Oct. 27, 2014

Patriot League weekly awards - 10.27.14

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for Oct. 20-26 in men and women's soccer, field hockey, volleyball, men and women's cross country and men and women's swimming & diving on Monday.

Patriot League Men's Soccer Weekly Awards

CORVIAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JAMIE DUBYOSKI, NAVY Jr., F, Catonsville, Md.
Dubyoski scored three goals and added an assist to lead Navy to a 2-0 week. In a non-League match against UMBC, the junior recorded the first two-goal game of his career in a 2-0 win over the Retrievers. Dubyoski then recorded an assist and netted his third straight game-winner in a 2-1 victory against Holy Cross as the Mids won their sixth in a row. The Corvias Offensive Player of the Week Award is the third of the season for the Catonsville, Md. Native.

CORVIAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOSEPH CAHALAN, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., M, Reistertown, Md.
Cahalan played a critical role on both the offensive and defensive end as the Greyhounds became the first Patriot League opponent to earn a point against first place Boston University. Cahalan scored the game-tying goal with 37 seconds remaining in regulation and anchored a defensive unit that held the Terriers to just one goal, marking only the second time in league play that the Terriers didn't score more than once.

CORVIAS GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
MATT SANCHEZ, LOYOLA MARYLAND So., GK, Owings Mills, Md.
Sanchez stopped a career-high seven shots and allowed only one goal against one of the Patriot League's top offensive units in a 1-1 draw with first place Boston University. The 20th-ranked Terriers had scored more than one goal in four of their previous five League contests. The sophomore goalkeeper has allowed only one goal in each of his last three matches and captures his second Corvias Goalkeeper of the Week Award.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
DOYLE TUVESSON, LEHIGH Fr., F, Kennett Square, Pa.
Tuvesson tallied three points in Lehigh's 2-0 week to earn his third Corvias Rookie of the Week Award of the season. The Kennett Square native assisted on the game-winning goal in the 81st minute of a 2-1 win over Army and scored his fourth goal of the season in the Mountain Hawks 4-0 win against Fairleigh Dickinson.

HONORABLE MENTION

LIAM ROBLEY, AMERICAN Jr., M, Cumbria, England
Robley netted the game winner with one minute remaining in the first overtime of a 2-1 win over Lafayette.

DYLAN HOBERT, AMERICAN Jr., GK, Carrolton, Ga.
Hobert stopped a season-high seven shots in the Eagles 2-1 overtime win over Lafayette.

JESSE KLUG, BUCKNELL Jr., F, Sammamish, Wash.
Klug registered the 20th goal of his career in the second half of a 1-1 draw with Colgate.

JAMIE LUCHINI, LEHIGH Jr., M, Wexford, Pa.
Luchini had a hand in four of the six goals Lehigh scored in a 2-0 week with two assists in a 4-0 win over FDU and a goal and assist in a 2-1 win against Army.

BRIAN SUCHOSKI, LEHIGH Sr., D, Bear Creek Township, Pa.
Suchoski scored the fifth goal of his career and first of the season in Lehigh's 2-1 win over Army.

JOSEPH GREENSPAN, NAVY Sr., D, Westfield, N.J.
Greenspan helped hold opponents to only two shots on goal in a 2-0 week.

Patriot League Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

CORVIAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TAYLOR KREBS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., F, Dove Canyon, Calif.
Krebs scored two game winning goals to help the Terriers sweep a pair of important Patriot League matches against Colgate and American. Boston University handed the first-place Raiders their first loss of the season on Wednesday as Krebs netted her third goal of the season in the fifth minute of a 2-0 victory at Nickerson Field. The senior got Boston University off to a first half lead again on Sunday with a goal in the 25th minute of a 3-0 win against American.

CORVIAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LAUREN DANDIE, BUCKNELL Jr., D, Fullerton, Calif.
Dandie made a pair of crucial defensive plays in both of Bucknell's comeback wins last week. Trailing 1-0 in the second half of Wednesday's game with Lafayette, Dandie sprinted back to smother a follow-up attempt by the Leopards Jaclyn Giordano with the net open. On Saturday at Holy Cross, the Crusaders took a close-range shot off a corner kick. GK Jessie Ashworth got her fingertips on it, but Dandie knocked it off the goal line to prevent the goal.

CORVIAS GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
COLLEEN FOLAN, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., GK, Downingtown, Pa.
Folan recorded her Patriot League-leading ninth shutout of the season with a pair of clean sheets in the Greyhounds 1-0-1 week. Stopped four shots in Loyola's 2-0 win over American on Thursday and then added three more in a 0-0 draw with second place Navy on Sunday. Has only allowed five goals in League play and has been a key player in the Greyhounds current four-game unbeaten streak. This is Folan's second Corvias Goalkeeper of the Week Award of the season.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ALYVIA WIMMER, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., D, Shingle Springs, Calif.
Wimmer played all 180 minutes at center back in a pair of Boston University home victories last week. The Terriers limited first place Colgate to only four shots, none on net, in a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. Wimmer and her defensive mates again allowed no shots on goal on Sunday, and only two overall, as Boston University defeated American 3-0.

HONORABLE MENTION

PAM WISHART, ARMY So., D, Neponsit, N.Y.
Wishart made a defensive save in the 29th minute of 1-1 tie with Holy Cross.

BRIGIT FALCON, BUCKNELL Sr., F, Fairport, N.Y.
Falcon netted the game-winner 1:25 into overtime to lift the Bison to a 2-1 win over Lafayette.

KELLY SANTANGELO, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., D, Sayville, N.Y.
Santangelo helped squelch a number of offensive opportunities by Navy and American in a 1-0-1 week.

LEXI RICKETTS, NAVY Jr., D, The Woodlands, Texas
Ricketts recorded her third goal of the season, a game-winner against Lehigh, and added an assist on an insurance goal.

JULIE SCHUMACHER, NAVY Sr., D, Plantation, Fla. Schumacher helped the Navy backline shutout a pair of opponents and also added two assists in a 2-0 win over Lehigh.

DAYTON WETHERBY, NAVY So., GK, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Wetherby stopped five shots, including three breakaways, in a 2-0 win over Lehigh and then picked up her fifth shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw with Loyola.

Corvias Patriot League Field Hockey Weekly Awards

CORVIAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
SOFI LAURITO, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., M/F, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laurito scored both of the Terriers' goals to lead the way to a 2-1 upset of No. 8 Virginia on Sunday. The first tally came unassisted in the 21st minute, and the second was off a penalty corner in the 32nd minute as BU took a 2-0 lead into the half. Laurito had four shots in the game, including three on goal. She also registered a pair of shots in a 3-1 win at American on Friday that gave the Terriers sole possession of second place in the Patriot League. Laurito is sixth in the Patriot League with 15 points and stands fourth with five assists this season.

CORVIAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RACHEL COLL, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., D, Greymouth, New Zealand
Coll directed a superior defensive effort for the Terriers, who allowed just two goals in beating a pair of strong opponents over the weekend. Boston University won 3-1 at American on Friday before upsetting No. 8 Virginia 2-1 on Sunday, and the Terriers permitted only seven shots overall and five on goal in each contest. BU shut out Virginia until allowing a goal on a penalty corner when time had expired. Coll also contributed on the other end, scoring a key insurance goal in the second half of the win over the Eagles and assisting on a penalty corner that put BU up 2-0 in the first half against Virginia.

CORVIAS GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
VALENTINA CERDA EIMBCKE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., GK, Santiago, Chile
Cerda Eimbcke had identical four-save efforts as the Terriers posted a pair of impressive wins, beating American 3-1 on Friday and topping No. 8 Virginia 2-1 on Sunday. She made two saves in each half against the Eagles as Boston University went up 2-0 at the break on the way to the 3-1 win. Cerda Eimbcke stopped all four shots she faced against the Cavaliers until Virginia broke through on a penalty corner once regulation time had expired. Cerda Eimbcke has 39 saves while allowing just seven goals in the last eight games for the Terriers, leading the squad to a 6-2 record in those contests. She is named Corvias Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week for the second straight time and sixth in her career.

CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ALLIE RENZI, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., D, Acton, Mass.
Renzi played a key role in the Boston University defense in the pair of wins for the Terriers over the weekend. She helped BU hold both American and No. 8 Virginia to seven shots apiece and only five on goal. The Terriers gave up a combined five corners in the two games, and the Cavaliers only had two corners until earning one facing a two-goal deficit as time expired in regulation.

HONORABLE MENTION

ANNA WILLS, BUCKNELL So., D, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
Wills led a strong defensive effort in a 5-1 win at Colgate on Saturday, and scored the Bison's third of five consecutive goals in a victory that clinched the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament.

JENNA SEYBERT, LAFAYETTE Sr., D, Lansdale, Pa.
Seybert had two goals and an assist in the Leopards' 5-1 win over Lehigh on Saturday.

KELSEY MEAD, LAFAYETTE Sr., F, Manasquan, N.J.
Mead tallied a goal and an assist in Lafayette's victory over rival Lehigh.

Patriot League Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards

MOLTEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AMY MATULA, LEHIGH Jr., S, Memphis, Tenn.
Matula tallied her 12th and 13th double-doubles of the season in Lehigh's road wins over Army and Holy Cross last weekend. The junior setter tallied a career-high 59 assists and tied a career-high with 16 digs in a five-set win over the Crusaders. For the week, Matula averaged 10.8 assists per set and 3.22 digs per set as the Mountain Hawks improved to 9-2 in the Patriot League.

MOLTEN ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
AVERY ALEXANDER, ARMY Fr., S, Southlake, Texas
Alexander becomes the third different Army freshman to capture Molten Rookie of the Week honors following her solid performance in the Black Knights 1-1 week. The freshman setter established a pair of career highs with 52 assists and 13 digs in a five-set win over Bucknell. Alexander also had 37 assists and 10 digs in a 3-1 loss to Lehigh to finish week with 9.89 aps and 2.56 dps.

HONORABLE MENTION

MONIKA SMIDOVA, AMERICAN Sr., S, Plzen, Czech Republic
Smidova averaged 9.67 aps, 2 dps and 2 kps in a 3-0 win over Loyola Maryland.

KATIE MCKERNAN, HOLY CROSS So., S, Sylvania, Ohio
McKernan tallied her fourth triple double of the season in a four-set win over Bucknell.

WHITNEY KRANTZ, LEHIGH Fr., OH, Centennial, Colo.
Krantz recorded career highs with 11 kills and eight digs as Lehigh won at Army for first time since 2003.

KATIE SYLAKWOSKI, NAVY Jr., MH, Escondido, Calif.
Sylakowski averaged 2.71 kps, 1.71 bps with a .372 hit percentage in Mids 2-0 week.

M-F Athletic Patriot League Cross Country Weekly Awards

M-F ATHLETIC MALE RUNNER OF THE WEEK
FRANCISCO TREJIDOR, HOLY CROSS Jr., Coral Gables, Fla.
Trejidor came in 31st place at the Central Connecticut Mini-Meet by running the 5K course in a time of 15:33.90.

M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE RUNNER OF THE WEEK
ERIN PIERCE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., Fanwood, N.J.
Pierce placed 26th at the CCSU Mini-Meet with a time of 10:40.72 in the 3K race.

M-F ATHLETIC MALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
LIAM O'CONNELL, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Fr., Yardley, Pa.
O'Connell placed 82nd at the CCSU Mini-Meet as he finished the 5K race in 16:15.20.

M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ALEXANDRA BENOIT, HOLY CROSS Fr., Chester, N.J.
Benoit finished 40th at the 3K CCSU Mini-Meet with a time of 10:54.60.

Patriot League Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

CORVIAS MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
JONATHAN DEBAUGH, NAVY Jr., Conroe, Texas.
Debaugh won a pair of individual events and helped Navy win the 200 medley relay in a 183-117 loss at Virginia. The junior swept the 100 butterfly (50.13) and 200 butterfly (1:49.42) by a total of .87 seconds. Debaugh was also the fastest flyer in the 200 Medley Relay (1:31.76) by nearly two-tenths of a second.

CORVIAS FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
KAITLYN RUFFING, LEHIGH So., Murrysville, Pa.
Ruffing won a total of four individual events and helped the Mountain Hawks win four relays in victories over West Chester and Rider. Best times of the week for Ruffing were in the 50 free (24.02) and 100 free (52.62). Also swam a 23.67 split in the 200 Medley Relay against WCU and a 52.87 split in the 400 Medley Relay against Rider.

CORVIAS MALE DIVER OF THE WEEK
TYLER WENZEL, BUCKNELL Jr., Telford, Pa. Wenzel was the Bison top finisher on the board in a dual at Pittsburgh, posting the second-highest score of career off of the one-meter board (264.60) and his season-best score off three-meter board (257.93).

CORVIAS FEMALE DIVER OF THE WEEK
MELISSA PARKER, AMERICAN Sr. Livermore, Calif.
Parker set a pair of meet records in the Eagles annual tri-meet against Howard and Mount St. Mary's on Senior Day. The Livermore, Calif. native captured first in the 1m event with a 264.75 and also won the 3m with a score of 258.90.

HONORABLE MENTION

SHANNON EXLEY, AMERICAN Fr., Oceanside, Calif.
Exley won three individual events and also participated in two winning relay events in a tri-meet with Howard and Mount St. Mary's.

HARRISON VOLAKSI, AMERICAN Sr., Poughquag, N.Y.
Volaksi won three individual events and also participated in three winning relay events in a tri-meet with Howard and Mount St. Mary's.

SARAH HARGRAVE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY So., North Attleboro, Mass.
Hargrave remained perfect on the season, capturing the 500 free (4:59.55) and 1000 free (10:09.85) against UMass.

EMMA LEVENDOSKI, BUCKNELL Jr., Mandeville,La.
Levendoski swept the 100 (57.35) and 200 (2:02.82) backstroke events for second time in three meets this year.

JACOB MOYAR, LEHIGH So., Centreville, Va.
Moyar captured five individual wins against West Chester and Rider.