Mata, Helgeson Named Miami Athletes of the Week
11/3/2025 4:30:00 PM | Field Hockey, General, Hockey
For their performances last week, Berta Mata and Maximilion Helgeson are Miami's Athletes of the Week, presented by Skyline Chili for the week of Nov. 3.
Female Winner: Berta Mata
Berta Mata assisted on the first two of Miami's eight goals this Friday in an 8-0 shutout over Longwood, a game which marked Miami's final regular-season contest of the year. Mata finished the game with three assists, a goal, and four shots on goal, all of which helped Miami to victory and allowed them to claim the MAC regular-season title. Mata now has 19 assists on the season, tying her for the most of any player in the nation and putting her in second nationally in assists per game (1.19). With her 18th assist, Mata broke Miami's all-time program record for most assists in a single season. Additionally, her 19 total assists are allowing the RedHawks to lead the nation as a team in assists per game with 4.29, beating out the second-place team by nearly .7 assists per game. A graduate student from Barcelona, Spain, she is studying Microbiology in the College of Arts and Science.
Male Winner: Maximilion Helgeson
Maximilion Helgeson produced his first multi-goal game as a RedHawk Saturday, scoring twice to lift Miami to its first NCHC win since January 2024. He was named the First Star of the Game. Helgeson was credited with seven shots on goal in the contest, his most since a hat trick in March 2023 with Alaska Anchorage, and is averaging a point per game for the Red and White this season. A senior forward from Anchorage, Alaska, he is studying Liberal Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science.
Female Winner: Berta Mata
Berta Mata assisted on the first two of Miami's eight goals this Friday in an 8-0 shutout over Longwood, a game which marked Miami's final regular-season contest of the year. Mata finished the game with three assists, a goal, and four shots on goal, all of which helped Miami to victory and allowed them to claim the MAC regular-season title. Mata now has 19 assists on the season, tying her for the most of any player in the nation and putting her in second nationally in assists per game (1.19). With her 18th assist, Mata broke Miami's all-time program record for most assists in a single season. Additionally, her 19 total assists are allowing the RedHawks to lead the nation as a team in assists per game with 4.29, beating out the second-place team by nearly .7 assists per game. A graduate student from Barcelona, Spain, she is studying Microbiology in the College of Arts and Science.
Male Winner: Maximilion Helgeson
Maximilion Helgeson produced his first multi-goal game as a RedHawk Saturday, scoring twice to lift Miami to its first NCHC win since January 2024. He was named the First Star of the Game. Helgeson was credited with seven shots on goal in the contest, his most since a hat trick in March 2023 with Alaska Anchorage, and is averaging a point per game for the Red and White this season. A senior forward from Anchorage, Alaska, he is studying Liberal Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science.
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