Curry, Auguadro, Deardorff Take #A10WSOC Weekly Honors

9/30/2024 2:17:42 PM

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference named Massachusetts graduate student Ella Curry its Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. La Salle senior Michela Auguadro earned Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors. For the second time this season, Loyola Chicago redshirt freshman Allison Deardorff was named Rookie of the Week. The awards are for games played Sept. 23 to Sept. 29 and was announced on Monday.

Curry competed for 160 minutes for the Minutewomen and tallied five points with one goal and three assists, while tallying two shots, both on target. Against Fordham, the graduate student registered two assists on the day for two points, while notching her second goal of the season and an assist against Rhode Island on Sunday for three points. The Collegeville, Pa. native tallied two shots on goal came against Rhode Island.
  Auguadro recorded the 19th and 20th shutouts of her career this week in back-to-back games for La Salle. The Cherry Hill, N.J. native recorded ten total saves, with her seven against Loyola Chicago coming as a season-high. The senior now sits only three shutouts behind the La Salle women's soccer career shutout record held by Melissa Sanger (07-11). It is the first time she has recorded back-to-back shutout since recording four straight at the conclusion of last season.
Deardorff recorded her sixth shutout, a season and career-high, and made four saves against La Salle on Sunday to help Loyola earn another point in A-10 play and remain undefeated at home. On Thursday, the Itsasca, Ill. native shut out then-No. 20 Saint Louis for 80 minutes at Saint Louis before the Billikens scored on a penalty kick to force a 1-1 draw. The goalkeeper recorded five saves against the Billikens. This is Deardorff's second rookie honor and third weekly award overall, also winning Defensive Player of the Week the first week of the year.

2024 Women’s Soccer Weekly Award Winners
 
DATE OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE ROOKIE
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
 
Sept. 23
Margey Brown, DUQ
Emily Gaebe, SLU
Haley Gschrey, LAS
Brianna Moore, DUQ
Emily Gaebe, SLU
 
Noel Blain, UD
Allison Deardorff, LUC
Emily Puricelli, SLU
Hannah Peric, UMASS
Bella Mendoza, UMASS
Emily Puricelli, SLU/ Allison Karpovich, VCU

Emily Puricelli, SLU
Liv Grenda, UD
Liina Tervo, FORD
Sophia Whiddon, DAV
Julia Acosta, FORD
Allison Deardorff, LUC
 
Liina Tervo, FORD