Field Hockey

Intzes, Baxter, Gonzalez Earn Week 8 Field Hockey Honors

MAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week
Justi Intzes, Sophomore, Striker, Miami
Mendoza, Arg. (Santa Maria)

Justi Intzes was dynamic in the circle for Miami, helping the RedHawks to a pair of wins while posting a (+22) advantage in corners on the weekend. She scored a pair of goals in each game, starting with two goals in the first quarter against Bellarmine to help Miami take an early lead. Against Ball State, she found a teammate 26 seconds into the game to stake the 'Hawks to a 1-0 lead in the opening minute before scoring a pair of goals later in the game to help Miami to the 2-0 weekend.

MAC Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week
Sophia Baxter, Senior, Midfielder/Defender, App State
Sykesville, Md. (Marriotts Ridge)

Senior Sophia Baxter put on a masterclass in two-way field hockey, tallying four goals across two wins against Central Michigan and Kent State. Baxter headlined a 5-0 shutout of CMU by registering a hat trick while holding down a backline that earned its fifth clean sheet. Against Kent State, Baxter provided late-game heroics by netting the game-tying goal to send the match to overtime, combining elite transition defense with coast-to-coast playmaking.

MAC Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Week
Macarena Gonzalez, Sophomore, Miami
Tucuman, Arg. (Los Cerros)

Macarena Gonzalez put together 7 quarters of shutout ball, not allowing a goal in her 105 minutes on the weekend. She helped organize a defense that allowed only 6 corners in her 7 quarters in the cage, keeping a clean sheet across the RedHawks’ pair of conference wins.