BOSTON – Three teams #AEWSOC teams posted perfect weeks as NJIT, UNH and UMBC combined to go 4-0-0 last week. Five teams sit at .500 or better three weeks into the new season.
Need to Know
- NJIT won twice last week, beating St. Peter’s, 2-0, on Thursday and Rider, 3-0, on Sunday.
- The Highlanders have posted four-straight shutouts and are 3-0-1 in its last four contests which includes three-straight victories.
- Ciara Adams totaled a league-best six points last week including a five-point game vs. the Peacocks.
- UNH won its lone match of the week, a 3-0 victory over LIU on Sunday. Meghan Guarente posted a goal and an assist.
- After its match vs. Drexel was canceled due to lightning on Thursday, UMBC posted a 2-0 win over Howard on Sunday.
- Vermont’s Bailey Ayer is tied for 40th nationally averaging .8 goals per game. She leads the conference in both goals (4) and points (8),
- Maine's Abby Kraemer was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List on August 15.
- Thirteen more games take place this week, six of which are at home.
- The #AEWSOC preseason poll and All-Conference teams were announced on August 5 - link.
Weekly Award Winners – Sept. 3
Offensive Player of the Week
Ciara Adams, NJIT – Sr., Midfielder, Flemington, N.J.
- Racked up a league-best six points in two games last week.
- Scored twice and added an assist in NJIT’s 3-0 win over Rider on Sunday.
- Set up Caroline Caputo’s goal in the Highlanders’ win over St. Peter’s on Thursday.
- This is Adams’ first #AEWSOC Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season and second of her career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Sally Rainey, New Hampshire – Jr., Goalkeeper, West Lebanon, N.H.
- Stopped all three shots she faced in UNH’s 3-0 win over LIU on Sunday.
- The shutout is Rainey’s second of the year and 10th of his career.
- This is Rainey’s first #AEWSOC Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and third of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Kristiana Kolega, UMBC – Fr., Midfielder, Rosalyn, N.Y.
- Tallied her first career point in UMBC’s win over Howard on Sunday.
- Assisted on Abby Joseph’s goal in the 41st minute.
- This is Kolega’s first career #AEWSOC Rookie of the Week honor.
2024 #AEWSOC Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 19 – Offensive Player of the Week: Delaney Lappin, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Anna Phillips, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Anna Buckwalter, Binghamton
Aug. 26 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jordane Pinette, Maine; Defensive Player of the Week: Taylor Burgess, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Whitney Vaillant, Bryant
Sept. 3 – Offensive Player of the Week: Ciara Adams, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Sally Rainey, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Kristiana Kolega, UMBC
Links
Info
Fans will once again be able to watch nearly every #AEWSOC contest this season with the majority of games airing on ESPN+ and the ESPN app while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the 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 @AmericaEast channels on Twitter and Instagram to to stay up-to-date on America East women’s soccer news all season long and use #AEWSOC to join the conversation.
ABOUT AMERICA EAST
Founded in 1979, the America East Conference is an elite NCAA Division I athletic conference that fosters an environment for student-athletes to become champions. Comprised of academically renowned, like-minded member institutions located in the Northeast region of the United States, America East is committed to broad-based excellence and progressive in its approach to supporting its more than 3,500 student-athletes across 18 sponsored sports. For more information, visit www.AmericaEast.com and follow the America East Conference and its social media channels, @AmericaEast.
- America East Conference – Where Champions Rise -