KUTZTOWN, Pa. – A day after being voted the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's Defensive Athlete of the Week, freshman goalie Tess Adolf (Lawrence, N.J./Lawrence) of No. 2 Kutztown, reached the national level as she was tabbed the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II Defensive Athlete of the Week, announced Wednesday.
 
Adolf had an important week in No. 2 Kutztown's toughest week of the regular season to date, helping her team win both games against two top-6 teams in the PSAC. In a 3-1 victory at No. 4 East Stroudsburg last Wednesday, Adolf finished with a season-high six saves, including a penalty stroke save that kept KU in front late in the fourth quarter. In the 2-0 win over No. 6 Bloomsburg on Saturday, Adolf stopped the only shot she saw on cage and secured the sixth shutout for the Golden Bears and her ninth win of her first collegiate season.
 
The Golden Bears (11-0 overall, 3-0 PSAC) have set program records for both best start to a season and win streak with their 11th victory coming against the Huskies this past Saturday.
 
Kutztown has a full week off between games, as it will next compete at IUP this Saturday, Oct. 11, at 3:30 p.m. The rest is certainly welcomed as the Golden Bears went toe-to-toe with two top-6 ranked teams last week and won both.