NEC Co-Players of the Week: Grace Hennig, LIU & Madison Sievering, MU
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Sam Hughes, WC
NEC Rookie of the Week: Madison Sievering, MU
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NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Grace Hennig, Sr., F, LIU
Red Hook, NY/Red Hook
Recording seven points on the week, Hennig started off strong with two goals and one assist in a 4-0 win over Delaware State on Thursday. She followed up with a goal in a 2-1 setback to first place FDU on Sunday, Hennig is tied for the league lead with six goals, ranks first in the conference with 1.08 ppg and is the second-leading scorer on the circuit with 14 points through 13 matches.

Madison Sievering, Fr., F, MU
Cincinnati, OH/Summit Country Day
Sievering recorded her first ever collegiate hat trick in a 9-0 win over Delaware State in the Lakers' sole match of the week. The Cincinnati, OH native also tallied an assist for a seven-point afternoon. Sievering's five assists this season tied her for first in the NEC and ranks first among freshmen. She is also tied for third in points (13) and tied for fifth in goals (four).

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sam Hughes, Sr. GK, WC
Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts
In picking up back-to-back Defensive Player of the Week Awards, Hughes posted a pair of shutouts to lead the Seahawks to an unbeaten week of conference play. The Pottstown, PA native recorded three saves in a 0-0 draw against Howard on Thursday, and added six saves in a 1-0 shutout win over SFU that improved the Seahawks to 5-1-2 against NEC rivals. Hughes leads the conference with seven clean sheets this season and has 18 in her career. 

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Madison Sievering, Fr., F, MU
Cincinnati, OH/Summit Country Day
In the Lakers' sole match of the week, Sievering recorded her first ever collegiate hat trick in a 9-0 win over Delaware State. The Cincinnati, OH native also tallied an assist for a seven-point afternoon. Sievering's five assists this season tied her for first in the NEC and ranks first among freshmen. She is also tied for third in points (13) and tied for fifth in goals (four).

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Kiley Yepes, Jr., D, CCSU
Yepes secured a brace in the Blue Devil's 3-1 win against Chicago State and now has three goals on the year.

Ana Salas, So., F, FDU
Salas had a three point week for the first place Knights, recording one assist in FDU's road 2-0 win over Stonehill and a pivotal assist in a 2-1 victory against LIU.

Andrea Ougaard, Jr., D, FDU
Ougaard helped a stingy FDU defense limit opponents to a total of seven shots across two victories last week. The stonewall center back also added a goal in a 2-0 road win over Stonehill.

Samantha James, So., MF, HU
In a 1-0 win against defending NEC champion CCSU, James scored the lone goal of the match to continue Howard's strong 5-1-1 start in conference play.

Trinity Knox, So., GK, HU
Knox has helped spark the Bison to a six game unbeaten streak. Last week, she tallied six saves in two shutouts as Howard tied Wagner in a scorless draw and beat CCSU, 1-0.

Grace Hennig, Sr., F, LIU
NEC Co-Player of the Week.

Emily Mijares, Gr., F, MU
The graduate student recorded her 25th and 26th career goals in a five-point performance against Delaware State.

Madison Sievering, Fr., F, MU
NEC Co-Player of the Week.

Emma Sawich, Sr., GK, SFU
Sawich recorded 12 saves over the week, including an impressive nine save performance against Wagner. The senior goalkeeper leads the conference an .822 save percentage and ranks scond with a 1.14 GAA.

Alana Arojna, Fr., F, WC
Arojna's scored a critical goal, netting the game-winner in the 30th minute to give the Seahawks a 1-0 win over conference foe SFU on Sunday.

Sam Hughes, Sr., GK, WC
NEC Defensive Player of the Week.

2024 NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 19: Mimi Richards, HOW
Aug. 26: Mimi Richards, HOW
Sept. 3: Danielle Casey, LEM & Lauren Pyle, SFU
Sept 9: Izzy Gomez, WC
Sept 16: Samantha James, HOW
Sept 23: Stephanie Schubert, LIU
Sept 30: Aofie Horgan, CCSU & Grace Caso, STO
Oct 7: Grace Hennig, LIU
Oct 14: Deirdre Meberg, WC & Hannah Anselmo
Oct. 21: Grace Hennig, LIU & Madison Sievering, MU

NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 19: Emma Sawich, SFU
Aug. 26: Nya-Grace Young, HOW
Sept. 3: Emma Sawich, SFU
Sept 9: Mona Schlegl, FDU
Sept 16: Rosemarie Leblanc, FDU
Sept 23: Chelsea Radicia, MU
Sept 30: Trinity Knox, HU
Oct 7: Allie Sougaris, STO
Oct 14: Sam Hughes, WC
Oct. 21: Sam Hughes, WC

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug. 19: Anouk Landgraff, SFU
Aug. 26: Nya-Grace Young, HOW
Sept. 3: Martha Lord, STO
Sept 9: Rosemarie Leblanc, FDU
Sept 16: Rosemarie Leblanc, FDU
Sept 23: Alyssa Mella, SFU
Sept 30: Gabriella Garcia-Terrell, HU
Oct 7: Riley Powers, CCSU
Oct 14: Deirdre Meber, WC
Oct. 21: Madison Sievering, MU