BOSTON – A historic and exciting finish is playing out in America East women’s soccer. With just two regular-season dates left on the schedule, no team has locked up a championship bid as of yet as just five points separates the top seven teams in the standings.
The hottest team in the league, Vermont, winners of five in a rown, took over first place with wins over UAlbany and UMass Lowell. The Catamounts (15 pts.) sit a point ahead of Binghamton, which tied twice last week and has 14 pts. UMass Lowell is next with 13 followed by UAlbany (11), Hartford (11), New Hampshire (10), NJIT (10), Stony Brook (7), UMBC (4) and Maine (4).
The top six teams in the conference standings based on points percentage will be qualify for the 2021 America East women’s soccer championship.
Check out the #AEWSOC schedule for complete information.
Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of #AEWSOC this season. Select games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.
Follow the @AEDigitalNet Twitter account to stay up-to-date on America East women’s soccer news all season long and use #AEWSOC to join the conversation.
#AEWSOC Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 18
Offensive Player & Rookie of the Week
Kelly Severini, Hartford – So., Defender, Union, N.J.
- Scored a goal in each of Hartford’s two games last week.
- Had the second scored in a 2-2 tie with UMass Lowell on Thursday and netted the game winner vs. Stony Brook on Sunday.
- These are her first career Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week awards.
Defensive Player of the Week
Molly Saylor, NJIT – Jr., Goalkeeper, South Park, Pa.
- Stopped all 14 shots she faced in recording two shutouts last week.
- Had 10 saves in a double-overtime tie at UMBC on Thursday and made four saves in a win at UNH on Sunday.
- These are Saylor’s first Defensive Player of the Week award of the season.
2021 #AEWSOC Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 23 – Offensive Player of the Week: Juliana Rafaniello, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Cat Sheppard, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Meghan Guarente, New Hampshire
Aug. 30 - Offensive Player of the Week: Maya Anand, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Emerson Richmond Burke, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Ioanna Papatheodorou, UMass Lowell
Sept. 7 - Offensive Player of the Week: Bailey Chant, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Siani Magruder, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Imani Jenkins, Hartford
Sept. 13 - Offensive Player & Co-Rookie of the Week: Imani Jenkins, Hartford; Defensive Player & Co-Rookie of the Week: Abbey Cowles, UMBC
Sept. 20 - Offensive Player of the Week: Maya Anand, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren Reid, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Ioanna Papatheodorou, UMass Lowell
Sept. 27 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Dunja Mostarac, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Jordyn Ferraro, Hartford
Oct. 4 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Alyssa Oviedo, Vermont; Co-Offensive Player & Rookie of the Week: Ioanna Papatheodorou, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Nicole Scudero, Binghamton
Oct. 11 - Offensive Player & Co-Rookie of the Week: Abby Kraemer, Maine; Defensive Player & Co-Rookie of the Week: Cassandra Coster, UAlbany
Oct. 18 - Offensive Player & Rookie of the Week: Kelly Severini, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Molly Saylor, NJIT
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