Women's Soccer

Five Teams Earn Wins to Open #AEWSOC League Play

BOSTON – Conference play for all 10 of America East’s women’s soccer teams got underway over the weekend. Binghamton, Hartford, UMBC, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook all posted wins to get off to 1-0 starts.

Each team will play a nine-game schedule in the single round robin format. The top six teams in the conference standings based on points percentage will be qualify for the 2021 America East women’s soccer championship.
 
Five more league contests take place on Sunday, Sept. 26. Check out the #AEWSOC schedule for complete information.  
The preseason poll was announced on August 9.
 
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 – Sept. 20
Offensive Player of the Week
Maya Anand, Binghamton – Jr., Forward, Leesburg, Va.
  • Scored in each of Binghamton’s games last week to lead the Bearcats to two victories.
  • Had the game winner in both wins, over Cornell on Thursday and vs. Vermont in double overtime on Sunday.
  • This is Ananad’s second career Offensive Player of the Week and second of the season (Aug. 30).
Defensive Player of the Week
Lauren Reid, UMBC – Fr., Defender, Denver, Colo.
  • Led a back line that didn’t surrender a goal in two shutout wins.
  • Helped hold Wagner off the scoreboard on and Maine on Sunday.
  • This is her first career Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week award.
Rookie of the Week
Ioanna Papatheodorou, UMass Lowell – Fr., Forward, Nea Erithraia, Greece
  • Scored the game-winning goal in UMass Lowell’s 2-1 win over NJIT on Sunday, the conference opener for both teams.
  • This is her second career Rookie of the Week honor (Aug. 30). 

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
 
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