BOSTON - It was a thrilling final week of the America East women's soccer regular season as tournament positions came down to the final minutes of several contests over the weekend. Vermont scored in the last minute of play to clinch the final playoff spot, while Hartford earned a share of the regular-season title with an overtime win at Stony Brook. Albany won a share of the regular-season title and is the top seed in the tournament for the first time in program history.
The America East Women's Soccer Championship begins on Thursday, October 27 with quarterfinal matchups as No. 6 Vermont visits No. 3 Stony Brook and No. 5 Maine visits No. 4 New Hampshire. Both games kickoff at 7 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV. The winners will move on to face No. 1 Albany or No. 2 Hartford in the semifinals on Sunday, October 30. Here are the final weekly award winners of 2016:
Player of the Week
Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell, So., F, Warwick, R.I.
- Tallied both goals in a 2-1 come-from-behind win against New Hampshire.
- The River Hawks grabbed their first-ever series win against UNH.
Rookie of the Week
Meghan Cavanaugh, Albany, Fr., M, Clifton Park, N.Y.
- Tallied 1 goal & 1 assist in a 2-0 week for the Great Danes.
- Had the game-winning goal in the 86th minute at Maine.
- Notched an assist in a 2-0 win over UMBC, helping Albany clinch the No. 1 seed and a share of the program's first-ever regular-season title.
Weekly Awards
Aug. 22 – Player of the Week: Vivien Beil, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kaila Lozada, Hartford
Aug. 29 – Player of the Week: Mimi Borkan, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Julia Smith, Vermont
Sep. 6 – Player of the Week: Ashley Claud, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Sierra Stone, Hartford
Sep. 12 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Julia Smith, Vermont
Sep. 19 - Co-Players of the Week: Gabby Boehmer, UMBC & Coco Speckmaier, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Lea Kalmback, Stony Brook
Sep. 26 - Player of the Week: Tori Tripp, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Liz Lane, New Hampshire
Oct. 3 - Player of the Week: Gaby Dorsey, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Meghan Cavanaugh, Albany
Oct. 10 - Player of the Week: Amy Thompson, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Bridgette Alexander, Hartford
Oct. 17 - Player of the Week: Cara Gallagher, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Chloe Borasky, Albany
Oct. 24 - Player of the Week: Katelyn Vieira, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Meghan Cavanaugh, Albany
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