CASTLETON, Vt. – For the second time in as many seasons, Vermont State University Castleton field hockey standout Emily Harris has received national recognition from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association by earning the organization's National Offensive Player of the Week award.
 
Harris' second-career weekly honor from the NFHCA comes after a nine-point game in the season-opening win against Union. She had four goals and an assist totaling nine points in the victory. Harris' nine points were enough to end the first weekend of play as the nation's top scorer. The senior from Crondall, England, sparked the charge with an early goal to tie the game at one apiece, and didn't stop there. She scored the next two to bring the score to a 3-1 lead before adding an assist. She capped the night with one final goal to bring the game to its 5-2 final score.
 
The forward reaped the national honor a season ago during the Spartans' LEC title run when she scored four goals with three assists in the playoffs.
 
The Spartans return to action on Saturday at noon when they take on SUNY Oneonta on the road.