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
Maya Griffin – Conn. College – Sr. – F – Madison, Wis.
Griffin led Conn. College to a 2-0 week. On Wednesday at Emmanuel, Griffin tallied five points on two goals and one assist as the Camels won 5-0. On Saturday, Griffin made her first start of the season, adding two more goals in a 5-1 win at Bridgewater State. She finished the week with nine points on four goals and one assist.
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Bates – Rella-Neill (Pownal, Vt.) scored her first collegiate goal last Monday, dishing out an assist as well in an 8-0 win over the University of Maine at Farmington. The sophomore followed that up with another goal and assist on Sunday in a 3-0 win over Amherst, the Bobcats’ first victory over the Mammoths since 2000. Bates has scored 31 goals this season, its most in a single season since 2006. The Bobcats’ seven wins are their most in a single season since 2017.
Bowdoin – Junior forward/midfielder
Sofi Rua (Miami, Fla.) scored the Polar Bears' lone goal in a 2-1 loss to No. 19 Hamilton on Saturday. It was Rua's first goal since the 2024 season.
Colby – In a 3-0 win over Amherst,
Ella Caraluzzi (Brookfield, Conn.) registered two assists, doubling her season total. The junior set up the opening goal in the ninth minute, then threaded a pass for Colby's third score in the 57th minute to put the match out of reach.
Hamilton – Junior
Haley Cramer (West Granby, Conn.) scored in the 84th minute and lifted the Continentals to a 2-1 victory at Bowdoin. The winning goal was Cramer's first this season.
Middlebury – Aubrey Silvestri (Bradenton, Fla.) extended her shutout streak to three consecutive contests as part of a 2-0-0 week for Middlebury. The sophomore opened the slate with two saves in a 3-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine before adding two more stops in a key 1-0 win against Trinity.
Tufts – The Jumbos notched two shutout wins last week to remain unbeaten.
Emily Nicholas (Avon, Conn.) contributed to both scores with a goal and an assist in a 2-0 victory over Rivier. In a 3-0 NESCAC win over Bates, the midfielder dished out her third assist of the season on Tufts' second goal. Nicholas ranks second on the Jumbos with 13 points on five goals and three assists.
Williams – Junior forward
Elizabeth Stophel (Chattanooga, Tenn.) scored the game-winning goal in the 20th minute in a 6-0 triumph over the University of Southern Maine on Senior Day. She was also a focal point behind the Ephs' first two goals on Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 win at No. 23 Wesleyan. In the second minute, Stophel entered the right side of the 18-yard box. She sent a ball across the front of the net, and after a failed Wesleyan clear, sophomore midfielder Lucy Carrel buried her fourth goal of the season. In the fourth minute, a Wesleyan defender deflected Stophel's cross into the back of the net, and the sequence was scored as an own goal, giving the visitors a 2-0 lead. In a 2-0 win at Farmingdale State on Monday, Stophel slid a pass into the middle of the 18-yard box in the 58th minute, and then senior captain Bria Abbiati buried a turnaround shot into the bottom left corner, giving the unit a 2-0 advantage.