BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Boston University collected two of the five Patriot League women’s soccer weekly awards presented by PenFed Credit Union, when the League office announced the honors on Monday. Bucknell, Holy Cross and Loyola Maryland each received one weekly award.

Bucknell sophomore forward Katie Connell collected Patriot League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week after recording five points on two goals and one assist last week, helping the Bison go 1-0-1.

Boston University senior midfielder Mackenzie Stickelman earned Patriot League Women’s Soccer Midfielder of the Week after scoring a goal in the Terriers’ 2-2 draw at UMass Lowell.

Loyola Maryland senior Zoe Willis garnered Patriot League Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Greyhounds to a shutout of Hofstra on Saturday.

For the second consecutive week, Holy Cross freshman Aubrey Haesche was named Patriot League Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week after recording a career-high nine saves in a 1-0 shutout over Maine.

Boston University midfielder Georgia Prouty scored her second goal of the season to receive Patriot League Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week honors.

Honorable mentions went to American senior midfielder Avery Klingensmith, Colgate first-year midfielder Lydia Thornton, Bucknell senior defender Reilly Traynor, Holy Cross freshman midfielder Cara Bubonovich, fifth-year midfielder Sam Halligan and junior defender Mary Sommer, Lafayette junior midfielder Nadia Zaffanella, Loyola Maryland junior goalkeeper Hannah Goetzer and Navy senior forward Marlee Heaven for their performances last week.

The Patriot League women’s soccer players of the week are selected in a vote by League head coaches, who are not eligible to vote for their student-athletes.

2025 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Standings (as of September 8)

School	PL	PL Pct.	Points	Overall	Overall Pct.
Loyola Maryland	0-0	.000	0	3-1-2	.667
Navy	0-0	.000	0	6-3	.667
Army West Point	0-0	.000	0	4-2-1	.643
Boston University	0-0	.000	0	3-2-1	.583
Lafayette	0-0	.000	0	2-2-3	.500
Holy Cross	0-0	.000	0	3-3-1	.500
Lehigh	0-0	.000	0	2-3-1	.417
Colgate	0-0	.000	0	1-3-3	.357
Bucknell	0-0	.000	0	2-4-1	.357
American	0-0	.000	0	0-5-2	.143

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Patriot League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Katie Connell, Bucknell, So., Forward, West Vancouver, B.C./Collingwood School
*Connell scored critical goals in both games last week to help Bucknell go 1-0-1 on a Western Pennsylvania road trip.
*In Thursday’s 4-1 victory at Saint Francis, the sophomore scored the game’s opening goal in the 45th minute and added an assist on a goal in the 50th minute.
*Connell returned on Sunday with the game-tying goal in the 70th minute to lift the Bison to a 1-1 draw at Pittsburgh.

Patriot League Women’s Soccer Midfielder of the Week
Mackenzie Stickelman, Boston University, Sr., Midfielder, East Northport, N.Y./John H. Glenn
*Stickelman tallied her second goal of the season in the 52nd minute of Boston University’s 2-2 draw at UMass Lowell on Sunday, the Terriers’ lone game of the week.

Patriot League Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Zoe Willis, Loyola Maryland, Sr., Defender, Cary, N.C./Green Level
*Willis played all 90 minutes on Sunday, helping Loyola Maryland to its second shutout of the season following a 0-0 draw at Hofstra.
*The senior led a Greyhounds’ defense that limited the Pride to six shots.

Patriot League Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Aubrey Haesche, Holy Cross, Fr., Goalkeeper, New City, N.Y./Albertus Magnus
*Haesche collected Patriot League Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the second straight time after recording a career-high nine saves and her second shutout in a 1-0 victory over Maine.
*The freshman leads the Patriot League in saves per game (4.67), ranks second in save percentage (.903), goals-against average (0.58) and shutouts (2), and is third in saves (28).

Patriot League Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week
Georgia Prouty, Boston University, Fr., Midfielder, Danvers, Mass./Danvers
*Prouty scored her second goal of the season in the 34th minute to help Boston University to a 2-2 draw at UMass Lowell on Sunday.
*The freshman is tied for second on the team with four points on two goals.

Honorable Mentions
Avery Klingensmith, American, Sr., Midfielder, Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown
*Klingensmith scored American’s only goal of the week, tallying the equalizer in the 62nd minute to help the Eagles to a 1-1 draw with UMBC. The senior played 90 minutes in both contests against No. 10 South Carolina and the Retrievers.

Lydia Thornton, Colgate, Fy., Midfielder, West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
*Thorton scored her first collegiate goal in the 74th minute of Colgate’s 3-2 loss at Binghamton on Sunday and played 30 minutes in a 0-0 draw at Boston College on Thursday.

Reilly Traynor, Bucknell, Sr., Defender, Rye, N.Y./Rye
*Traynor had two strong performances in Bucknell’s 1-0-1 week, logging 83 minutes in a 4-1 win at Saint Francis on Thursday before playing all 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Cara Bubonovich, Holy Cross, Fr., Midfielder, Natick, Mass./Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
*Bubonovich, the reigning Patriot League Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week, played all 90 minutes to help the Crusaders’ defense record a 1-0 shutout over Maine.

Sam Halligan, Holy Cross, Fifth Year, Midfielder, Simsbury, Conn./Miss Porters
*Halligan scored her first goal of the season on Sunday, a game-winner in the 40th minute, to lift Holy Cross to a 1-0 win against Maine for the first time since 2014.

Mary Sommer, Holy Cross, Jr., Defender, Ellicott City, Md./Notre Dame Prep
*Sommer played all 90 minutes to help Holy Cross to a 1-0 victory over Maine on Sunday, marking the Crusaders’ first win over the Black Bears since 2014.

Nadia Zaffanella, Lafayette, Jr., Midfielder, Ellington, Conn./Ellington
*Zaffanella registered five points on two goals and one assist in a 1-0-1 week for Lafayette. The junior scored her first goal of the season in the 64th minute of the Leopards’ 5-0 rout of Iona on Wednesday.
*The Ellington, Conn. native helped Lafayette to a 2-2 draw at Penn on Sunday with a goal in the seventh minute before assisting on the game-tying goal in the 65th minute.

Hannah Goetzer, Loyola Maryland, Jr., Goalkeeper, Backnang, Germany/Gymnasium in der Taus
*Goetzer notched her second shutout of the season after making three saves in Loyola Maryland’s 0-0 draw at Hofstra on Saturday. In limited action, the junior has a 0.33 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

Sam Halligan, Holy Cross, Fifth Year, Midfielder, Simsbury, Conn./Miss Porters
*Halligan scored her first goal of the season and the game-winner, putting back a rebound in the 40th minute to lift Holy Cross to 1-0 victory over Maine. It marked the Crusaders’ first win against the Black Bears since 2014.

Marlee Heaven, Navy, Sr., Forward, Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery
*Heaven, a two-time Patriot League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, scored her League-leading sixth goal of the season and added an assist in Navy’s 5-0 victory over Presbyterian. The senior also leads the Patriot League in points (13).

Offensive Player of the Week
8.18 – Marlee Heaven, Navy, Sr., F
8.25 – Francesca Khachatourians, Loyola Maryland, Jr., F
9.1 – Marlee Heaven, Navy, Sr., F
9.8 – Katie Connell, Bucknell, So., F

Midfielder of the Week
8.18 – Georgia Prouty, Boston University, Fr., M
8.25 – Giulianna Gianino, Boston University, Sr., M
9.1 – Olivia Perez, Holy Cross, Sr., M
9.8 – Mackenzie Stickelman, Boston University, Sr., M

Defensive Player of the Week
8.18 – Riley Kennel, Loyola Maryland, Gr., D
8.25 – Zoe Willis, Loyola Maryland, Sr., D
9.1 – Karenna Beckstein, Holy Cross, Jr., D
9.8 – Zoe Willis, Loyola Maryland, Sr., D

Goalkeeper of the Week
8.18 – Natasha Stramrood, Navy, So., GK
8.25 – Catherine Apker, Lafayette, Jr., GK
9.1 – Aubrey Haesche, Holy Cross, Fr., GK
9.8 – Aubrey Haesche, Holy Cross, Fr., GK

Rookie of the Week
8.18 – Sophia Henry, Army West Point, Fr., F
8.25 – Sophia Henry, Army West Point, Fr., F
9.1 – Cara Bubonovich, Holy Cross, Fr., M
9.8 – Georgia Prouty, Boston University, Fr., M

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