Mari Creatini of the field hockey team has been selected as The Northeastern News Player of the Week. The junior forward notched the second hat trick of her career to go along with a pair of assists Friday, when Quinnipiac visited Sweeney Field. Her eight points (Field hockey players are awarded two points for a goal and one for an assist) were the most scored by a Husky in a field hockey game since Jackie Carl had four goals and an assist in a win over Drexel in 1999. Creatini figured in both goals in Sunday’s win at Holy Cross, scoring her seventh goal of the season and dishing out her fourth assist for a team-leading 16 points. For the second consecutive week, Creatini was named America East’s Player of the Week. She dropped another hat trick on a high-powered Michigan team (number one in the nation in 2001, number 4 in 2002) in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss at home. “Mari has great instincts for getting her defender on the wrong footing,” said NU coach Cheryl Murtagh. “She can beat defenders with her stick and with her feet. She changes speeds very well.” “She’s creative, explosive and smart,” continued Murtagh. “That’s a good combination.” Creatini is the injector on the Husky’s formidable penalty corner unit. She begins the play with a “pushout” from the endline which is usually stopped by Leigh Shea and struck by Sara Webber. Creatini has scored a number of her goals this season by then sneaking into the play and deflecting Webber’s shot over the sprawled-out goalie. “Mari has a great pushout, she gives us the option of back-door tipping,” said Webber. “She’s not scared of the ball.” “She definitely makes you a better player, she raises the level of the team,” Shea said. “I love playing with her.” A native of Argentina, a field hockey hotbed that saw the women’s national team win the World Cup last year, Creatini came to the US in 1994 when she was 11 years old and settled in Newton. She attended Newton North High School, and was a standout on a team with a town more known for its soccer program. She drew the attention of Murtagh after being named Bay State Conference all-star for three state years and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player in her senior year. Creatini played in 17 games as a freshman, racking up five goals and three assists, and was named to the America East all-rookie team. In 2002 she started all 27 games and earned a spot on the Northeast Region All-America second team as well as the America East All-Tournament team.