BOSTON – The final full weekend of non-conference play took place for the league’s women’s soccer teams last weekend and four squads went unbeaten. Overall, America East teams have posted a .500 win percentage in non-league contests to this point with just three more scheduled for this season.
Conference play is set to kick off on Sunday, September 21 with a full slate of four games. All nine teams will play eight league games, facing every other conference opponent once with teams receiving three points for a win, one for a tie and zero for a loss. The top six teams in the standings at the end of the regular season will qualify for the 2025 America East Women’s Soccer Championship.
Need to Know
- Binghamton played Cornell to a scoreless draw on Sunday behind a seven-save shutout performance from goalkeeper Rebecca Kessler, who earned America East Defensive Player of the Week honors.
- The Bearcats debuted at No. 71 in the NCAA RPI rankings, the highest in the conference.
- Binghamton wrapped up the non-conference portion of its slate with a record of 5-1-2, its best start since 2017.
- NJIT extended its unbeaten streak to five games with a win over Lafayette and tie vs. North Texas and improved to 5-2-2.
- UMass Lowell won both of its games last week by a combined 8-1 score, downing Stonehill, 3-0, on Thursday and New Haven, 5-1, on Sunday.
- Bryant shut out its two opponents last week, beating Sacred Heart, 2-0, on Wednesday and drawing Boston University on Sunday.
- The #AEWSOC preseason poll and All-Conference teams were announced on July 29. Binghamton and New Hampshire were tabbed the co-favorites - link.
Weekly Award Winners – Sept. 15
Offensive Player of the Week
Kelsey Ramos, NJIT – Sr., Forward, Fort Wayne, N.J.
- Scored both of NJIT’s goals last week to lead her team to a 1-0-1 week.
- Had the game-winning score in the sixth minute of the Highlander’s 1-0 win over Lafayette on Thursday.
- Scored in the 16th minute vs. North Texas, which resulted in a 1-1 tie.
- This is Ramos’ first career #AEWSOC Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Defensive Player of the Week
Rebecca Kessler, Binghamton – Jr., Goalkeeper, Scotch Plains, N.J.
- Stopped all seven shots she faced in a scoreless draw vs. Cornell on Sunday.
- The shutout is the third of her career.
- This is Kessler’s first #AEWSOC Defensive Player of the Week honor of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Nora Belin, UMass Lowell – Fr., Forward, Stockholm, Sweden
- Scored three goals across two wins for UMass Lowell last week.
- Found the back of the net twice in the River Hawks’ 5-1 win over New Haven on Sunday after scoring once in a 3-0 win over Stonehill on Thursday.
- This is Belin’s first career #AEWSOC Rookie of the Week honor.
2025 #AEWSOC Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 19– Offensive Player of the Week: Maddie Guthrie, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Anna Phillips, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Grayson Edwards, Bryant
Aug. 25– Offensive Player of the Week: Briana Andreoli, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Sara Gavagan, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Olivia Nardone, UMBC
Sept. 2 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jahkaya Davis, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Kylie Carafoli, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Enya Carthy, NJIT
Sept. 8 – Offensive Player of the Week: Briana Andreoli, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Kalli Williams, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Amber Clarke, New Hampshire
Sept. 15 – Offensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Ramos, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Rebecca Kessler, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Nora Belin, UMass Lowell
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.
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