American East Conference

Week #2 #AEWSOC Awards Handed Out

8/27/2018 12:49:25 PM

BOSTON – The new women’s soccer season continued last week with Binghamton, Hartford and Stony Brook picking up wins. Through two weeks of play, the Hawks stand at 3-1 while the Bearcats are 2-1-1 and the Seawolves and Albany are each 2-2.

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Here are the conference's week #2 award winners:

Offensive Player of the Week
Kayla Saager, Binghamton – Sr., Forward, East Islip, N.Y.

• Scored in each of Binghamton’s games last week.
• Had the lone goal in the 74^th minute to lift the Bearcats to a 1-0 win over Iona Sunday.
• Also scored in a 2-1 loss at Army Friday.
• This is Saager’s first #AEWSOC Player of the Week award of the season and fourth of her career (9/11/17, 9/5/17, 8/21/17).

Defensive Player of the Week
Sofia Manner, Stony Brook – So., Goalkeeper, Helsinki, Finland

• Stopped eight of the nine shots she faced in games against #20 Notre Dame and Seton Hall last week.
• Made six saves as Stony Brook nearly upset #20 Notre Dame before falling 1-0 in overtime Thursday.
• Had three saves in a shutout win over Seton Hall Sunday.
• This is Manner’s first career Defensive Player of the Week honor.

Rookie of the Week
Mari Brenden, Stony Brook – Fr., Forward, Oslo, Norway

• Scored her first career goal, the only goal of the game, in Stony Brook’s 1-0 win at Seton Hall Sunday.
• This is Brenden’s first #AEWSOC Player of the Week award of her career.

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
  
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