2019 Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week Offensive Athlete of the Week - Lydia Lawson, Elizabethtown November 04, 2019 (Senior, F - Mountain Top, Pa.) Elizabethtown senior Lydia Lawson tied and broke the Landmark Conference career goals record this past week and helped the Blue Jays to a pair of wins over league opponents. She scored the game-winning goal late in the game against Moravian last Wednesday and had a goal and an assist on Saturday in a 3-0 win over Catholic to help E-town clinch the second seed in the Landmark playoffs. Lawson's goal was the 60th of her career, which set the conference record. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Trinity Soto, Elizabethtown November 04, 2019 (Freshman, GK - West Chester, Pa.) Elizabethtown freshman Trinity Soto posted back-to-back shutouts this past week against Landmark opponents as the Blue Jays clinched the second seed in the Landmark. In the rain last Wednesday, Soto made three saves in a 1-0 shutout win over Moravian. Soto was again impressive on Saturday, making several key saves against Catholic in a 3-0 blanking of the Cardinals. Soto recorded nine saves in the game and did not allow a goal in 180 minutes during the week. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Samantha Chillis, Susquehanna October 28, 2019 (Sophomore, F - Danville, Pa.) Susquehanna sophomore Sam Chillis netted the game-winning goal in the 86th minute at Scranton to propel Susquehanna to the top of the Landmark standings. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Madi Welliver, Susquehanna October 28, 2019 (Junior, GK - Turbotville, Pa.) Madi Welliver notched a 1.000 save percentage and a 0.00 GAA in 148:36 minutes of action as Susquehanna won both games this past week. Welliver started the week with just one save in 58:36 minutes at Penn State Harrisburg before making a season-best 10 stops in a key Landmark win at Scranton to lift the River Hawks to the top of the standings. She earned her eighth shutout of the season with the triumph at Scranton. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Lydia Lawson, Elizabethtown October 21, 2019 (Senior, F - Mountain Top, Pa.) Elizabethtown senior Lydia Lawson scored the game-winning goal in the second half to help the Blue Jays snap a seven-game losing streak against Scranton with a statement win, 3-2, on Homecoming Saturday. Down 2-1, Lawson helped spark the comeback as she assisted on E-town's game-tying goal before her eventual GWG. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Angela Accetturo, Drew October 21, 2019 (Freshman, GK - Washington, N.J.) Drew freshman Angela Accetturo helped the Rangers post a 1-0 shutout against 2018 conference playoff team Moravian for her second career shutout. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Lydia Lawson, Elizabethtown October 14, 2019 (Senior, F - Mountain Top, Pa.) Elizabethtown senior forward Lydia Lawson scored her second consecutive road hat trick with three goals at Drew on Saturday. Lawson gave the Blue Jays the lead twice in the game and then sealed it in the 90' to complete the hat trick and help E-town to a 3-1 win against the Rangers and add another three points to their Landmark Conference total. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Madi Welliver, Susquehanna October 14, 2019 (Junior, GK - Turbotville, Pa.) Junior Madi Welliver was part of Susquehanna's seventh shutout of the season with three saves in 66 minutes in a 3-0 win at Penn College. Welliver finished out the week with a season-best six saves in a 1-0 road loss to Catholic. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Lydia Lawson, Elizabethtown October 07, 2019 (Senior, F - Mountain Top, Pa.) Elizabethtown senior forward Lydia Lawson racked up another four goals this past week, including her first hat trick of the season in a pair of wins for the Blue Jays. Lawson had a goal and an assist in last Wednesday's non-conference 4-0 win at Penn State Berks. She came back to record a hat trick in Saturday's game at Juniata, her third consecutive game against the Eagles with three goals. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Rebecca Russo, Scranton October 07, 2019 (Senior, D - South Windsor, Conn.) Scranton senior Rebecca Russo continues to lead a dominant defensive unit, while pitching in on the offensive end. Russo and the Scranton defense did not allow a goal in two matches on the week. Russo and the Royals defense allowed just four shots in the win over Penn State Harrisburg and one against Goucher. She also had an assist on the game-winner in the Goucher victory. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Mazie Stiles, Scranton September 30, 2019 (Junior, F - Nyack, N.Y.) Scranton junior Mazie Stiles had her first career multiple-goal game against Wilkes on Tuesday, lifting the Royals to a 3-2 non-conference victory. Despite not scoring on Saturday vs. Catholic, she ignited the eventual game-winner in double overtime, sending in a corner kick that was eventually finished off for the by Becca Russo. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Madi Welliver, Susquehanna September 30, 2019 (Junior, GK - Turbotville, Pa.) Junior Madi Welliver improved to 6-0-1 as the Susquehanna netminder following a 1-0-1 week for the River Hawks. Welliver held regionally-ranked Misericordia to just one goal and then registered her fourth shutout of the season in the Landmark Conference opener at Elizabethtown. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Leah Dentale, Drew September 23, 2019 (Junior, M - Northport, N.Y.) Drew junior Leah Dentale posted one goal and one assist in Drew's 3-1 victory over Ramapo. She had a hand in each of the team's first two goals, assisting on the game's opening tally in the fifth minute before scoring herself in the 13th minute to put the Rangers up 2-0. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Trinity Soto, Elizabethtown September 23, 2019 (Freshman, GK - West Chester, Pa.) Elizabethtown freshman goalie Trinity Soto was a part of a second combined shutout for the Blue Jays on home field as she needed only one save in 80 minutes of work in Saturday's 3-0 win over St. Mary's (Md.). Soto lowered her season goals against average to 0.84 while bumping up her save percentage to .848 as E-town remained unbeaten at Ira R. Herr Field and Soto improved to 4-1-1 on the season. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Lydia Lawson, Elizabethtown September 16, 2019 (Senior, F - Mountain Top, Pa.) Elizabethtown senior Lydia Lawson added to her conference-leading goal and point totals this past week with three more goals (six points) to push her season total to 6g & 14p. Lawson recorded E-town's only goal in a 1-1 tie with Franklin & Marshall last Tuesday. Lawson then scored both goals for the Blue Jays on Saturday in a 2-1 win over Stevenson on Senior Night, in which she became only the fifth player in school history to eclipse the 100-career point barrier. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Sara Cassel, Moravian September 16, 2019 (Junior, D - Harleysville, Pa.) Junior Sara Cassel helped Moravian to a 2-0 week in non-conference action with a game-winning goal that appeared on ESPN's Top 10 at No. 5 on Thursday. Cassel scored the lone goal in the Greyhounds' 1-0 win over rival Muhlenberg College on a 40-plus yard free kick that found the top right corner of the net and landed Moravian on Sportscenter. Cassel played 90 minutes during the match, and then played another 90 minutes in Moravian's 1-0 victory over Rutgers-Camden on Saturday. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Sarah Racine, Drew September 09, 2019 (Junior, F - Denville, N.J.) Drew junior Sarah Racine scored a career-high six points on two goals and two assists in a 6-1 win over Manhattanville. She had a hand in four of the team's first five goals as the Rangers built a 5-1 lead. It was Racine's third career multi-goal game and first career multi-assist outing. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Madi Welliver, Susquehanna September 09, 2019 (Junior, GK - Turbotville, Pa.) Susquehanna junior Madi Welliver registered Susquehanna's second shutout of the season as Welliver made a season-high five stops in a 3-0 win over Hartwick at the Mayor's Cup. Owning a 0.00 GAA so far on the young season, she hasn't given up a goal in 263:41 minutes of action - since the 7th minute of the 2018 NCAA First Round at RIT. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Megan Kelleher, Goucher September 03, 2019 (Freshman, M - Lafayette, N.J.) Goucher freshman Megan Kelleher was an offensive force in her first two games to propel the Gophers off to a 2-0 start. The freshman broke a scoreless standstill in overtime when she took a pass back from Gracie LeFevre and drilled a shot into the high netting to give the Gophers a 1-0 win at the 93:27 mark. Kelleher helped stake Goucher out to a 1-0 lead against Hood when she took a pass from Alyssa Hodnik at 8:33 in a 2-1 win on Sunday. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Christina Charikofsky, Goucher September 03, 2019 (Junior, GK - Eldersburg, Md.) Goucher junior Christina Charikofsky won both games in the pipes and made five saves along with posting a 0.49 goals against average and an .833 save percentage. She made three saves in a 1-0 win against Gwynedd Mercy on Friday including a pair of stops in the final 10 minutes of regulations to help send the game to overtime. She then made two saves in a 2-1 win against Hood on Sunday to help the team to a 2-0 start.