University of Delaware Athletics
Field Hockey's van't Hek and van Leeuwen Earn MPSF Player of the Week Awards
10/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - University of Delaware field hockey forward Livia van't Hek and back Linde van Leeuwen earned the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's weekly awards for the week of October 5.
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van't Hek notched three goals on the weekend, with two coming against Temple and another at No. 2 Maryland. She now leads the conference in goals with five and points with 10.
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van Leeuwen played stellar defense in the back third for Delaware across its two games this weekend against two top-30 RPI squads. In the Blue & Gold's win against Temple, she assisted on a goalÂ
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This is the first-career laurel for van't Hek, while this is van Leeuwen's third of her career, and second of the year.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hens play at Fred P. Rullo Stadium for the first time in the 2026 season on Friday, October 9, at 5 p.m. against Lehigh. The team will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its 2016 Division I Field Hockey National Championship.
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van't Hek notched three goals on the weekend, with two coming against Temple and another at No. 2 Maryland. She now leads the conference in goals with five and points with 10.
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van Leeuwen played stellar defense in the back third for Delaware across its two games this weekend against two top-30 RPI squads. In the Blue & Gold's win against Temple, she assisted on a goalÂ
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This is the first-career laurel for van't Hek, while this is van Leeuwen's third of her career, and second of the year.
Â
UP NEXT
The Blue Hens play at Fred P. Rullo Stadium for the first time in the 2026 season on Friday, October 9, at 5 p.m. against Lehigh. The team will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its 2016 Division I Field Hockey National Championship.
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TICKETS
Click here to purchase your Delaware Field Hockey tickets for the 2026 season.
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FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Delaware field hockey, follow the Fightin' Blue Hens on X, Instagram, and like on Facebook.
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