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NEC Player of the Week: Marissa Soto, CCSU
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Amanda Rey, WC
NEC Rookie of the Week: Caitlin Breglia, BRY
Previous NEC Releases: April 17 | April 10 | April 3 | March 27 | March 20 | March 13 | March 6 | February 27 | February 20 l Preseason Poll Release

NEC WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marissa Soto, Central Connecticut
Sr., M, Miller Place, NY/Miller Place
Soto was key figure in Central Connecticut's offensive outburst over the weekend as the Blue Devils went 1-1 on their swing through western Pennsylvania. She scored nine goals and added two assists to keep CCSU's playoff hopes alive. The senior started on Friday with three goals and an assist in a 14-13 loss against then first-place Robert Morris, which was undefeated in NEC play at the time. She followed with a season-high tying six goals and an assist in CCSU's 18-13 win over Saint Francis U on Sunday. Soto scored three goals in the first half, which helped the Blue Devils begin to pull away from the Red Flash. The senior has tallied 21 goals in five NEC games this year and has 42 overall, which leads the NEC.

NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amanda Rey, Wagner
Sr., D, Turnersville, NJ/Washington Township
Rey anchored the Wagner defense in a 2-0 week, recording nine ground balls and six caused turnovers. She posted four ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control as Wagner limited Sacred Heart to five goals in a 17-5 win on Friday. Rey added five ground balls and three caused turnovers in Wagner's 14-13 victory over LIU Brooklyn in Sunday's Senior Day game. Rey currently ranks third in the NEC with 3.20 ground balls per game.

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Caitlin Breglia, Bryant
Fr., A, Long Beach, NY/Long Beach
Breglia earned her second-straight NEC Rookie of the Week award after sparking Bryant to a 2-0 week that gave the Bulldogs the edge atop the NEC standings. The freshman scored six goals and added an assist as Bryant defeated Saint Francis U and Robert Morris. She posted a career-high four goals in a 15-13 win over the previously undefeated Colonials on Sunday. The score was close throughout the game, but the freshman's last goal of the game, an unassisted tally at the 16:49 mark of the second half, gave Bryant a key two-goal lead. Breglia also scored twice, and recorded two caused turnovers and a draw control in a 16-6 victory at SFU. She ranks second among NEC freshmen with 2.25 goals per game.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Heidi Colford (Eden Prairie, MN/Eden Prairie) posted 13 points - on six goals and seven assists - as the Seahawks went 2-0 last week. She scored a career-high four goals against Sacred Heart and followed with two tallies against LIU Brooklyn.

Bryant's Jess DeMeo (Mount Sinai, NY/Mount Sinai) helped fuel Bryant's offense in a huge 2-0 weekend. She finished with seven goals and added an assist. DeMeo began with four goals against Saint Francis U and then posted a hat trick in Sunday's first place showdown at Robert Morris, a 15-13 win. 

Samantha Santeramo (Wantagh, NY/Gen Douglas MacArthur) posted 18 saves over the weekend for Bryant. Her biggest performance was a 10-save effort that helped the Bulldogs hand RMU their first conference loss. She recorded a .545 save percentage on the week.

Jillian Petito (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur) stopped 27 shots in a pair of wins for Mount St. Mary's. She made a career-high 17 saves against LIU and recorded a .579 save percentage on the week.

Central Connecticut's Megan Szawlowski (Leeds, MA/Williston Northampton) netted six goals and added three assists in the Blue Devils' 1-1 week. The superb freshman also recorded six ground balls and had 13 draw controls.