WASHINGTON — The Atlantic 10 Conference selected Duquesne senior Maya Matesa as the Under Armour Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season while Loyola Chicago redshirt sophomore Allison Deardorff received her fourth Defensive Player of the accolade. Dayton freshman Emery Newlin was named the final Rookie of the Week of the 2025 campaign. The awards were announced on Monday for games played from Oct. 20 - Oct. 26.
Matesa recorded seven total points in a two-win week for the Dukes, racking up three goals and an assist across the two matches. The forward from Lebanon, Ohio continued her record-breaking senior campaign, starting with a first-half goal in Duquesne’s 5-1 victory at St. Bonaventure on Thursday. Matesa kept the momentum going with a two-goal performance in the Dukes’ 4-2 win over La Salle on Sunday, bringing her total to 16 goals this season – ranking first in the A-10.
Deardorff put together a spectacular week as the Ramblers’ netminder, pushing Loyola Chicago to a pair of crucial draws late in the season. The goalkeeper from Itasca, Ill. made 13 saves across both matches, starting with a five-save performance in a 1-1 tie against Rhode Island on Thursday. Deardorff produced an eight-save shutout during Sunday’s scoreless draw at Saint Louis, helping Loyola Chicago earn the No. 7 seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Women’s Soccer Championship.
Newlin helped Dayton secure the team’s first regular season A-10 title since 2013 this week, as well as the top seed in the A-10 Championship. The forward from Monrovia, Ind. found the back of the net in the 72
nd minute of the Flyers’ 2-0 win at Rhode Island on Sunday, marking the pivotal insurance goal to give Dayton breathing room in the final stretch of an unbeaten regular season in league play.
2025 Under Armour Women’s Soccer Weekly Award Winners
| DATE |
OFFENSIVE |
DEFENSIVE |
ROOKIE |
| Aug. 18 |
Maya Matesa, DUQ |
Batoul Reda, DAY |
Emma Newman, RICH |
| Aug. 25 |
Maya Matesa, DUQ |
Kyla King, FOR |
Morgan Zinn, RICH |
| Sep. 2 |
Emily Hanrahan, SJU |
Allison Deardorff, LUC |
Julia Lish, RICH
Isabelle Franklin, VCU |
| Sep. 8 |
Jayda Shehadi, SJU |
Eva Schreiber, Saint Louis |
Isabelle Franklin, VCU |
| Sep. 15 |
Zoe Hevey, LUC |
Allison Deardorff, LUC |
Anna Corsanico, LAS |
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Liina Tervo, FOR |
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| Sep. 22 |
Kaitlyn Killinger, DUQ |
Allison Deardorff, LUC |
Caroline Schork, DAY |
| Sep. 29 |
Liina Tervo, FOR |
Batoul Reda, DAY |
Adee Broesder, DAY |
| Oct. 6 |
Laney Smith, DAY
Zoe Hevey, LUC |
Ali Hughes, DUQ |
Blakely Hockett, SLU |
| Oct. 13 |
Alexis Garcia, LAS |
Veronica Rrapi, RICH |
Caroline Chier, SLU |
| Oct. 20 |
Emily Rossi, LUC |
Batoul Reda, DAY |
Isabelle Franklin, VCU |
| Oct. 27 |
Maya Matesa, DUQ |
Allison Deardorff, LUC |
Emery Newlin, DAY |