BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University freshman defender Janet Maher has been selected as the Little East Conference (LEC) Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week.

In her first outing in a BSU uniform, Maher started and played all 72 minutes as the Bears opened the 2014 campaign with a 1-0 overtime shutout victory over Thomas College.  The Mansfield, Massachusetts product anchored a backline which held the Terriers to just three shots on goal and five penalty corners.

Maher and her teammates are back in action on Tuesday night at seven as the Bears travel to Worcester, Massachusetts to take on the Engineers of WPI.