BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bowdoin junior goaltender Eva Filipponi (Wilton, Conn.) has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week.
 
Filipponi led the Polar Bears to three wins, including two shutouts over ranked opponents, and stretched her scoreless minutes streak to 366:20 as Bowdoin extended its winning streak to seven games. After posting shutouts against No. 12 Babson and No. 5 Hamilton earlier in the week, Filipponi's shutout streak ended Sunday against Colby, but the netminder posted a career-high 13 saves against the Mules, including three in quick succession in the second overtime, immediately preceding Bowdoin's game-winner. Filipponi leads the conference with a 0.56 GAA this fall.
 
With the victories, Bowdoin rose to number three in the latest Division III NPI (NCAA Power Index). Filipponi is the first Bowdoin goaltender to earn the NESCAC's weekly honor since Kate Leonard in 2004.
 
The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday at Connecticut College at  11:00 a.m.