CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The standings continued to get jumbled as we head into the final two weekends of America East women’s soccer conference play. New Hampshire is the only unbeaten team remaining with a 1-0-3 record and first place through seventh place are separate by only five points. Maine holds a one-point lead on first with 10 points and a 3-1-1 conference record while Stony Brook, UMBC and Hartford are all tied for second with nine points. Here are the week eight women’s soccer awards:
Player of the Week
Chanel Johnson, Jr., Hartford
New London, Conn.
- Led Hartford to a 2-0-0 week with wins over reigning champion Stony Brook and UMass Lowell, scoring the game-winning goal in both games.
- Totaled a league-best four goals and 16 shots for the week.
- Against Stony Brook, Johnson scored two second-half goals and then finished off her first career hat trick with a goal late in overtime to give the Hawks a 3-2 overtime victory.
- Johnson scored the first goal of the game in the 17th minute against UMass Lowell.
- With four goals this week, Johnson leads the team with six goals.
Rookie of the Week
Christina Fluman, Fr., Stony Brook
Pittsford, N.Y.
- Totaled one goal and two assists in a 1-1 week for Stony Brook.
- Assisted on Christina Casamassina’s first-half goal vs. Hartford on Thursday.
- Scored Stony Brook’s second goal in a 4-0 win over Albany in the 29th minute. She later added an assist on Larissa Nysch’s second goal of the match.
Around the League
- New Hampshire is the lone unbeaten team remaining in conference play with a 1-0-3 record.
- The first and seventh place teams are separated by just five points with a three-way tie for second at nine points.
- UMBC has its highest win in conference play since 2005.
Weekly Honors
Aug. 26 – Player of the Week: Stella Norman, So., Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Anna Seneta, Fr., Albany
Sept. 3 – Player of the Week: Stephani Church, So., Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Maxie New, Fr., Stony Brook
Sept. 9 – Player of the Week: Rebecca Raber, So., Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Leah Yurko, Fr., Stony Brook
Sept. 16 – Player of the Week: Jessy Brown, Jr., UMBC; Co-Rookies of the Week: Mimi Borkan, Fr., New Hampshire; Jessica Jurg, Fr., Hartford
Sept. 23 – Player of the Week: Jessy Brown, Jr., UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Amanda Dailey, Fr., UMBC
Sept. 30 - Player of the Week: Natasha Douglas, Sr., Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Mimi Borkan, Fr., New Hampshire
Oct. 7 - Player of the Week: Alexa Quaranta, So., UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Nikki McFarland, Fr., Vermont
Oct. 14 – Player of the Week: Chanel Johnson, Jr., Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Christina Fluman, Fr., Stony Brook