Women's Soccer

NESCAC Women's Soccer Weekly Release - Oct. 17, 2023

NESCAC Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Elena Lindonen – Trinity – So. – F – Boxford, Mass.
Lindonen was an offensive catalyst for the Bantams scoring three of the team’s four goals in a 2-0-0 weekend. In a 2-0 win over Middlebury, Lindonen netted the opening goal of the game, which proved to be the game-winner, and potted both goals for Trinity in a 2-0 non-conference win over Johnson & Wales.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Junior Patience Kum (Takoradi, Ghana) scored three goals last week as the Mammoths went 2-0-0 with back-to-back 8-0 shutouts over Rhode Island College and Castleton. Kum leads the NESCAC with 11 goals.

Bates – Senior Izzy Lussier (West Suffield, Conn.) dished out two assists in a 3-0 win over Colby-Sawyer on Sunday. Lussier leads the Bobcats in assists (3) and in total points (7) this season.

Bowdoin - Junior Laila Nickelson (Bethesda, Md.) scored the go-ahead goal in the 66th minute, and sophomore Stephanie Christianson (Annandale, Va.) added a key insurance goal with under eight minutes to play to propel the Polar Bears to a 3-1 win at Hamilton Saturday.

Colby – Sophomore Sophie DiGrande (Nahant, Mass.) tallied two goals and added an assist in Colby's midweek victory over Thomas College. Colby's leading scorer from 2022 has three goals in the 2023 campaign as the Mules extended their win streak over the Terriers to nine games.  

Conn. College - Senior Lauren Anastos (Hull, Mass.), was influential as Conn picked up two conference wins in a 2-0-0 week, tallying the winning goal in both games. On Saturday against Colby, the senior headed home a cross from Morgan Plouffe just four minutes into the contest, as the Camels came away with a 4-0 win. On Sunday, Anastos lifted Conn. College past Middlebury, 3-2, tallying the winning goal with just under nine minutes left in the contest. Across the two games, the midfielder scored both of her goals on just two shots.

Hamilton – Rookie Emma Kelesoglu (Westfield, N.J.) scored in the 88th minute and lifted the Continentals to a 2-1 win against Hartwick. The goal is the first of Kelesoglu's Hamilton career.

Middlebury – First-year Mia Feldman (Salt Lake City, Utah) assisted on the initial game-tying tally (1-1) and knotted the game up at 2-2 later in the contest in an eventual 3-2 setback to Connecticut College. The assist was the first in Feldman’s career, while the marker was her second.

Tufts – Senior Erin Duncan (Shrewsbury, Mass.) posted a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win over Bates on Saturday, as the Jumbos went 2-0-1 last week. 

Wesleyan – Sophomore Stefanie Stoj (Vernon, Conn.) scored in the 44th minute for the Cardinals in a 1-1 draw at Williams on Saturday. Wesleyan is unbeaten in two straight trips to Williamstown after having lost to the Ephs in every meeting dating back to 1984. 

Williams – Junior Meredith Tutun (Rye, N.Y.) scored the game-winner in the 56th minute in a 1-0 victory at Tufts on Sunday. The Ephs also played Wesleyan to a 1-1 tie at Cole Field on Saturday.