BOSTON - The Great Danes moved to 2-0, while the Bearcats and Catamounts both earned their first conference victories of the season. 
  
Need to Know:  
- In Mid-week action UMass Lowell and New Hampshire picked up non-conference victories beating Central Michigan and Merrimack, respectively 
- Vermont logged their first #AEWLAX win of the year taking down UMBC, 12-8, as they had three different players record two goals, and Ayla Shea came up big in the cage turning away 11 shots 
- The Great Danes poured in 19 goals to defeat UMass Lowell, 19-10, with eight different UAlbany players scoring a goal 
- The Bearcats and Wildcats were tied, 11-11, at the end of regulation before Mia Forte scored an overtime goal, her second goal in a row, to give Binghamton the win.  
 
Looking Ahead 
- UAlbany is set to host Syracuse on Tuesday, while UMBC will take a trip to Wiilliam & Mary, for midweek action. 
- On Saturday, UAlbany will host Binghamton; Bryant will travel to UMass Lowell, and Vermont and New Hampshire will meet in Durham, N.H.  
  
#AEWLAX Weekly Award Winners – Mar. 23 
Offensive Player of the Week 
Ravan Marsell, UAlbany– So., Midfield, Theresa, N.Y. 
- Logged a game-high nine points in the win over UMass Lowell 
- Found the back of the net twice and recorded seven goals assist on the day 
- This is Marsell’s second #AEWLAX Player of the Week honor this season. 
  
Defensive Player of the Week 
Delilah Mile, UAlbany– Sr., Defense, Mount Sinai N.Y 
- Caused two turnovers and collected three ground balls in the win over UMass Lowell 
- Helped hold the Catamounts to six goals through the first three quarters 
- This is Mile’s first #AEWLAX Defensive Player of the Week honor this season. 
  
Goalkeeper of the Week 
Ayla Shea, Vermont– Jr., Goalkeeper, Fairfax, Vt.. 
- Made 11 saves and allowed just eight goals, posting a .579 save percentage, in the conference winning game against UMBC 
- Collected two ground balls in the victory. 
- This is Shea’s first #AEWLAX Goalkeeper of the Week honor of the season. 
   
Rookie of the Week 
Riley Forthofer, UAlbany – Fr., Attack, Wantagh, N.Y.. 
- Recorded three points on 2 goals and one assist in the League win over UMass Lowell 
- This is Forthofer's second #AEWLAX Rookie of the Week honor. 
 
2026 #AEWLAX

• Full #AEWLAX Schedule/Results
• #AEWLAX Standings
• #AEWLAX Statistics
• The preseason poll was announced on January 14.

 
Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of the #AEWLAX 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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2026 #AEMLAX Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Emily DeGeorge, Bryant; Defensive Player of the Week: Kaelynn O'Brien, Bryant; Goalkeeper of the Week: Alexa Kuhn, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Brienne Brezynskie, UMass Lowell
Feb. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week: Libby Boland, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Norah Kelly, Binghamton; Goalkeeper of the Week: Grace Cincebox, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Mya Carroll, UAlbany
Feb. 23 – Offensive Player of the Week: Paisley Cook, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kaelynn O'Brien, Bryant; Goalkeeper of the Week: Grace Cincebox, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Riley Forthofer, UAlbany
March. 2 – Offensive Player of the Week: Paisley Cook, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Sabine Godwin, Vermont; Goalkeeper of the Week: Emine Luznar, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Olivia Worden, UMBC
March. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Ravan Marsell, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kaelynn O’Brien, Bryant; Goalkeeper of the Week: Grace Cincebox, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Mya Carroll, UAlbany
March. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week: Tess Curtis, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Kaelynn O’Brien, Bryant; Goalkeeper of the Week: Emine Luznar, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Mya Carroll, UAlbany

 
 
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