Six #AEWSOC Teams Earn League Wins, Week #8 Awards Bestowed
BOSTON – League play rolled on last week with two full slates of games. Hartford won its lone game of the week over Maine to improve to 3-0-1 in conference play, stretching an unbeaten streak to 10 games. Albany compiled a pair of wins to improve to 2-1-1 in league play.
#AEWSOC Results – Thurs., Oct. 4
at Albany 4, Vermont 1
at Stony Brook 4, Binghamton 0
Hartford 1, at Maine 0
New Hampshire 0, at UMass Lowell 0 (2OT)
Sunday, Oct. 7
at Vermont 3, UMBC 0
Albany 4, at Maine 0
at New Hampshire 1, Stony Brook 0
UMass Lowell 3, at Binghamton 1
#AEWSOC Schedule – Thurs., Oct. 11
Albany at Hartford, 5 p.m. (ESPN3)
Vermont at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Stony Brook at UMBC, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Maine at UMass Lowell, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday, Oct. 14
Binghamton at Hartford, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Vermont at Maine, 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
UMass Lowell at UMBC, 1 p.m. (AE.TV)
New Hampshire at Albany, 2 p.m. (AE.TV)
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Here are the conference’s week #8 awards:
Offensive Player of the Week
Meghan Cavanaugh, Albany – So., Midfielder, Clifton Park, N.Y.
- Compiled a total of seven points in a pair of league wins for Albany.
- Cavanaugh scored in both wins, totaling three goals and an assist on the week.
- This is Cavanaugh’s first career #AEWSOC award.
Defensive Player of the Week
Mia Neas, New Hampshire – Sr., Goalkeeper, Old Saybrook, Conn.
- Notched back-to-back shutouts in 1-0-1 week for New Hampshire.
- Saved seven shots against UMass Lowell and four against Stony Brook.
- Neas has been named #AEWSOC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Rookie of the Week
Emily Nelson, UMass Lowell – Fr., Midfielder, Peabody, Mass.
- Scored a hat trick within span of 15 minutes in win over Binghamton.
- Converted on all three of her shots against the Bearcats and also played all 110 minutes of double overtime game against New Hampshire.
- Nelson was also named Rookie of the Week on 9/10/18.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 20 – Offensive Player of the Week: Gabriela Gamory, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Andrea Leitner, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Taylor Brown, Hartford
Aug. 27 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Sofia Manner, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Mari Brenden, Stony Brook
Sept. 4 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kaila Lozada, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Mia Neas, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Julia Mahoney, Maine
Sept. 10 – Offensive Player of the Week: Mariah Williams, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kacey Lambertson, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Emily Nelson, UMass Lowell
Sept. 17 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Hayley Poltarak, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Kayla McKenzie, Binghamton
Sept. 24 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kaila Lozada, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Lydia Kessel, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Tatum Kauka, Stony Brook
Oct. 1 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kaila Lozada, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Erin Theiller, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Dunja Mostarac, UMass Lowell
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Oct. 8 – Offensive Player of the Week: Meghan Cavanaugh, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Mia Neas, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Emily Nelson, UMass Lowell
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