Hartford, UNH, Stony Brook, Vermont Win #AEWSOC League Openers
BOSTON – Conference play in women’s soccer kicked off on Sunday and saw Hartford, New Hampshire, Stony Brook and Vermont win its openers as home teams went a perfect 4-0.
#AEWSOC Results – Sunday, Sept. 23
at Hartford 4, UMass Lowell 2
at New Hampshire 1, UMBC 0 (OT)
at Stony Brook 3, Maine 2
at Vermont 1, Binghamton 0
#AEWSOC Schedule – Thursday, Sept. 27
Binghamton at UMBC, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Stony Brook at Albany, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
New Hampshire at Maine, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Hartford at Vermont, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Sunday, Sept. 30
Maine at Binghamton, 12 p.m. (ESPN3)
Vermont at Stony Brook, 12 p.m. (AE.TV)
UMBC at Hartford, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Albany at UMass Lowell, 5 p.m. (AE.TV)
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Here are the conference's week #6 award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Kaila Lozada, Hartford – Jr., Forward, Newington, Conn.
- Had a conference-best three points on a goal and an assist in Hartford’s 4-2 conference-opening win over UMass Lowell Sunday.
- Hartford is unbeaten in its last seven games (6-0-1).
- This is Lozada’s second first #AEWSOC Offensive Player of the Week award of the season (9/4) and of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Lydia Kessel, Vermont – Fr., Goalkeeper, Wading River, N.Y.
- Stopped all six shots she faced in a 1-0 shutout win over Binghamton.
- The six saves were a career high and the shutout was the first of her career.
- This is Kessel’s first career Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Tatum Kauka, Stony Brook – Fr., Forward, Wahiawa, Hawaii
- Scored a key goal in Stony Brook’s 3-2 win over Maine Sunday, its first in a conference opener since 2013.
- This is Kauka’s first #AEWSOC Rookie 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
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: Emily Nelson, UMass Lowell
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
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