BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Army West Point and Navy both earned two of the Patriot League Women’s Soccer weekly awards, while Loyola Maryland recorded one award, as the League announced the weekly honors on Monday.
 
Army sophomore defender Lindsey Smith received defensive player of the week while freshman forward Kaelan Bradley was named rookie of the week.
 
Navy freshman forward Alexa Riddle earned offensive player for the second-straight week while teammate sophomore Mattie Gallagher received her third goalkeeper of the week nod this season.
 
Loyola freshman midfielder Baylee DeSmit rounded out the weekly awards as the midfielder of the week.
 
Boston University junior sophomore Gretchen Bennett and freshman forward Morgan Fagan, Lehigh freshman defender Hope Flanegin and senior midfielder Rebecca Van Siclen, and Loyola junior goalkeeper Paige Sim all earned honorable mentions.
 
Five Teams Clinch Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship Berths
Boston U, Bucknell, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy have clinched berths in the 2021 Patriot League Women’s Championship. Seeding is still to be determined.
 
Current Standings

	PL	Pct.	Points	Overall	Pct.
Boston U*	5-1-2	0.750	17	9-5-3	0.618
Navy *	5-2-1	0.688	16	10-5-3	0.639
Loyola *	4-1-3	0.688	15	7-5-4	0.563
Bucknell *	4-2-2	0.625	14	7-7-3	0.500
Lehigh *	4-3-1	0.563	13	6-8-1	0.433
Army	3-3-2	0.500	11	6-7-3	0.469
Lafayette	3-5	0.375	9	5-9	0.357
Colgate	2-4-2	0.375	8	6-8-2	0.438
American	2-4-2	0.375	8	5-8-2	0.400
Holy Cross	0-7-1	0.063	1	1-14-1	0.094

* Clinched a berth in the Patriot League Championship
 
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, October 27
Loyola Maryland at American, Noon (ESPN+)
Boston University at Army, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Bucknell at Lehigh, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Lafayette at Navy, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Holy Cross at Colgate, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Alexa Riddle, Navy, Fr., F, Tomball, Texas/Tomball Memorial
* Riddle helped Navy extend its undefeated streak to seven games (5-0-2) with a 1-0-1 mark this week.
* Riddle netted the game-winning goal for the Mids on Saturday as she scored in the 16th minute to put Navy ahead in the eventual 1-0 decision.
* Tied for the lead in the Patriot League in total points with 19, Riddle has tallied two game-winning goals in a 10-day period for the Mids.
 
Midfielder of the Week 
Baylee DeSmit, Loyola Maryland, Fr., M, Towson, Md./McDonogh School
* DeSmit scored Loyola's only goal during a key 1-1 draw at first-place Boston U which clinched a Patriot League tournament spot and top-four seed for the Greyhounds.
* She now leads the team in goals (4) and points (9) and has scored in back-to-back games after providing the game-winner in last Saturday's 1-0 win over Lehigh.

Defensive Player of the Week
Lindsey Smith, Army West Point, So., D, Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South
* Smith anchored a backline that limited Bucknell to just one goal, even though the Bison averaged nearly two goals per Patriot League game.
* Offensively, Smith scored the first goal of her career in the 2-1 win over Bucknell.
 
Goalkeeper of the Week 
Mattie Gallagher, Navy, So., GK, Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area
* The sophomore goalkeeper helped the Mids clinch a spot in the Patriot League Tournament with a 2-1 win versus Holy Cross.
* Facing four shots on goal by the Crusaders, Gallagher earned her fourth clean sheet of the season.
* She has now allowed one or fewer goals in each of Navy’s past five games.
 
Rookie of the Week
Kaelan Bradley, Army West Point, Fr., F, Williston, Park, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy
* Bradley scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute in the 2-1 win against Bucknell.
* The goal was the second goal of her freshman season.
 
Honorable Mentions
Gretchen Bennett, Boston University, Jr., GK, Chantilly, Va./Paul IV Catholic
* Bennett subbed in at halftime and proceeded to make three saves while keeping Loyola off the scoreboard in BU’s 1-1 draw on Saturday. On the year, the junior has a team-high 35 saves, and ranks third in the Patriot League with a 1.15 goals-against average and .778 save percentage.

Morgan Fagan, Boston University, Fr., F, Glencoe, Ill./New Trier
* Fagan was the lone goal scorer for BU in the team’s 1-1 draw vs. Loyola on Saturday. The freshman erased an early deficit by taking an Amy Thompson pass in the box and poking it past Paige Sim in the lower-right corner in the 36th minute.
 
Hope Flanegin, Lehigh, Fr., D, Schwenksville, Pa./Spring-Ford Area
*In Lehigh's 2-1 win Saturday, the defender assisted on what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 59th minute, making the pass from midfield to Rebecca Van Siclen in the box, who gave Lehigh a 2-0 lead.
 
Rebecca Van Siclen, Lehigh, Sr., M, Montclair, N.J./Montclair
* The senior scored what proved to be the game-winning goal, at American Saturday in a 2-1 victory to help clinch a postseason berth.
 
Paige Sim, Loyola Maryland, Jr., GK, Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista
* Sim made five saves, including two in double overtime, to help Loyola secure a 1-1 draw at first-place Boston U which clinched a top-four seed in the Patriot League tournament.
 
 
PAST WINNERS
Offensive Player
8.24 - Caitlin Doran, Navy
8.30 - Caitlin Doran, Navy
9.6 - Jasmine Talley, Army West Point
9.13 – Ruby Diodati, Colgate
9.20 – Amy Thompson, Boston University
9.27 – Tate Jordan, American
10.4 – Jenna Oldham, Boston University
10.11 – Kaleigh Gallagher, Loyola Maryland
10.19 – Alexa Riddle, Navy

Midfielder
8.24 - Katie Herrmann, Navy
8.30 - Hannah Pinkus, Colgate
9.6 - Dara Murray, Army West Point
9.13 – Julianna Bonner, Lehigh
9.20 – Teresa Deda, Bucknell
9.27 – Hannah Pinkus, Colgate
10.4 – Teresa Deda, Bucknell
10.11 – Eileen Soloman, Boston University
10.19 – Abby Gearhart, Bucknell

Defensive Player
8.24 - Margaret Berry, Boston University
8.30 - Chloe Dawson, Navy
9.6 - Jordan Mahony, American
9.13 – MK Barnes, Loyola Maryland
9.20 – Erin Keefe, Lehigh
9.27 – Ruby Diodati, Colgate
10.4 – Elle Conlin, Boston University
10.11 – Ashley Buck, Boston University
10.19 – Chloe Dawson, Navy
 
Goalkeeper
8.24 - Jenna Hall, Bucknell
8.30 - Mattie Gallagher, Navy
9.6 - Julia Kato, American
9.13 – Paige Sim, Loyola Maryland
9.20 – Paige Sim, Loyola Maryland
9.27 – Grace Poncsak, Colgate
10.4 – Paige Sim, Loyola Maryland
10.11 – Paige Sim, Loyola Maryland
10.19 – Mattie Gallagher, Navy

Rookie
8.24 - Celia Braun, Boston University
8.30 - Brooke Steel, American
9.6 - Ashley Blaka, Holy Cross
9.13 - Gretchen Waechter, Lafayette
9.20 – Teresa Deda, Bucknell
9.27 – Corinne Lyght, Lehigh
10.4 – Elizabeth Gallagher, Navy
10.11 – Alexa Riddle, Navy
10.19 – Alexa Riddle, Navy
 
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