GNAC Women's Soccer Report: Week 4

SJC goalkeeper Adia Grogan took home weekly honors after turning away all 35 shots she faced in a 3-0 week, all of which were shutouts for the Monks.

September 27, 2021

( FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 20 - 26 )

	PLAYER OF THE WEEK Miya Nishibun, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., B/M - Honolulu, Hawaii) - Nishibun continues to emerge as an offensive threat for the Pride, registering five goals for 10 points in a 2-0 week in GNAC play. She notched her second hat trick of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 victory at Colby-Sawyer. Her first goal came just 1:09 into the match, followed by tallies in the 63rd minute and 68th minute on a penalty kick. She struck quickly Saturday against Emmanuel, curving a corner kick over the goal line in the 11th minute, and then picked up a loose ball and found the back of the net in the 17th minute for her eighth goal of the season. The eight goals this year are already tied for eighth on Regis's single-season scoring list.
	GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Adia Grogan, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Senior, GK - Kennebunk, Maine) - Grogan was outstanding in three shutout victories last week. The senior captain logged just over 278 minutes of shutout play with 35 saves, including a career-high 23 stops in an overtime win over Bates on Sunday. The 2019 GNAC Goalkeeper of the Year made six saves in a 3-0 triumph at Dean on Wednesday and turned away six shots in a 1-0 victory over Albertus Magnus on Saturday.
	ROOKIE OF THE WEEK *Haley Gaunt, Dean* (Fy., GK - Johnston, R.I.) - Gaunt registered 23 saves on 26 shots in a 1-1 week for the Bulldogs. In a tough 3-0 loss to (5-0) Saint Joseph's of Maine, the first-year keeper made 12 saves. Gaunt followed up with her first collegiate clean sheet with 11 saves in the team's 3-0 win over Anna Maria.

HONOR ROLL

Kelly Malheiro, Elms (First Year, M) - Malheiro had two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win at Salem State for five points as part of a 2-1 week.

Emily DeRoehn, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Fy., D - Old Lyme, Conn.) - Starting three games this past week, DeRoehn scored three goals for the Wildcats to help them to a 3-0 record. DeRoehn scored the opening goal in all three games she played, including a 7-0 GNAC victory over Elms and a 5-0 GNAC victory over Norwich. She converted 100% of her shots and put all of her shots on target. She totaled six points on the week, with two game winning goals.

Jordan Restivo, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Jr., F - Utica, N.Y.) - Restivo totaled 10 points on the week with four goals and two assists, helping the Johnson & Wales Wildcats to a 3-0 GNAC record this week. In a 7-0 win against Elms, Restivo had a goal and an assist. Against Simmons on Wednesday, she had a hat trick, before adding one assist against Norwich on Saturday. The Wildcats outscored their three GNAC foes 19-1 during the 3-0 week.

Sam Perkins, Regis (Mass.) (So., B - Whitman, Mass.) - In her first collegiate season of competition, Perkins immediately made her way into the Pride starting lineup. This past week, she picked up her first career points, first assisting on Miya Nishibun's second goal against Colby-Sawyer. Then Saturday on a free kick, she blasted a ball that eluded the Emmanuel goalie and went into the net for her first career goal, providing Regis the insurance it needed in the 3-1 victory.

Madison Michaud, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Junior, F - Presque Isle, Maine) - Michaud scored three goals, including a pair of game-clinchers, in a 3-0 week for the Monks. The junior captain capped her week by scoring the winner in a 1-0 overtime triumph over Bates College on Sunday.

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

WEEK	PLAYER	GOALKEEPER	ROOKIE
1	Chloe Martinez, JWU	Kim Watt, NOR	Kaelyn Briscoe, EMM
2	Katherine Raposo, AMC	Lexi Della Rocco, EMM	Alyssa DeOliveira, LAS
3	Madison Michaud, SJC	Mecca, AMC & Schaffner, USJ	Addie LeGault, EMM
4	Miya Nishibun, REG	Adia Grogan, SJC	Haley Gaunt, DEAN

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