MEDFORD, MA (November 9, 2026) – Continuing a season in which she is a strong candidate for NESCAC Player of the Year, Tufts University field hockey sophomore
Eleanor Helm has earned the conference's Player of the Week award, announced today following the NESCAC tournament semifinals and championship game this past weekend (Nov. 7-8).
Hosted by the team at Ounjian Field, Tufts won its fourth NESCAC championship, beating Williams College 3-2 in overtime in Saturday's semifinals and then defeating Middlebury College 2-0 in Sunday's championship game.
Helm led the way with three goals in the two victories. She scored the game-winner with 2:53 left in the first overtime to push Tufts past Williams. In the final against Middlebury, she scored twice in the third quarter to lead the Jumbos to the title.
With those three goals, Helm now has 20 for the season, leading all NESCAC scorers by a wide margin. Her 44 total points, which include four assists, are 15 more than the next-highest scorer in the conference.
This is Helm's second weekly honor of the season; she was also recognized on Oct. 5. Tufts players have now won the award four times in the last six weeks, including senior goalie
Isabel Ginns on Oct. 12 and junior midfielder
Eleanor Luft on Oct. 26.
Helm and her teammates will host NCAA Tournament second- and third-round games at Ounjian Field this weekend (Nov. 14-15).
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