SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 3, 2026) – After the final non-conference game of the regular season, Western New England field hockey sophomore Mikayla Mrzywka has earned her fourth Conference of New England (CNE) weekly award of the season, being named the Offensive Player of the Week for the final time this year.

Mrzywka helped the Golden Bears complete a two-goal comeback this past week in the only game of the week, taking down the Seahawks of Salve Regina University on the road. Mrzywka opened the scoring in the game for Western New England with just 10:20 remaining in the game with the Golden Bears down by a pair to cut Salve's lead in half. After the Golden Bears knocked home the game-tying goal with under eight minutes to play, Mrzywka broke the 2-2 tie with a game-winning goal with exactly five minutes remaining in the game to give Western New England the 3-2 lead, a lead they held for the remainder of the game to come up with the win. 

Mrzywka's two-goal effort puts her at 19 goals on the season, one off her mark of 20 during her first season last year. Mrzywka has collected 43 points on the year, taking 94 shots and putting 67 on goal. The WNE sophomore has five game-winning goals in 17 games played this year. 

The No. 2-seeded Western New England field hockey team hosts a CNE semifinal game on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00 PM against No. 3 Roger Williams University, with the winner heading to the CNE Championship Game against No. 1 Endicott College or No. 4 University of New England at a time and location to be determined based on the outcomes of tomorrow night's semifinal games.