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 an offensive catalyst for the Bantams in a 2-1 NESCAC victory over Conn. College. In the 17th minute of a scoreless game, the Bantams capitalized on a short goal kick. Kelleher found
Taylor Troskey for the Bantams' opening goal, and the sophomore knifed through the Camels' defense in the 83rd minute for the game-winning tally.
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Nell Dwyer (Amherst, Mass.) scored the game-winner with 13:05 remaining to lift Amherst to it first conference win of the season, 2-1, over Wesleyan. It was the junior's third goal of the season and second game-winner.
Bates – Sydney Litney (Schaumburg, Ill.) recorded five saves and allowed just one goal Saturday against Middlebury. The senior ranks fourth in the NESCAC in both goals against average (0.85) and save percentage (.836).
Bowdoin – Junior forward
Dani Musry (Tampa, Fla.) scored two goals in a midweek 3-1 win over Southern Maine, before falling at Connecticut College on Saturday. Musry's two-goal game is a career-high.
Colby – In a 2-2 draw with Hamilton, goalkeeper
Sadie Gardner (Eugene, Ore.) was tested continuously and made six crucial saves, including four big stops in the second half, to keep the Mules level against 13 total shots and seven corner kick attempts.
Conn. College - First-year forward
Danica Zicha (Belmont, Mass.) led Conn. College to a 1-1 week across two conference games. On Wednesday night against Trinity, Zicha raced onto a long ball and found the back of the net with just over 10 minutes remaining to even the score at 1-1. On Saturday against Bowdoin, Zicha added the insurance marker in a similar fashion, this time firing in a shot off the far post, as the Camels picked up a crucial 2-0 win.
Hamilton – Aly Fernandes (Mansfield, Mass.) scored three goals in the Continentals' 5-0 win against Utica. The first-year, who entered the game with one goal, posted the second three-goal match by a Hamilton player this season.
Middlebury – Aubrey Silvestri (Bradenton, Fla.) played a crucial role in a 2-0-0 week for the Panthers. In her lone appearance in goal against Bates, the sophomore logged a season-high 10 saves to help seal a 1-0 victory over the Bobcats. Silvestri's performance extended her shutout streak to four consecutive matches, and her 10 stops are the second most in the NESCAC this season.
Tufts – In two games last week against Bridgewater State and No. 8 Williams, the Jumbos collected a win and a draw. In a 9-0 win over Bridgewater State, sophomore
Jordyn Miller (Charlotte, N.C.) notched her first career hat trick in just 41 minutes.
Wesleyan – Senior
Maria Utz (Atlanta, Ga.) netted three goals and dished out a pair of assists in two games last week for the Cardinals. Utz registered her second hat trick of the season and added an assist for a career-best seven-point game on Tuesday in a 6-0 win over Johnson & Wales. Utz assisted Wesleyan's lone goal in a loss to Amherst. Utz continues to lead the NESCAC in goals (15) and points (36) and is tied for second in the league in assists (6).
Williams – Sophomore
Maya Lloyd (Lexington, Mass.) scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season as the No. 8-ranked Ephs battled No. 3 Tufts to a 1-1 tie on Saturday.