Women's Team of the Week: September 23

by TopDrawerSoccer

September 24, 2024

A defensive star earns player of the week honors as Emily Mason delivered two clutch performances for Rutgers University.

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The week began with the senior center back playing all 90 minutes while leasing a defense that allowed just one shot on target in a 3-0 defeat of Oregon. What followed was a clutch performance versus Washington, as Mason again played the full 90 while assisting the lone goal on a brilliant long-range pass. The Scarlet Knights are now 2 and 0 in Big Ten play amid six consecutive clean sheets.

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Player of the Week: Emily Mason, Rutgers

Women’s Team of the Week: September 16-22

GK: Olivia Molina, FGCU - Molina had an exceptional week with two saves and a clean sheet versus North Florida, then nine saves, including a penalty stop, to defeat Jacksonville 2-0.

D: Camila Lezcano, Gardner-Webb - The Junior defender led on both sides of the ball versus South Carolina State, scoring twice while playing 90 minutes in the 4-0 victory.

D: Emily Mason, Rutgers - Mason led the Rutgers backline admirably with 180 minutes played and one assist in two clean-sheet conference victories.

D: Rylie Combs, Mississippi State - Thanks to Combs and her dominant week, Mississippi State shut out the high-flying offenses of Oklahoma and No. 4 Texas for two victories.

M: Erin Weir, Canisius - The Senior star assisted five of the eight goals Canisius scored in victories over Le Moyne and Saint Peter’s.

M: Amelia Severn, Gonzaga - Severn was at her best in a victory over Denver, scoring twice and assisting one to contribute all three goals in the 3-1 win.

M: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas - Kicking off her week with the assist to defeat LSU 1-0, Tankersley added to that with two goals in an 8-2 defeat of Missouri.

M: Ella Weil, Brown - The Bears caught fire in a 6-1 defeat of Northeastern fueled by Weil scoring twice and assisting another.

F: Noemi Paquin, Florida International - Middle Tennessee had no answer for the Canadian forward as her hat trick paced a 4-2 victory.

F: Jennifer Blitchok, Western Michigan - Just three days after playing 90 minutes in a grueling 1-1 draw with Ohio, Blitchok somehow had the energy to manage a hat trick plus an assist in a 6-0 defeat of Miami (OH).

F: Caroline Kelly, TCU - Kelly was a consistent difference maker for the Horned Frogs, scoring twice in a 4-1 defeat of BYU, then striking the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Arizona.

Honorable Mention: GK Trinity Corcoran (Northern Arizona), D Trinity Armstrong (North Carolina), D Elise Anderson (Texas Tech), D Courtney Boone (California), M Katie Ward (Fairleigh Dickinson), M Teresa Deda (Bucknell), M Aslaug Gunnlaugsdottir (Harvard), M Makayla Griffin (Bryant), F Khyah Harper (Minnesota), F Noel Blain (Dayton), F Megan Childress (Wofford)