UAlbany's Win Over Nationally- Ranked Arizona Highlights #AEWSOC Opening Weekend
BOSTON – A pair of wins over Pac-12 schools highlighted the start of the 2018 women’s soccer season, which kicked off this weekend. UAlbany and Stony Brook posted wins over Arizona and Oregon State, respectively. Arizona, which the Great Danes defeated 1-0 Friday, were ranked 21st in the Top Drawer Soccer preseason poll and received votes in the United Soccer Coaches’ Poll.
Elsewhere on opening weekend, New Hampshire went 2-0 while Binghamton went 1-0-1 and Hartford went 1-0. Overall, America East teams were 7-5-2 over the weekend.
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Here are the conference's first weekly award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Gabriela Gamory, Hartford – So., Forward, Warwick, N.Y.
- Scored twice in Hartford’s season-opening win at Delaware State.
- The 7-0 win was the Hawks’ largest margin of victory since an 8-0 win over Fordham in 2002.
- This is Gamory’s first #AEWSOC Player of the Week award of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Andrea Leitner, UAlbany – So. Goalkeeper, South Plains, N.J.
- Stopped seven of eight shots she saw to lead UAlbany to a pair of wins last week, at Arizona and vs. New Mexico State.
- Made six stops in a 1-0 win vs. Arizona Friday. The Wildcats are ranked 21st in the Top Drawer Soccer preseason poll and received votes in the United Soccer Coaches’ Poll.
- This is Leitner’s first career Defenisve Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Taylor Brown, Hartford – Fr., Midfielder, Natick, Mass.
- Brown scored her first career collegiate goal in the Hawks’ 7-0 win at Delaware State Friday.
- The 7-0 win was the Hawks’ largest margin of victory since an 8-0 win over Fordham in 2002.
- This is Brown's first #AEWSOC Player of the Week award of her career.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 27 – Player of the Week: Gabriela Gamory, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Andrea Leitner, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Taylor Brown, Hartford
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