BOSTON - New Hampshire and Hartford both earned a pair of victories in America East women's soccer last week and remained unbeaten in conference play through two weeks. The reigning champion Wildcats sit atop the conference with a 3-0-0 record, while Hartford is just two points behind at 2-0-1. Vermont and Maine also grabbed important victories on Sunday as the Black Bears sit a 1-0-1 in conference play while the Catamounts are at 2-1-0.
Here are the week seven award winners:
Co-Players of the Week
Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire, So., Monson, Mass.
- Notched a game-winning goal and a game-winning assist in a 2-0-0 week for the Wildcats.
- Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over Vermont.
- Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Albany.
Co-Players of the Week
Jessica Jurg, Hartford, Jr., Annen, The Netherlands
- Shut out two opponents in goal to lead Hartford to back-to-back wins against Stony Brook and Binghamton.
- Matched a season-high in saves against the Seawolves with five
- Had three saves against Binghamton on Sunday, marking her seventh shutout of the season
- Jurg now has 21 career shutouts
Co-Rookie of the Week
Hayley Nolan, Hartford, Fr., M, Kildare, Ireland
- Scored the game-winning goal on Thursday night in the 14th minute to lead the Hawks to a 1-0 win against Stony Brook
- At Binghamton, moved from midfield to center back, helping her team to its second-straight shutout victory at Binghamton
Co-Rookie of the Week
Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell, Fr., M, Warwick, R.I.
- Notched a hat trick that helped the River Hawks to a 3-1 victory over Quinnipiac.
- It was the first hat trick since the program has gone Division I.
- In Sunday’s game vs. Maine, Vieira led the team in shots.
Notes
- UMass Lowell's Katelyn Vieira notched the program's first hat trick since turning Division I on Monday, Sept. 28 vs. Quinnipiac.
- Hartford head coach John Natale earned his 100th career victory with Sunday's win over Binghamton.
- Hartford is 7-1-2 over its last 10 matches.
- New Hampshire went 2-0-0 last week and is 3-0-0 to begin conference play, sitting alone in first place.
- Hartford had a pair of 1-0 wins over Stony Brook and Binghamton to move to 2-0-1 in conference action.
- Maine's Anetra Byfield scored the game-winning goal in OT vs. UMass Lowell to push the Black Bears' record to 1-0-1 in conference play.
- Vermont has won 3 of its last 4 matches and is 3-1-1 in its last five. The team's win over UMBC was its first in Baltimore since 2009.
- Albany senior midfielder, Krista Fitzpatrick now has 11 career assists, the current UAlbany women's soccer all-time record.
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