NEC Player of the Week: Grace Hennig, LIU
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Allie Sougaris, STO
NEC Rookie of the Week: Riley Powers, CCSU
Previous NEC Releases: September 30 | September 23 | September 16 | September 9 | September 3 | August 26 | August 19 | NEC Preseason Poll

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grace Hennig, Sr., F, LIU
Red Hook, NY/Red Hook
Leading the Sharks to a 4-1 win over Chicago State, Henning recorded a five-point game on the strength of two goals and an assist. Her first goal came in the 31st minute to break the deadlock, giving LIU a 2-1 lead. In the second half, the Red Hook, NY native made no mistake with her chances, doubling the lead on her second goal in the 76th minute. One minute later, Hening assisted Sophia Paffrath for her first goal of the season, finishing off the scoring. She has recorded three goals and an assist this fall to rank third on the Sharks in scoring.

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Allie Sougaris, Fr., GK, Stonehill
Foxborough, MA/Foxborough
In a midweek matchup against conference foe Le Moyne, Sougaris held down the defense in a 3-0 win on Thursday. Tallying three saves over the 90 minutes, the freshman goalkeeper recorded her third career win and second career shutout as the Skyhawks improved to 3-1 in NEC play.

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Riley Powers, Fr., F, CCSU
Newton, CT/Newton
Powers scored twice in CCSU's 6-0 win over Delaware State on Sunday. The redshirt freshman's goals came within one minute and ten seconds of each other, scoring in the 20th and 22nd minutes to put the Blue Devils up 2-0 and 3-0, respectively. The brace from the Newton, CT native was the first of her collegiate career. Powers leads the Blue Devils with three goals on the season.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Charlotte Simmons, Sr., D, CCSU
Simmons recorded one goal, the second of her collegiate career, and one assist in the Blue Devils' commanding win over Delaware State.

Emma Radoncic, So., M, CCSU
Opening the scoring in the 11th minute, the sophomore added an assist to her name in CCSU's 6-0 win, tallying three points on the day.

Riley Powers, Fr., F, CCSU
NEC Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week

Ana Salas, So., M, FDU
In the 82nd minute, Salas found the equalizing goal to give FDU a point at home in a 1-1 draw against Mercyhurst.

Melea Earley, Sr., F, HU
Earley played a pivotal role in Howard's 2-1 win, scoring the equalzing goal against Saint Francis in the 47th minute.

Grace Hennig, Sr., F, LIU
NEC Women's Soccer Player of the Week

Chelsea Radicia, Gr., GK, MU
In a 1-1 draw against FDU, Radicia recorded a season-high 10 saves against top of the table FDU.

Hannah Anselmo, Jr., M, STO
Anselmo scored the first goal for the Skyhawks in a 3-0 win over Le Moyne. The junior's goal marked was her fourth of the year, matching her single-season high. She is tied atop the NEC leaderboard with 11 points this season (4 goals, 3 assists). 

Allie Sougaris, Fr., GK, STO
NEC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

Kayla Barbosa, Gr., D, WC
Barbosa once again came through in the clutch for Wagner, scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win against Chicago State. The graduate student, who netted a pair of late game-tying goals in last year's NEC Tournament, found the back of the net in the 88th minute to give Wagner three points on the road

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

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

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