#AEWSOC Regular Season Hits Final Week, League Awards Bestowed
BOSTON – Just one week remains in the #AEWSOC regular season and New Hampshire sits atop the league standings, followed closely by Hartford and Stony Brook. The Wildcats have 15 points due to a 5-1-0 record and are the league’s lone team to have clinched a bid to the 2017 #AEWSOC championship. The Hawks follow closely with 12 points at 4-2-1 and the Seawolves, have 12 points and are 4-2-0.
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Conference concludes with games Thursday and Sunday this week with #AEChamps implications on the line. Fans can follow @AmericaEast and #AEDigitalNet on Twitter to find out which teams will qualify for the championship.
Here are the conference's week nine award winners:
Player of the Week
Mariah Williams, Albany – Jr., Forward, Utica, N.Y.
- Scored three times in Albany’s 4-1 win over Maine Sunday.
- The three goals tied the Great Danes’ single-game program record and was the first hat trick recorded by an America East player since Oct. 2, 2014.
- This is Williams’ first career #AEWSOC Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook – Fr., Forward, Varnamo, Sweden
- Scored twice in Stony Brook’s 6-1 win over UMBC Sunday.
- This is Francese’s third #AEWSOC Rookie of the Week honor of the season (9/18, 10/2, 10/16).
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 21 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook
Aug. 28 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook
Sept. 5 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Ella Bankert, Vermont
Sept. 11 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Christina Corbi, UMBC
Sept. 18 - Player of the Week: Mia Neas, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook
Sept. 25 – Co-Players of the Week: Vivian Vega, Albany & Bridgette Alexander, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Kristin Birgisdottir, UMass Lowell
Oct. 2 – Co-Player of the Week: Mia Neas, New Hampshire; Co-Player & Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook
Oct. 9 – Player of the Week: Rachel Morrier, UMass Lowell; Co-Rookies of the Week: Genna Michitti, Binghamton & Fanny Gotesson, Stony Brook
Oct. 16 – Player of the Week: Mariah Williams, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook
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