GNAC Players of the Week: September 29

Kayleight Holt (Women’s Tennis, Emerson), Rob Leaver (Men’s Golf, UMass-Dartmouth), Kate McKenna (Women’s Soccer, Emmanuel), Joseph Rosenthal (Men’s Cross Country, Norwich), Shane Vinnicombe (Men’s Soccer, Lasell), Cat Viglienzoni (Women’s Cross Country, Emerson) and Brittany Souza (Women’s Volleyball, Saint Joseph – Conn.) have been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Players of the Week. Kory Blythe (Women’s Soccer, Johnson & Wales) and Jack DeJesus (Men’s Soccer, Suffolk) were named Goalkeepers of the Week.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Men’s Cross Country – Joseph Rosenthal, Norwich, Fr., Pasadena, Md.
Won the individual race at the Rivier Invitational, touring the 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:20 … helped the Cadets win the team title as well.

Women’s Cross Country – Cat Viglienzoni, Emerson, Jr., Soquel, Calif.
Placed first of 71 runners in the Rivier Raiders Invitational meet in a time of 21:46. Viglienzoni won her second consecutive meet of the season.

Men’s Soccer – Shane Vinnicombe, Lasell, Sr., Pomfret Center, Conn.
Vinnicombe scored two goals against GNAC competitors Albertus Magnus College on Saturday to lead Lasell to a 3-1 victory over the Falcons.

Women’s Soccer – Kate McKenna, Emmanuel, Sr., Holyoke, Mass.
The senior captain led Emmanuel to an undefeated week in GNAC play, scoring 3 goals and dishing out 2 assis ts. McKenna notched a goal and 2 assists in Emmanuel's 6-4 win over Suffolk and then scored 2 goals in the Saints' 4-2 win at Norwich on Saturday.

Women’s Tennis – Kayleigh Holt, Emerson, Sr., Somerset, Mass.
Undefeated in singles play, took a three set victory over Suffolk's #1 player and gave up only three games in her other two singles wins.

Women’s Volleyball – Brittany Souza, St. Joseph (Conn.), Jr. Newington, Conn.
Junior Brittany Souza led the Blue Jays to a record of 3-1 this week with 81 kills, 27 digs and 15 blocks over the 4 games.

Men’s Golf – Rob Leaver, UMass-Dartmouth, Sr., Lakeville, Mass.
Rob shot rounds of 78 and 77 in leading the Corsairs at the season-opening Duke Nelson Invitational Tournament at Middlebury College.


GOALKEEPERS OF THE WEEK

Women’s Soccer – Kory Blythe, Johnson & Wales, So., Fall River, Mass.
In the 1-0 overtime win against Framingham, tallied a shutout with seven saves and followed up that performance with a five save game in the 2-1 overtime win over Rivier.

Men’s Soccer – Jack DeJesus, Suffolk, Jr., Swampscott, Mass.
Jack DeJesus posted his first shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory on Saturday over St. Joseph's. DeJesus made five saves in the win.