GNAC Women's Soccer Report: Week 7
Following a five-goal week, Alberuts Magnus senior Katherine Raposo netted her second GNAC Player of the Week award of the 2021 season.
October 18, 2021
( FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 11 - 17 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Katherine Raposo, Albertus Magnus (Sr., F - Warwick, R.I.) - Raposo was outstanding this week, pouring in 10 points on five goals over two games to lead the Falcons to a 1-1 record. The senior forward began the week by scoring both of Albertus' goal in the team's heart-breaking 3-2 overtime road loss to St. Joseph (Conn.) on Wednesday. Raposo then tallied her second hat trick of the season in the Falcons' convincing 6-1 victory over Dean on Saturday at Celentano Field.
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Angie Caldwell, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., GK - Goffstown, N.H.) - Cladwell played the second half of both matches over the past week, facing high pressure situations in each case and making nine saves while allowing just one goal. Wednesday, she made two saves early in the second half to preserve Regis' one-goal advantage, and then she punched out an entry pass on a Simmons corner kick in the final minute to clinch the Pride's 1-0 victory. Saturday, after Regis had tied the match at 2-2, Caldwell made three saves in the final eight minutes of regulation to keep the contest a tie and force overtime. Caldwell would make three more saves in the first overtime period, finishing with a season-high seven saves in the contest.
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Addie Legault, Emmanuel (Mass.) (So, F - Farmington, Conn.) - LeGault scored all three Emmanuel goals on the week, including the game-winner with 6:03 left in regulation in a 1-0 GNAC victory over Norwich on Saturday for her team-high eighth goal of the season. The sophomore striker also found the back of the net twice on the road in a 3-2 setback versus GNAC power Saint Joseph's of Maine.
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HONOR ROLL
and an assist for five points
Jordan Restivo, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Jr., F - Utica, N.Y.) - Playing in three games this week, Jordan Restivo averaged one goal contribution per game. Against Anna Maria, she assisted on the game winning goal late in the match for her first point of the week. Against Lasell in a 3-1 victory, she scored one goal and added another assists, marking her fourth point of the week.
Maxine Muscatello, St. Joseph (Conn.) (Jr., F - Berlin, Conn.) - Muscatello registered a five-point week to propel the Blue Jays to a perfect 2-0-0 GNAC record this past week. Muscatello opened the week with a goal and an assist on Tuesday which helped USJ secure a thrilling, 3-2, overtime victory over intrastate and conference rival Albertus Magnus College. She then followed that up by netting the game-winning goal on Friday night in a 1-0 shutout versus Rivier University. Muscatello continues to lead the team with 11 points on the season with four goals and three assists.
Alicen Burnham, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Freshman, F - Monmouth, Maine) - In a 2-0 conference week for the Monks, Burnham scored two goals including the overtime winner in a 3-2 triumph over Emmanuel on Wednesday.
Maddi Cormier, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Senior, F - Bangor, Maine) - Cormier scored a pair of goals in a 6-0 victory over Simmons on Saturday.
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 |
| 5 | Miya Nishibun, REG (2) | Michelle Mecca, AMC (2) | Priscilla Martinelli, LAS |
| 6 | Keegan Riccio, AMC | Alexis Lebreton, CSC | Alicen Burnham, SJC |
| 7 | Katherine Raposo, AMC (2) | Angie Cladwell, REG | Addie LeGault, EMM (2) |
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