student, Forward (St. Louis, MO)
- Named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after a stellar opening weekend of play
- Scored 10 goals and tallied one assist in two victories over the weekend
- Netted four goals in a shutout win versus Ball State
- Set a single-game program scoring record with six goals versus Kent State
NFHCA Division I Honorable Mention
Defensive: Raffi Fragomeni, Lafayette College, Senior, Goalkeeper (Mountain Lakes, NJ)
- Named the season’s first Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week
- Recorded 13 saves in two shutouts against Fairfield and Drexel
Offensive: Lou Combrinck, Liberty University, Senior, Midfielder/Forward (Hillcrest, South Africa)
- Tallied the game-winning goal and added two assists in Liberty’s 4-3 comeback win versus No. 5 Duke
- Named the season’s first BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
The NFHCA National Player of the Week program honors an offensive and defensive player of the week, in each division, throughout the season.