CENTER VALLEY, Pa.— Loyola Maryland took home two Patriot League women’s soccer weekly awards this week, and Lafayette, Boston University, and Lehigh all were awarded with one when the League office announced winners on Monday.
 
Loyola Maryland senior midfielder Hannah Hoefs recorded a goal and an assist in their victory over American to earn Patriot League Midfielder of the Week. Freshman goalkeeper Paige Sim was awarded Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week for her work against Boston University and American.
 
Lafayette junior forward Krista Kissell was awarded Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts this past week. McKenna Kennedy from Boston University led the Terriers’ defense this week, which captured Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week. Julianna Bonner from Lehigh won Patriot League Rookie of the Week for her work in Lehigh’s 3-1 victory over Bucknell.
 
Lafayette defender, Rory Schauder, Boston University goalkeeper Morgan Messner, and Army West Point’s Alyssa Carfagano and Sydney Shafer were awarded Patriot League Honorable Mention recognition.
 
 

Current Standings
School	Conf.	CPCT.	Conf. Points	Overall	Pct.
Navy	3-0-1	0.875	10	11-1-1	0.885
Loyola Maryland	2-0-2	0.75	8	5-5-2	0.500
Lafayette	2-1-1	0.625	7	6-4-2	0.583
Boston University	2-1-1	0.5	7	5-6-2	0.462
Bucknell	2-2	0.5	6	4-8	0.333
Holy Cross	0-0-4	0.5	4	2-2-7	0.500
Army West Point	1-2-1	0.375	4	4-5-3	0.458
Lehigh	1-3	0.25	3	3-5-4	0.417
American	0-2-2	0.25	2	4-6-2	0.417
Colgate	0-2-2	0.25	2	1-7-3	0.227

This Week in Patriot League Women’s Soccer
This week features seven women’s soccer matches around the Patriot League, and all of them will appear on the Patriot League Network (PLN).
 

Tuesday October 8
Columbia	vs. Bucknell*		6 p.m.
Wednesday October 9
UMBC vs. American*			3 p.m.
Saturday October 12
Boston University vs. Lehigh*			1 p.m.
Navy vs. Holy Cross*			2 p.m.
Bucknell vs. Colgate*			3 p.m.
American vs. Lafayette*			3 p.m.
Loyola Maryland vs. Army West Point*			7 p.m.

 
*Game televised on Patriot League Network
 
Patriot League Among NCAA D-I Leaders
*Miranda Royds ranks 26th in the nation in Save Percentage (.857) and is tied for 32nd in shutouts (6).
*Army West Point ranks 38th in shot accuracy (.532).
*Navy is 10th in the country in Win-Loss Percentage (.875), 18th in goals against average (.532) and 45th in shutout percentage (.583).
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK          
Krista Kissell, Lafayette, Jr., Forward, Cresco, Pa./ Notre Dame
*Kissell had two shots on goal in each of Lafayette’s matches this past week.
*She scored the game-winning goal against Colgate in the 93rd minute, which was her fourth goal of the season.
*This victory over Colgate was the first ever for the Leopards in Hamilton, N.Y.
                                                                                                                  
PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S SOCCER MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
Hannah Hoefs, Loyola Maryland, Sr., Midfielder, New Market, Md./ Linganore
*Hoefs had a goal and an assist in the 3-1 victory over American on Wednesday.
*Her goal came on a penalty kick and she assisted on the game-winning goal three minutes later to lift the Greyhounds.  
*This was Hoefs’ third three-point game of the season for Loyola.
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK  
McKenna Kennedy, Boston University, Jr., Defender, Millbury, Mass./ Millbury Memorial
*Kennedy guided the Terriers to two shutouts this week.
*She helped the defense limit Loyola Maryland and Army West Point to five and two shots on net, respectively.
*The junior defender led the backfield for the Terriers as she collected 200 minutes played this past week.

PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S SOCCER GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK                      
Paige Sim, Loyola Maryland, Fr., Goalkeeper, Phoenix, Ariz./ Desert Vista
*Sim allowed just one goal in two games this week for the Greyhounds, recording her second shutout of the season against the Terriers.
*She made four saves against the defending Patriot League champs on Saturday, as she faced 12 shots from the Terriers in total.
*Sim remains undefeated in her freshman campaign with a record of 4-0-2 with 0.59 goals against average and an .840 save percentage.  
 
PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK                                 
Julianna Bonner, Lehigh, Fr., Forward, Ellicott City, Md./ Wilde Lake
*Bonner scored the game-winning goal in the 81st minute against Bucknell and assisted on another Lehigh goal versus the Bison.
*The game-winner was Bonner’s first career goal.
*The freshman collected three shots for the Mountain Hawks against Bucknell.
 
HONORABLE MENTIONS                                                                                                        
Rory Schauder, Lafayette, Fr., Defender, Marblehead, Mass./ Pomfret School
*Schauder played every minute of two OT games and recorded her first career point with an assist on the game-winning goal in OT for the Leopards against Colgate.

Morgan Messner, Boston University, So., Goalkeeper, Drexel Hill, Pa./ The Episcopal Academy
*Messner posted her third shutout of the season as she held Loyola scoreless through double overtime with five saves.
 
Alyssa Carfagano, Army West Point, Fr., Forward, Blackwood, N.J./ Paul VI
*Carfagano posted the game-winner in the team’s 2-1 victory over Bucknell, which was Army’s first Patriot League victory of the year.

Sydney Shafer, Army West Point, Fr., Defender, Placentia, Calif./ Valencia
*One of Army’s most reliable defenders and she netted her first collegiate goal in the Black Knights’ 2-1 victory over Bucknell.
 
 
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