Nov. 4, 2013
Patriot League Weekly Awards - 11.4.13 (PDF) 
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for Oct. 28-Nov. 3 in women's soccer, men's soccer, field hockey, volleyball and swimming and diving.
Patriot League Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
BRINE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KATIE HOLDER, ARMY So., F, Stillwater, Minn.
Holder scored what stood as the game-winner from the center of the box in the 17th minute of Army's 2-0 victory over Navy on Friday night in West Point, N.Y. It was the first goal the Mids allowed all season against a League opponent. The win propelled Army to the fourth seed in the Patriot League Tournament, giving the Black Knights a home quarterfinal game on Tuesday against No. 5 American. Holder has four goals on the season, including three game-winners.
BRINE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MOLLY McGUIGAN, ARMY Sr., D, Boulder, Colo.
McGuigan was the primary reason Army held Navy off the score sheet on Friday in the Black Knights' 2-0 win. She kept an eye on Navy junior Morgan Dankanich, the League's leading scorer, and held her to just two shots on goal in 90 minutes. Overall the Black Knights held the Mids to just two shots in the first half while the offense built a 2-0 lead. Army yielded just two corner kicks in the game in posting its third straight win that helped clinch a home tournament quarterfinal game on Tuesday.
BRINE GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
ALI GRIFFIN, LEHIGH Sr., GK, Islip, N.Y.
Griffin shined on Senior Day in Bethlehem, Pa., making four saves in Lehigh's 1-0 shutout of Holy Cross on Saturday in the season finale. The senior from Islip, N.Y., stopped a pair of shots in each half to pick up her third career clean sheet.
BRINE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JORDAN CASSALIA, ARMY Fr., GK, Omaha, Neb.
Cassalia posted her second clean sheet in Patriot League play with four saves, with three in the second half, in the Black Knights' 2-0 victory over Navy on Friday in West Point, N.Y. She became the first goalkeeper in the League this season to keep the Mids off the score sheet. This season she's had a hand in all six Army shutouts, and has logged five solo clean sheets on her own.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
ERICA KOSIENSKI, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., F, Plantsville, Conn.
Came off the bench to score the game-winner in the 53rd minute of Saturday's 1-0 win over Bucknell, securing the Terriers a share of the League's regular-season title with Navy.
DANIELLE SALANS, LEHIGH Jr., M, Needham, Mass.
Tallied the game-winner at the 46:31 mark of Lehigh's 1-0 win over Holy Cross on Saturday.
Patriot League Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
BRINE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LARRY NDJOCK, LOYOLA MARYLAND So., F, Berlin, Germany
Ndjock had a hand in every goal the Greyhounds scored last week. He started by scoring twice, including the game-winner, and adding an assist in the Hounds' 3-1 victory at home against American on Wednesday evening. He scored again late in the second half of Saturday's game against Navy. With the Hounds upping the pressure and trailing 2-0, Ndjock scored in the 87th minute to bring Loyola within 2-1. The sophomore from Berlin, Germany, leads the League in goals (11) and points (23).
BRINE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DEREK VOGEL, NAVY So., D, Long Beach, Calif.
Vogel, the 2012 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, came up to score the game-winner off a set piece in Navy's 2-1 victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday, giving the Mids the No. 1 seed for the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 1991. In his primary responsibilities on the back line, Vogel played all 180 minutes in a pair of 2-1 League victories, including Wednesday's over visiting Lehigh. The Mids allowed four shots on goal and three corners to the Mountain Hawks on Wednesday, and held Loyola to one corner kick and off the score sheet until the 86:27 mark.
BRINE GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
MIKE LANSING, BUCKNELL So., GK, Randolph, N.J.
Lansing was the goalkeeper of record in both critical League wins last week. He stopped four shots and earned the shutout in Wednesday's 3-0 victory at Lafayette that put the Bison on the doorstep of the Patriot League Tournament. On Saturday Bucknell earned its way in with a 3-1 triumph at home over Holy Cross. Lansing earned the start and made four saves before being relieved in nearly 88 minutes of play. He lowered his goals-against average to 0.77, while his seven shutouts are 10th on Bucknell's single-season list.
BRINE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
COLIN O'NEILL, COLGATE Fr., M, Yardley, Pa.
O'Neill picked a perfect time to score his first career goal, notching the eventual game-winner in the 47th minute of Colgate's 2-0 victory at Lehigh on Saturday night. The win kept the Raiders alive for one of the last two remaining bids to the Patriot League Tournament. O'Neill has seen action in 13 games this season with six starts.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
DOMINIQUE BADJI, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., M, Dakar, Senegal
Scored three of his team's four goals on the week, including the game-winner 1:25 into the contest in Wednesday's 3-0 victory at Colgate. Also added a strike in Saturday's 3-1 loss at American.
JESSE KLUG, BUCKNELL So., F, Sammamish, Wash.
Finished the week with two goals and two assists for six points in victories over Lafayette and Holy Cross, respectively, that lifted the Bison into the Patriot League Tournament.
MONTY SANDERS, HOLY CROSS Sr., M, Temecula, Calif.
Netted the game-winner at 58:00 in Wednesday's 2-1 triumph over Army that clinched Holy Cross its first Patriot League Tournament berth since 2008.
MARTIN SANCHEZ, NAVY Sr., M, Salisbury, Md.
Tallied a goal and assist for three points in Navy's 2-1 triumph over Loyola on Saturday, which clinched the No. 1 seed to the Patriot League Tournament.
Patriot League Field Hockey Weekly Awards
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HALLE BIGGAR, COLGATE Sr., F, Pike, Ohio
Biggar closed out her career in style with a pair of goals to lead Colgate past Holy Cross 3-1 on Saturday. She recorded her third two-goal game of the season, scoring the final two tallies for the Raiders including the game-winner just before halftime. Biggar finishes the regular season leading the Patriot League with 13 goals and 27 points for the year after closing with eight goals in her final six games. Biggar is named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for the first time this year and second in her career.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
YSI SCHIEB, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., D, Gold Coast, Australia
Schieb helped the Terriers clinch sole possession of second place in the Patriot League as she led the defense to a 2-0 shutout of Lafayette on Saturday. BU recorded its fifth shutout of the season, aided by Schieb's defensive save in the first half to keep the Leopards off the board. Schieb is named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for the third time.
GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
VALENTINA CERDA EIMBCKE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., GK, Santiago, Chile
Cerda Eimbcke stopped all seven shots she faced to register her fifth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Saturday. The five shutouts lead the Patriot League, and she also tops the League in goals against average (1.30) heading into the postseason. Cerda Eimbcke receives her fourth Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week award this season.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
SARA MARTINEAU, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., F, Woonsocket, R.I.
Martineau becomes the fourth different Terrier to be named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Saturday. She opened the scoring in the 26th minute when she pushed a rebound underneath the goalkeeper following a shot by Sofi Laurito. Martineau scored her second goal of the season, and both are game-winners.
HONORABLE MENTION
SOFI LAURITO, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., M/F, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laurito set up Boston University's first goal and scored the second in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Saturday.
JESS DAVIS, AMERICAN So., M, Selinsgrove, Pa.
Davis had the Eagles' second goal and played a strong midfield to help preserve the shutout in a 2-0 win over Lehigh on Saturday.
NATALIE KONERTH, AMERICAN Fr., F/M, Huntingtown, Md.
Konerth had the game-winning goal in the eighth minute of American's 2-0 win over Lehigh on Saturday.
KATE McBEATH, AMERICAN So., GK, Barhamsville, Va.
McBeath made three saves to post a shutout in her first career start in Saturday's 2-0 win over Lehigh.
VICKIE RESH, BUCKNELL Sr., M, Hamburg, Pa.
Resh had an assist and paced a defense that gave up just five shots in a 5-2 win over Rutgers on Sunday.
Patriot League Volleyball Weekly Awards
MOLTEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JULIE CRUM, AMERICAN Sr., OH, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
Crum led American to back-to-back sweeps over the weekend against Bucknell and Lafayette in Washington. She finished with nine kills on 15 tries with no errors to hit .600 while adding 11 digs in Friday's victory over the Bison. On Saturday she narrowly missed a double-double again with 12 kills on 20 swings and two errors to hit .500 with eight digs in a straight-sets victory over the Leopards. For the week Crum averaged 3.50 kills and 3.17 digs while striking .543 with two errors in 35 chances. She also tallied 3 block assists over the two matches.
MOLTEN ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ALLI GRAF, NAVY Fr., L, Annapolis, Md.
Graf was stellar defensively for Navy, which picked up three critical Patriot League victories last week to stay very much in the hunt for the postseason. Her biggest effort came in Friday's 3-1 win over Lehigh when she tallied 23 digs, the third-highest mark in school history in a four-set match during the rally scoring era. In Tuesday's straight-sets win over Loyola she grabbed nine digs, and added 10 more in Saturday's 3-0 victory over visiting Bucknell. In 10 sets over the week, Graf averaged 4.20 digs and also chipped in a total of 14 assists.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
DIANE SEELY, COLGATE Jr., MB, Menlo Park, Calif.
Hit .432 on the week while averaging 3.0 kills per frame in a pair of 3-0 wins at Army and Holy Cross. Added two blocks in Sunday's victory over the Crusaders.
KATHLEEN HARRIS, COLGATE Fr., OH, Playa del Rey, Calif.
Hit .208 while averaging 3.0 kills and 4.33 digs per frame in two straight-sets win for the Raiders over Army and Holy Cross. Logged 16 digs (5.33 per frame) in Saturday's win over the Black Knights.
ANA VRHEL, LEHIGH So., MB, Berwyn, Ill.
Hit .333, averaged 2.88 kills and had seven blocks during Lehigh's 1-1 swing in League play. Tallied five blocks assists in Saturday's 3-1 win over Loyola Maryland.
ERIN FORTNER, NAVY Sr., Opp., Villa Hills, Ky.
Averaged 4.4 kills and 2.6 digs per set in Navy's 3-0 run through League play last week. Hit .254 across 10 sets, including at a .452 clip (16-2-31) in Tuesday's sweep of Loyola Maryland.
Patriot League Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
MARIO CABALLERO, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., Barcelona, Spain
Caballero led the Terriers with three individual victories in Saturday's 178-117 victory over visiting Fordham. The junior touched first in the 200 free in 1:42.87, and added winning times in the 200 IM (1:55.43) and 200 breast (2:06.78).
FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
KENDRA CHENG, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., Franklin, Mass.
Cheng won three individual golds and swam the opening leg of her team's victorious 200 medley relay in Saturday's 177-121 victory over Fordham in Boston. She swept the 100 and 200 back races in 56.88 and 2:03.92, respectively, and also touched first in the 200 IM in 2:07.27. She finished off her efforts by joining three teammates to win the 200 medley relay in 1:48.26.
MALE DIVER OF THE WEEK
MICHAEL BROWN, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., Timonium, Md.
Brown posted an impressive showing off both boards over the weekend as the Greyhounds hosted the annual Thomas Murphy Invitational in Baltimore. The senior broke his own school record from the three-meter board with 299.40 points, and scored 291.75 from the one-meter to pick up another victory.
FEMALE DIVER OF THE WEEK
CHELSEA GLINCMAN, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., North Brunswick, N.J.
Glincman posted a pair of top-two showings for the Terriers in their 177-121 win over Fordham on Saturday. Her best score came off the one-meter board, where she posted a Zone-qualifying 284.32 points. She added a runner-up finish from the three-meter board with 259.20 points, coming in behind teammate Kalli Roebelen (267.82).
HONORABLE MENTIONS
BRANDON WEISS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., New York, N.Y.
Swept the boards in BU's 178-117 win over Fordham on Saturday. Scored 240.15 off the one-meter board and added 268.05 points from the three-meter.
DANNY BENNETT, LEHIGH Jr., Marlton, N.J.
Won three individual events as the Mountain Hawks defeated Colgate and NJIT on Saturday. Touched first in the 200 free (1:43.37), 500 free (4:47.22) and 200 IM (1:57.72).
COURTNEY PATTERSON, LEHIGH So., Cherry Hill, N.J.
Won three individual races and was part of a winning relay squad in the Lehigh women's first victory over Colgate since November 2004. Won the 200 free (1:53.79), 500 free (5:02.26) and 200 IM (2:08.21) and was part of a victorious 400 free relay (3:33.88).
AIDAN O'HARA, LOYOLA MARYLAND Fr., Sterling, Va.
Took first in the 200 back at the Thomas Murphy Invitational over the weekend with a time of 1:53.24. Added second-place times in the 100 back (52.96) and 500 free (4:47.38).
BECCA MEYERS, LOYOLA MARYLAND Fr., Baltimore, Md.
Won the 1,650 free (17:37.18) by more than 25 seconds at the Thomas Murphy Invitational, helping the Greyhounds in victories over Johns Hopkins, Marywood and Saint Francis (Pa.). Also won the 500 free (5:08.23) and took fifth in the 200 fly (2:15.47).
ELLE MIXA, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.
Swept the boards in three Greyhound victories at the Thomas Murphy Invitational. Scored 251.85 from the three-meter and 251.31 in the one-meter competition.