Binghamton Clinches Final #AEWSOC Tourney Bid; Week #10 Awards Announced
BOSTON – All six participants for the 2019 America East Women’s Soccer Championship are known after Binghamton secured the final bid with its win at UMass Lowell on Sunday. The Bearcats will compete for the league crown starting on Sunday along with UAlbany, Hartford, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire and Stony Brook.
While all of the participants are known, none of the seeds are. Those will be finalized on Thursday, the final day of the regular season. The Seawolves (16 pts.), Great Danes (15) and Hawks (13) all can earn at least a share of the regular-season title and the tournament’s top seed. The Wildcats (12), Bearcats (10) and River Hawks (10) can all still earn quarterfinal home games.
Championship information, including the schedule, can be found at #AEWSOC Championship Central.
Here are the conference's week #10 award winners of the 2019 season:
#AEWSOC Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 28
Offensive Player of the Week
Kendra Harbinger, UAlbany – Jr., Defender, Clifton Park, N.Y.
- Had a goal and an assist in UAlbany’s 4-1 win over Maine on Sunday.
- This is Harbingers’s first career Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Defensive Player of the Week
Sofia Manner, Stony Brook – Jr., Goalkeeper, Helsinki, Finland
- Stopped all five shots she faced in Stony Brook’s 2-0 win over New Hampshire on Sunday.
- All five saves came in the second half.
- This is Manner’s second Defensive Player of the Week award of the season (9/23) and fourth of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Leah Pais, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Mississauga, Ont.
- Scored twice in UAlbany’s 4-1 win over Maine on Sunday.
- The multi-goal game was the first of her career.
- This is von Pais’ first career Rookie of the Week honor.
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 26 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kaila Lozada, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Lydia Kessel, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Whitney Wiley, New Hampshire
Sept. 3 – Offensive Player of the Week: Essie Bonney, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Erin Theiller, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Olivia McKnight, Binghamton
Sept. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Kacey Lambertson, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Olivia McKnight, Binghamton
Sept. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week: Ivan Pjetri, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Cat Shepperd, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Doireann Fahey, Hartford
Sept. 23 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Dora Hayes, Binghamton; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Sofia Manner, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Paula Petri, Stony Brook
Sept. 30 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sarah Dibble, Binghamton; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sierra Stone, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Haylee Poltorak, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Maya Anand, Binghamton
Oct. 7 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sierra Stone, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Sophia Chen, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Stephanie Kemp, UMass Lowell
Oct. 14 – Offensive Player of the Week: Katie Gowing, UAlbany; Co-Defensive Player of the Week Sophia Chen, UAlbany; Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Kacey Lambertson, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Olivia Chalifoux, Maine
Oct. 21 – Offensive Player of the Week: Ally Reynolds, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Jade Wilkins, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Catharina von Drigalski, Stony Brook
Oct. 28 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kendra Harbinger, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Sofia Manner, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Leah Pais, UAlbany
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