BOSTON - Heading into the final week of the regular-season in America East women's soccer, there is still much left to be decided as not a single team has clinched a spot in the tournament which begins Oct. 29 at the sites of the highest seeds. New Hampshire and Hartford sit in a tie for first with 12 points after the weekend action with Maine, Stony Brook and Vermont following closely behind with 10 points each.
Here are the week nine award winners:
Player of the Week
Emily Doherty, Stony Brook, Jr., GK, Oceanside, N.Y.
- Totaled 20 saves over two games in a 1-0-1 week for Stony Brook.
- Notched a career-high 17 saves, the most by a Seawolves goalkeeper in 17 years and the most in a conference game since Albany's Erika van Zandt had 17 in a game vs. Vermont in 2003.
- Made three saves in a shutout against UMass Lowell.
Rookie of the Week
Nat Reynisdottir, UMass Lowell, Fr., Kopavogur, Iceland
- Was the only player in the America East to tally multiple goals last week, scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Vermont.
- The goals were the first two of her career.
- Had the first goal and the game-winner for the River Hawks against the Catamounts.
Notes
- Hartford is the lone unbeaten team in conference play at 3-0-3. The Hawks are 8-1-4 in their last 13 matches.
- Vermont's 3-1-1 start to conference play was its best since 2001.
- Stony Brook's Emily Doherty made 17 saves vs. Binghamton, the most in an America East conference game since Albany's Erika van Zandt in 2003 vs. Vermont.
- With just two playing dates left, no teams have clinched spots in the America East tournament, which begins Oct. 29.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 24 - Co-Players of the Week: Aaliyah Ingram, Hartford & Mimi Borkan, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Julia Carr, Hartford
Aug. 31 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Anetra Byfield, Maine
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Aaliyah Ingram, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Julia Carr, Hartford
Sept. 14 - Player of the Week: Manuela Corcho, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Julia Carr, Hartford
Sept. 21 - Player of the Week: Rylee Osgood, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Julia Schneider, UMass Lowell
Sept. 28 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Gaby Dorsey, New Hampshire
Oct. 5 - Co-Players of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire & Jessica Jurg, Hartford; Co-Rookies of the Week: Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell & Hayley Nolan, Hartford
Oct. 12 - Player of the Week: Raven Edwards, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week, Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell
Oct. 19 - Player of the Week: Emily Doherty, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Nat Reynisdottir, UMass Lowell