Every Monday during the season, a NESCAC Player of the Week will be selected based on information submitted by the athletic communications offices at member institutions.
NESCAC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
Caroline Kelleher – Trinity – So. – F – Shrewsbury, Mass.
Kelleher was instrumental in two victories last week for the Bantams, including their first win over Bowdoin since 2018. In a 1-0 win at No. 17 University of Hartford, Kelleher delivered the cross on the game-winning goal, then scored Trinity’s opening goal in a 3-1 win over the Polar Bears.
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Rookie
Corina Bellermann (Washington, D.C.) made eight saves in a 1-0 loss to Hamilton on Saturday.
Bates – Gwyn Jamison (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) dished out her sixth assist of the season in a 3-1 win over Maine Maritime Academy. The junior’s six assists lead the NESCAC and are the most by a Bobcat in a single season since 2015. Jamison is tied for 23rd in NCAA Division III with her average of 0.60 assists per game.
Bowdoin – Junior forward
Dani Musry (Tampa, Fla.) scored her first goal of the season to prevent a shutout at Trinity on Saturday.
Colby – Abigail Jarvi (Gilford, N.H.) scored in both matches last week, raising her season total to a team-best six markers. She sparked Colby’s offense in Tuesday’s 5–0 shutout against Maine Maritime Academy, burying her fifth goal of the season in the 53rd minute. The senior followed that up with a clutch second-half goal against NESCAC foe Wesleyan in the 82nd minute, pulling the Mules within striking distance in an eventual 3–2 loss.
Conn. College - Sophomore midfielder
Claire Chace (Bristol, R.I.) led Conn. College to a win in its only game of the week. Chace tallied the lone goal in a crucial 1-0 win over Bates on Saturday. Just over 10 minutes in, Morgan Lovell sent a cross into the box, and Chace headed it back across goal and home for the game's only goal.
Hamilton – In the Continentals' lone match of the week,
Lila Sullivan (Charlestown, Mass.) scored in the 17th minute to lead the 1-0 win over Amherst. Sullivan leads the NESCAC with four game-winning goals and is second with nine goals and 19 points. Eight of Sullivan's nine goals have come against conference opponents.
Middlebury – Junior
Brooks DeShaw (Burlington, Vt.) scored in the 81st minute to break a scoreless game and seal a 1-0 victory over Babson. It was DeShaw’s first goal as a Panther.
Tufts – The Jumbos captured a 2-0 NESCAC victory over Middlebury in their lone contest this week.
Waverly Sumner (Dover, Mass.) buried a goal for the fourth straight game and played 79 minutes to help Tufts remain unbeaten this season. The senior leads the squad with six goals this season.
Wesleyan – Senior
Maria Utz (Atlanta, Ga.) scored the game-winning goal for the Cardinals in a 3-2 home win over Top 10-ranked Colby on Saturday. Utz scored on a header in the 76th minute to make it 3-1, after the Cardinals trailed 1-0 at halftime.
Williams – Sophomore
Maya Lloyd (Lexington, Mass.) led No. 12 Williams to a 5-0 win over Cortland on Sunday with a pair of goals, including her third game-winning goal of the season.