BOSTON – For the first time since 1996, Vermont is the America East women's soccer regular-season champions! The Catamounts won their sixth-straight #AEWSOC contest on Sunday, beating UMBC 3-1, and will be the No. 1 seed for the upcoming America East Women's Soccer Championship.
Binghamton is the only other team to lock up a tourney bid. It will be the Bearcats' third-straight. Just four points separate the second through eighth place teams setting up a historic final day of the regular-season on Thursday. UMass Lowell, UNH, NJIT, Hartford, UAlbany and Stony Brook are all fighting for four tournament bids. 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.
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#AEWSOC Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 25
Offensive Player of the Week
Ella Bankert, Vermont - Gr., Forward, Cuttingsville, Vt.
- Assisted on two of Vermont three goals in its 3-1 win over UMBC.
- The win helped the Catamounts secure their first regular-season title since 1996.
- This is her first Offensive Player of the Week award.
Defensive Player of the Week
Madison Taibl, NJIT - Jr., Defender, Jackson, N.J.
- Anchored a back line that shut out UAlbany and didn't allow a shot on goal the second half and overtime.
- Kick-started goal scoring sequence.
- This is Taibl's first career Defensive Player of the Week award.
Rookie of the Week
Meghan Guarente, New Hampshire - Fr., Forward, Sewell, N.J.
- Set up the only score in UNH’s key 1-0 win over Binghamton
- This is her second Rookie 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
Oct. 25 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ella Bankert, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week:Madison Taibl, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Meghan Guarente, New Hampshire
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