WINTHROP, Mass. - Senior defender Sam Mathe was named New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday, October 13.

This past weekend in two games against Post University, Mathe recorded one assist and eleven blocks to help the Sharks to a 3-0 shutout on Friday and 1-1 tie on Saturday that LIU went on to win in a shootout.

Mathe is the first Shark to be honored as a NEWHA weekly award winner this season.

The Sharks return to action on Friday at Sacred Heart University in the first game of a weekend home-and-home series. Puck drop is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. in Connecticut and 7:30 p.m. at the Northwell Health Ice Center on Saturday, Oct. 17.