For Immediate Release:
2 November 2026
WINTHROP, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has announced that Dean College field hockey's
Jaidyn Seitzer (Nottingham, N.H.) has been named the final Rookie of the Week in the regular season. This is the first weekly honor for Seitzer in her collegiate career.
In the team's final pair of regular season games, Seitzer stood out from the pack. The first-year center back aided Dean's strong effort on the penalty kill, securing two shots and one on target.
Along with her shots, Seitzer also picked up an assist in Dean's only goal against Springfield College on October 29
th (scored by
Emma Gragen – Brattleboro, Vt.).
Although not in the regular season, Seitzer picked up her first career goal in Saturday's GNAC quarterfinal round game at Lasell University. Her score helped propel Dean to a 5-2 upset victory over the two-seeded Lasers and kept them alive in the conference tournament.
The Nottingham, New Hampshire native currently has five points on the year, including a goal and three assists. She also has 36 total shots, with 19 of them being on target (.528 SOG%).
To learn more about Seitzer and the rest of the Dean College field hockey program, please visit any of the respective links above.
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
