Field Hockey

NEWMAC Field Hockey Weekly Report #9 - November 2

November 2, 2026 

The NEWMAC has announced its Field Hockey Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 1, 2026: Penny Baroni of Babson and Hannah Simmonds of Wellesley. The NEWMAC's weekly awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 Sports Bar & Grill in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Weekly Honors

Field Hockey Athletes of the Week

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Offensive Athlete of the Week

Penny Baroni

Babson

Junior • Midfielder • Dennis, Massachusetts

7Total points this week for Babson

Baroni earned her second straight weekly honor after three goals and an assist

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Penny Baroni continued her torrid pace with three goals and one assist for seven points in Saturday’s 9-0 rout of Wheaton. The junior midfielder needed just 23 minutes to record her fourth consecutive hat trick and then assisted on another second quarter goal to help the Beavers earn a share of its 11th consecutive NEWMAC regular season title. 

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Defensive Athlete of the Week

Hannah Simmonds

Wellesley

Junior • Goalkeeper • Austin, Texas

7total saves in NEWMAC win over MIT

Simmonds helped Blue defeat MIT for the first time since 2018

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Hannah Simmonds stopped all seven shots on goal in a shutout win over MIT. Wellesley earned its first NEWMAC win over MIT since 2018 and secured the third seed in this week's conference championship tournament with six NEWMAC wins this fall.

Around the League

Results From October 26 - November 1

Matchup Final Game Details
October 27
University of New England at Wheaton Wheaton 2, UNE 1 Box Score
Rivier at Mount Holyoke Mount Holyoke 6, Rivier 1 Box Score
October 28
MIT at Roger Williams MIT 3, Roger Williams 2 (OT) Box Score
Colby-Sawyer at Clark Clark 2, Colby-Sawyer 1 Box Score
Western New England at Salve Regina Western New England 3, Salve Regina 2 Box Score
October 29
Dean at Springfield Springfield 6, Dean 1 Box Score
October 31
MIT at Wellesley Wellesley 1, MIT 0 Box Score
Mount Holyoke at Salve Regina Mount Holyoke 2, Salve Regina 1 Box Score
#18 Babson at Wheaton #18 Babson 9, Wheaton 0 Box Score
WPI at Smith Smith 2, WPI 0 Box Score
Springfield at Clark Springfield 4, Clark 2 Box Score

Through November 1

NEWMAC Field Hockey Statistical Leaders

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Goals
  1. Penny BaroniBabson23
  2. Helen DiGiovanni
    Babson    16
  3. Diane Lee
    Mount Holyoke    14
  4. MJ Owens
    Mount Holyoke    13
  5. Kayla Wilonski
    Wheaton    12
Assists
  1. Diane LeeMount Holyoke12
  2. Grace Mullaney
    Babson    11
  3. Penny Baroni
    Babson    9
  4. Olivia Bass
    Clark    8
  5. Four Others Tied
    Tomovski (MIT), Smith (Babson), Shoflick (Babson), Wilonski (Wheaton)    8
Points
  1. Penny Baroni
    Babson    55
  2. Diane Lee
    Mount Holyoke    40
  3. Helen DiGiovanni
    Babson    33
  4. Kayla Wilonski
    Wheaton    32
  5. Ingrid Tomovski
    MIT    28
Saves
  1. Rachel ReiterClark196
  2. Siany Ortez
    Salve Regina    126
  3. Myles Lakin
    WPI    110
  4. Iseul ParkSmith108
  5. Sam Orcutt
    Springfield    87
GAA
  1. Addie Oakes
    Mount Holyoke    1.10
  2. Madison TibbalsBabson1.12
  3. Hannah SimmondsWellesley1.36
  4. Sam Orcutt
    Springfield    1.47
  5. Alexia NiniosMIT1.52
Shutouts
  1. Addie OakesMount Holyoke6
  2. Alexia NiniosMIT6
  3. Madison Tibbals
    Babson    4
  4. Hannah SimmondsWellesley4
  5. Ortez & Lakin
    Salve Regina & WPI    3

Through November 1

NEWMAC Field Hockey Standings

Team Overall NEWMAC
MIT (#1 Seed) 12-6 8-1
#18 Babson (#2 Seed) 13-6 8-1
Wellesley (#3 Seed) 7-10 6-3
Smith (#4 Seed) 8-10 5-4
WPI (#5 Seed) 7-10 4-5
Springfield (#6 Seed) 11-7 4-5
Wheaton 10-8 4-5
Mount Holyoke 14-5 4-5
Salve Regina 8-10 2-7
Clark 6-12 0-9

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2026 Athletes of the Week

Season Archive

November 2

Offensive: Penny Baroni, Babson

Defensive: Hannah Simmonds, Wellesley

October 26

Offensive: Penny Baroni, Babson

Defensive: Addie Oakes, Mount Holyoke

October 19

Offensive: Ingrid Tomovski, MIT

Defensive: Clare Moore, Springfield

October 13

Offensive: Hannah Fortin, Wheaton

Defensive: Audrey Oh, MIT

October 5

Offensive: Anouk Bosket, Smith

Defensive: Isabel Johnson, Smith

September 28

Offensive: Anouk Bosket, Smith

Defensive: Myles Lakin, WPI

September 21

Offensive: Rachel Simkewicz, Springfield

Defensive: Lauren Golden, Babson

September 14

Offensive: Helen DiGiovanni, Babson

Defensive: Grace Mullaney, Babson

September 8

Offensive: Diane Lee, Mount Holyoke

Defensive: Alexia Ninios, MIT