CLEVELAND – After posting her fourth and fifth shutouts of the season this past weekend, the Mid-American Conference named Appalachian State field hockey goalkeeper Rachel Gaines its Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the MAC on Tuesday afternoon.
The senior becomes the first App State player to win two MAC Field Hockey Player of the Week awards in the same season, earning the first honor after notching two shutouts to begin the season. Gaines' eight saves between two shutout victories this past weekend boosted her save percentage to .926, which ranks No.