November 8, 2004
Tara Boyd, Williams
(Senior, Forward - New Caanan, Conn.)
Senior Tara Boyd, despite breaking her nose in the practice prior to the weekend, scored twice including the game winner in overtime as Williams upset previously unbeaten Middlebury to claim the NESCAC field hockey championship. Boyd also assisted on the games first goal in Williams’ 3-0 semifinal victory over Tufts.

November 1, 2004
Jamie Enos, Colby
(First Year, Goalkeeper - South Hamilton, Mass.)
Colby first-year goalie Jamie Enos made a NESCAC tournament record 15 saves in leading the seventh-seeded Mules to a 1-0 victory over second seed Bowdoin in a NESCAC first round. Enos kept Colby in a game which they were out shot by a 20-3 margin. The first year had seven stops earlier in the week as the Mules took a 4-1 win against Bates to clinch a playoff spot Saturday. Enos allowed just one goal over 210 minutes in Colby's 3-0 week.

October 25, 2004
Louisa Mook, Wesleyan
(Senior, Forward - Newcastle, Maine)
Senior forward Louisa Mook had two goals and an assist as Wesleyan defeated Amherst, 4-2, to extend its win streak to seven games. Mook, who leads the conference in points per game, assisted on the tying goal in a 2-1 win at Mount Holyoke.

October 18, 2004
Ashley Lyddane, Middlebury
(Junior, Forward - Greenwich, Conn.)
Ashley Lyddane scored a pair of goals, including the game-tying goal with 3:06 left in regulation, to lead Middlebury to a 4-3 overtime win at Williams. The win clinched the top spot in the NESCAC Tournament for the fourth-ranked Panthers, who will host the event November 6th and 7th on Kohn Field.

October 11, 2004
Jessica Baker, Trinity
(Senior, Forward - Middlebury, Conn.)
Senior forward Jessica Baker scored twice in the Bantams' 4-2 win at Connecticut College and scored all three of Trinity's goals in a 3-2 win at Eastern Connecticut including the overtime winner 6:49 into the extra session.

October 4, 2004
Dana Panzer, Tufts
(Senior, Forward/Midfielder - Sayville, N.Y.)
Panzer figured in all of Tufts' five goals this week as the Jumbos went 2-0 to improve to 5-2 overall, matching their victory total of last season. She had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 NESCAC win over Bates on Saturday. That followed her goal and assist effort in a 2-0 victory against Babson on Thursday night. Panzer, who hadn't scored a goal in her collegiate career entering this season, now has eight with five assists for 21 points in seven games this year.

September 27, 2004
Kate Leonard, Bowdoin
(Sophomore, Goalkeeper - Eliot, Maine)
Bowdoin goalkeeper Kate Leonard stopped eight shots during regular time and then brushed aside 3 of Williams' 5 penalty strokes in a 2-1 Polar Bear victory on Sunday. Leonard dropped her goals against average to 0.91 in the victory.

September 20, 2004
Lauren Smith, Colby
(Senior, Defender - Cohasset, Mass.)
Colby defender Lauren Smith, a senior co-captain, scored the lone goal and helped the Mules post the shutout with her defensive work in a 1-0 NESCAC win over Bowdoin Saturday. Smith, who makes the initial pass on penalty corners for Colby, also helped the Mules to a 3-0 win against Thomas College on Monday. Smith and the rest of Colby's defense has allowed no goals in regulation time in three games and have allowed just one goal in the three contests.

September 13, 2004
Tara Boyd, Williams
(Senior, Forward - New Canaan, Conn.)
Boyd scored twice in a 4-3 overtime victory over Wesleyan to open conference play. The senior notched the game’s first goal and added the game-winner with just under four minutes remaining in overtime.