BOSTON - The 2017 women's soccer season kicked off over the weekend and America East teams got off to a strong start, combining to go 7-4-3 on opening weekend. Binghamton and New Hampshire each went a perfect 2-0 while UMBC, Stony Brook and Vermont also picked up their first wins of the year. The Bearcats are 2-0-0 for the first time since 2012 while it’s been 25 seasons since the Wildcats were last 2-0-0 in 1993.
Here are the conference's week one award winners:
Player of the Week
Kayla Saager, Binghamton - Jr., Forward, East Islip, N.Y.
- Factored in on all four Binghamton goals, racking up five points on a goal and three assists in leading the Bearcats to their first 2-0 start since 2012.
- Set up both Binghamton goals in a 2-1 win over Atlantic 10-foe St. Bonaventure Friday.
- Scored her first goal as a Bearcat and set up the game winner in a 2-1 win over Manhattan Sunday.
- This is the West Virginia transfer's first-career #AEWSOC Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook - Fr., Midfielder, East Islip, N.Y.
- Tallied a pair of goals in Stony Brook's 3-0 win over Iona Sunday.
- Her scores came just 3:35 apart in the 2nd and 6th minutes to stake the Seawolves to an early two-goal lead.
- Had the only multi-goal effort by an #AEWSOC player this weekend.
- This is Florenz's first career #AEWSOC Rookie of the Week award.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 22 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook
Sixteen more America East women’s soccer games take place this week, including six on AmericaEast.TV, the place to watch free live content on any device, including the network's Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV OTT channels.
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