University of New Hampshire Athletics
Tasmin Cookman's Rookie of the Year Award Highlights America East Conference Honors
11/2/2022 3:43:00 PM | Field Hockey
BOSTON – Tasmin Cookman (Woking, England) was named America East Rookie of the Year to highlight a total of seven conference awards received by three University of New Hampshire field hockey players on Wednesday.
Cookman was also voted to the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Rookie Team. She was joined on the All-Rookie Team by twin sister Tamera Cookman (Woking, England) and Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario), both of whom were named to the All-Conference Second Team.
Tasmin Cookman was a three-time America East Rookie of the Week and two-time Offensive Player of the Week selection during the 2022 season. She is currently No. 7 in the nation in points per game (2.33) as well as No. 8 in goals per game (0.89); both those numbers rank second on the conference leaderboard, and she is also fifth in America East in assists per game (0.56).
The freshman forward is UNH's leader in goals (16), assists (10), points (42), shots (57), shots on goal (35) and game-winning goals (three); on UNH's leaderboard, those numbers are No. 7 in single-season points and tied at No. 12 in single-season goals; the 42 points are most ever by a New Hampshire rookie. She has started all 18 games and played 996 of a possible 1117 minutes (89.2%), which ranks second among field players and third overall.
Cookman tallied a high of seven points with three goals and an assist vs. Merrimack College; those seven points are tied for fourth on the conference's list of single-game highs in 2022. She finished with three goals for six points against Boston University. Overall, Cookman recorded a point in 13 of 18 regular-season games with a trio of four-game point streaks, the last of which was also a four-game goal streak.
Tamera Cookman ranks third on the team in goals (six), assists (five) and points (17); she is also second in shots (52) and third in shots on goal (28). Cookman ranks fourth on the team in minutes at 984. On the America East leaderboard, she is 17th in points per game (0.94) and 20th in both goals per game and assists per game.
The freshman midfielder recorded the second-highest single-game point total in America East this season with an eight-point effort (three goals, two assists) against Merrimack. Overall, she tallied a point in 7 of 18 games with a three-game point streak that included scoring a goal in back-to-back games.
Cookman was named both Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Oct. 18.
Poulakis is No. 21 in the nation in goals per game (0.67) and No. 23 in points per game (1.72). She ranks second on UNH's leaderboard in goals (12), assists (seven) and points (31), as well as third in shots (40) and second in shots on goal (30). On the conference leaderboard, Poulakis ranks fourth in both points and goals per game, as well as tied for eighth in assists per game.
The freshman midfielder has also started all 18 games and played 869 minutes. She tallied a point in 13 games and that included a team-best eight-game point streak that spanned Sept. 30 to Oct. 28 with nine goals and five assists for 23 points in that span. Poulakis also began her career with a point in four consecutive games. She tallied career highs of three goals and six points vs. Cal.
Poulakis was named both Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Oct. 11.
Tasmin Cookman is the fourth UNH recipient of the America East Rookie of the Year award; Amy Agulay (1997), Katie White (2002) and Maura Verleg (2019) also received this accolade.
The previous time UNH had three representatives on the All-Rookie Team was 2012 (Meg Flatley, Chandler Giese, Lynne Lehman). The Wildcats also had three All-Rookie Team honorees in 2010 and 2005, as well as four in 2008.
New Hampshire (9-9 overall, 3-5 AE) is the No. 6 seed of the 2022 America East Championship and returns to action Nov. 3 for a quarterfinal matchup against third-seeded UMass Lowell at the University of Maine. Start time is 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
Cookman was also voted to the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Rookie Team. She was joined on the All-Rookie Team by twin sister Tamera Cookman (Woking, England) and Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario), both of whom were named to the All-Conference Second Team.
Tasmin Cookman was a three-time America East Rookie of the Week and two-time Offensive Player of the Week selection during the 2022 season. She is currently No. 7 in the nation in points per game (2.33) as well as No. 8 in goals per game (0.89); both those numbers rank second on the conference leaderboard, and she is also fifth in America East in assists per game (0.56).
The freshman forward is UNH's leader in goals (16), assists (10), points (42), shots (57), shots on goal (35) and game-winning goals (three); on UNH's leaderboard, those numbers are No. 7 in single-season points and tied at No. 12 in single-season goals; the 42 points are most ever by a New Hampshire rookie. She has started all 18 games and played 996 of a possible 1117 minutes (89.2%), which ranks second among field players and third overall.
Cookman tallied a high of seven points with three goals and an assist vs. Merrimack College; those seven points are tied for fourth on the conference's list of single-game highs in 2022. She finished with three goals for six points against Boston University. Overall, Cookman recorded a point in 13 of 18 regular-season games with a trio of four-game point streaks, the last of which was also a four-game goal streak.
Tamera Cookman ranks third on the team in goals (six), assists (five) and points (17); she is also second in shots (52) and third in shots on goal (28). Cookman ranks fourth on the team in minutes at 984. On the America East leaderboard, she is 17th in points per game (0.94) and 20th in both goals per game and assists per game.
The freshman midfielder recorded the second-highest single-game point total in America East this season with an eight-point effort (three goals, two assists) against Merrimack. Overall, she tallied a point in 7 of 18 games with a three-game point streak that included scoring a goal in back-to-back games.
Cookman was named both Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Oct. 18.
Poulakis is No. 21 in the nation in goals per game (0.67) and No. 23 in points per game (1.72). She ranks second on UNH's leaderboard in goals (12), assists (seven) and points (31), as well as third in shots (40) and second in shots on goal (30). On the conference leaderboard, Poulakis ranks fourth in both points and goals per game, as well as tied for eighth in assists per game.
The freshman midfielder has also started all 18 games and played 869 minutes. She tallied a point in 13 games and that included a team-best eight-game point streak that spanned Sept. 30 to Oct. 28 with nine goals and five assists for 23 points in that span. Poulakis also began her career with a point in four consecutive games. She tallied career highs of three goals and six points vs. Cal.
Poulakis was named both Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Oct. 11.
Tasmin Cookman is the fourth UNH recipient of the America East Rookie of the Year award; Amy Agulay (1997), Katie White (2002) and Maura Verleg (2019) also received this accolade.
The previous time UNH had three representatives on the All-Rookie Team was 2012 (Meg Flatley, Chandler Giese, Lynne Lehman). The Wildcats also had three All-Rookie Team honorees in 2010 and 2005, as well as four in 2008.
New Hampshire (9-9 overall, 3-5 AE) is the No. 6 seed of the 2022 America East Championship and returns to action Nov. 3 for a quarterfinal matchup against third-seeded UMass Lowell at the University of Maine. Start time is 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
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