Alayna Wageman (SR) New Paltz

FIELD HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 

Goalkeeper (Getzville, N.Y./Williamsville North)
New Paltz senior goalkeeper Alayna Wageman made 11 saves and fashioned a 1.41 goals-against average and an .846 save percentage in a 2-0 week for the Hawks. She played 57:20 in goal in the Hawks' 6-0 win over Union (N.Y.) College on Tuesday without seeing a single shot. Then, on Saturday against No. 5 Skidmore College, she made 11 stops and allowed two goals in the Hawks' 3-2 come-from-behind victory, which marked the program's first-ever win over Skidmore. Wageman currently ranks among the SUNYAC leaders in goals-against average (1.45, second), save percentage (.844, second), saves per game (7.60, fourth) and total saves (38, fifth).