WASHINGTON -- The Atlantic 10 Conference named Massachusetts senior Ashley Lamond its Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Saint Joseph's graduate student Katie Cappellett earned Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors. Dayton freshman Laney Smith and Fordham freshman Julie Acosta split the final Rookie of the Week honors of the season. The awards are for games played Oct. 21 - Oct. 27 and was announced on Monday.
Lamond and the Minutewomen went 1-0-1 on the week, after shutting out Davidson, 2-0, and tying VCU, 2-2. The Tappan, N.Y. native totaled four points on two goals, while taking six shots with three on target. The senior notched the second goal for UMass against Davidson and recorded the first equalizing goal at VCU. On the pitch, Lamond played over 124 minutes.
Cappelletti posted a pair of shutout victories as the Hawks capped the regular season with a pair of victories to secure the fifth seed in the A-10 Championship. At Duquesne on Thursday, the Fayetteville, N.Y. native made a game-high seven saves in a 3-0 victory. The graduate student followed with a one-save shutout in Sunday's 2-0 victory over George Washington in her final regular season game.
Smith played a total of 147 minutes over Dayton's final two regular-season games, earning her first career start in the finale against Saint Louis. The Fort Thomas, Ky. native scored UD's first goal of the game in a 2-2 tie at Fordham on Thursday, her eighth of the season, with three of her five shots in the match coming on goal. On Sunday, she worked a career-high 78 minutes for the Flyers in the 0-0 draw against Saint Louis. This is the third week in a row Smith has earned Rookie of the Week honors.
In her only game of the week, Acosta scored the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw with Dayton on Thursday, which secured the #4 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship. It was her ninth goal of the season, good for second on the team and tied for fourth in the conference. This is Acosta's second Rookie of the Week honor this year.
2024 Women’s Soccer Weekly Award Winners
| DATE |
OFFENSIVE |
DEFENSIVE |
ROOKIE |
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21 |
Margey Brown, DUQ
Emily Gaebe, SLU
Haley Gschrey, LAS
Brianna Moore, DUQ
Emily Gaebe, SLU
Noel Blain, UD
Ella Curry, UM
Emily Gaebe, SLU
Lauren MacDonald, URI
Abby Borchers, FORD |
Allison Deardorff, LUC
Emily Puricelli, SLU
Hannah Peric, UMASS
Bella Mendoza, UMASS
Emily Puricelli, SLU/Allison Karpovich, VCU
Emily Puricelli, SLU
Michela Auguadro, LAS
Allison Karpovich, VCU
Chelsea Mohammed, URI
Batoul Reda, UD |
Liv Grenda, UD
Liina Tervo, FORD
Sophia Whiddon, DAV
Julia Acosta, FORD
Allison Deardorff, LUC
Liina Tervo, FORD
Allison Deardorff, LUC
Allison Deardorff, LUC
Laney Smith, UD
Laney Smith, UD |