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Tamera Cookman Receives Two America East Weekly Awards
10/18/2022 1:31:00 PM | Field Hockey
BOSTON – Tamera Cookman (Woking, England), a freshman midfielder on the University of New Hampshire field hockey team, was named recipient of both the Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week awards by America East on Tuesday.
Cookman recorded career highs of three goals, two assists and eight points to lead UNH to an 11-1 win against Merrimack College on Oct. 16. She scored the first goal of the game at 2:01 and set up the second goal at 13:41 as the Wildcats led 2-0 at the end of the first quarter. She tallied another assist at 24:56 and struck again at 25:51 and 46:01.
The eight points are the most by a Wildcat this season and the highest by a 'Cat since Sept. 21, 2014, when Meg Flatley also tallied eight points (vs. Hofstra University).
Cookman's three goals and two points are also tied for the most by a UNH player this season.
She ranks third on the team in points (15) and is tied for third in both goals (three) and assists (three). On the America East leaderbaord, Cookman is tied for ninth in goals.
These are Cookman's first America East awards of the season. UNH field hockey has sweept the Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week awards each of the past three weeks and four times this year. Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario) was honored Oct. 11 while Tasmin Cookman (Woking, England) received the awards Aug. 30 and Oct. 4.
New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 21 (2 p.m.) vs. #22 UAlbany at Memorial Field.
Cookman recorded career highs of three goals, two assists and eight points to lead UNH to an 11-1 win against Merrimack College on Oct. 16. She scored the first goal of the game at 2:01 and set up the second goal at 13:41 as the Wildcats led 2-0 at the end of the first quarter. She tallied another assist at 24:56 and struck again at 25:51 and 46:01.
The eight points are the most by a Wildcat this season and the highest by a 'Cat since Sept. 21, 2014, when Meg Flatley also tallied eight points (vs. Hofstra University).
Cookman's three goals and two points are also tied for the most by a UNH player this season.
She ranks third on the team in points (15) and is tied for third in both goals (three) and assists (three). On the America East leaderbaord, Cookman is tied for ninth in goals.
These are Cookman's first America East awards of the season. UNH field hockey has sweept the Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week awards each of the past three weeks and four times this year. Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario) was honored Oct. 11 while Tasmin Cookman (Woking, England) received the awards Aug. 30 and Oct. 4.
New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 21 (2 p.m.) vs. #22 UAlbany at Memorial Field.
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