PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Vermont State University Castleton’s Gwyn Vincent, the University of Southern Maine’s Jayla Gentry, Plymouth State University’s Natalie Merrick and Keene State College’s Chloe Donohue have been named the Little East Conference (LEC) field hockey weekly award recipients for Week 8, recognizing their performances during the week ending Oct. 25, 2026.

Offensive Player of the Week: Gwyn Vincent, Vermont State Castleton

Vincent, a junior forward from Hoosick Falls, N.Y., totaled three goals and one assist for seven points in a pair of conference victories. She recorded her second career hat trick Tuesday, scoring all three Castleton goals as the Spartans rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Plymouth State 3-2 in double overtime. Vincent then assisted on the opening goal in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over UMass Dartmouth. She has eight goals and two assists for 18 points this season.

Defensive Player of the Week: Jayla Gentry, Southern Maine

Gentry, a junior back from Skowhegan, Maine, played all 122 minutes in Southern Maine’s two conference victories, helping the Huskies improve to 5-0 in LEC play. In Tuesday’s 5-1 road win at UMass Boston, Gentry helped limit the Beacons to seven shots, including six on goal, while keeping them without a shot until the second half. She then helped hold WestConn to three shots and just one on goal in Saturday’s 1-0 overtime victory. The Huskies did not allow a shot during the third quarter, fourth quarter or overtime against the Wolves.

Goalkeeper of the Week: Natalie Merrick, Plymouth State

Merrick, a sophomore from East Longmeadow, Mass., recorded 26 saves, a 1.80 goals-against average and an .867 save percentage during a 1-1 week for the Panthers. She made 15 saves in Tuesday’s 3-2 double-overtime loss to Vermont State Castleton before turning aside 11 shots and allowing one goal in Saturday’s 3-1 road victory over Eastern Connecticut.

Rookie of the Week: Chloe Donohue, Keene State

Donohue, a freshman forward from Norwell, Mass., scored her first two collegiate goals in Keene State’s 10-0 victory over UMass Boston on Saturday. She finished with four points, scoring on both of her shots in the conference win.