2021 Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week Offensive Athlete of the Week - Emily Wertz, Susquehanna November 01, 2021 Emily Wertz had one of the more impressive games of the season on Tuesday against Penn College as she record seven points, with two goals and three assists. Emily's three assists tied her for the most in one game in Landmark conference history. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Trinity Soto, Elizabethtown November 01, 2021 Elizabethtown junior goalie Trinity Soto showed why she is one of the best in the conference on Saturday in the Blue Jays' 2-2 tie with 17th-ranked Scranton. Soto stopped 17 shots to set a new career single-game high. It was the first time in over a month the Royals failed to score more than two goals in a game. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Sydney Reich, Elizabethtown October 25, 2021 Elizabethtown sophomore Sydney Reich produced the game-winning goal on Saturday at Drew in overtime to lift the Blue Jays over the Rangers and clinch a playoff spot with a big three points on the road. It was Reich's fourth goal of the season, which ties for the team-lead, and her second game-winner of the fall. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Marissa Lapinsky, Elizabethtown October 25, 2021 Elizabethtown senior defender Marissa Lapinsky helped the Blue Jays secure three important points in the 1-0 overtime win at Drew on Saturday. The senior provided the game-winning assist after winning the ball near the right end line. She sent a cross to Sydney Reich for the golden goal. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Emma Yakim, Goucher October 18, 2021 Emma Yakim totaled three goals as the Gophers went 2-0 last week. She finished with a pair of goals in Goucher's 3-1 win at Catholic on Wednesday, then scored the game-winning goal to break a 1-1 tie with just over three minutes left in the Gophers' 2-1 win at Drew on Saturday. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Isabella DiBenedetto, Scranton October 18, 2021 Part of a Scranton defense that continues to be one of the best in the country. Royals blanked two more opponents this week in conference play with dominating victories over Drew and Catholic. She is part of the Scranton backline that has allowed just two goals the entire season, shutout 11 of the 13 teams they have played, and has not allowed a goal in over 562 minutes of game action. She has also been a tremendous passer throughout the year and proved that this week by recording three assists (two in the Drew match). Offensive Athlete of the Week - Emily Wertz, Susquehanna October 11, 2021 Emily Wertz had an outstanding week for the River Hawks, tallying three goals in two Susquehanna wins. The junior scored two goals in a 5-2 win against SUNY Brockport, and knocked in the lone game-winning goal against Moravian in a Landmark Conference win. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Cati Besch, Juniata October 11, 2021 Besch had a strong week between the posts for the Eagles, making four stops in a shutout against the Bobcats before she made six stops in the 1-1 draw against Elizabethtown. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Janelle Barna, Elizabethtown October 04, 2021 Elizabethtown midfielder Janelle Barna netted the game-winning goal in each game this past week for the Blue Jays and scored three goals total between the two games. In the 4-0 win at Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday, she scored once and had an assist. She came back Saturday in an important Landmark Conference showdown with Catholic, and recorded a brace to help Etown move to 2-0 in the conference with a 3-0 win over the Cardinals. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Hope Drewes, Scranton October 04, 2021 Senior leader Hope Drewes helped a Royals defense blank two opponents this past week, including sixth-ranked Misericordia on Wednesday night on the road. In Landmark Conference action, she helped the Royals not only shut out Juniata, but hold the Eagles to zero shots in a dominating 4-0 win on Saturday. Drewes has been the leader of a Scranton defense that has allowed just two goals in nine matches, while helping the Royals pitch a total of seven shutouts on the year. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Mary Haggerty, Scranton September 27, 2021 Haggerty picked the right time to score her first career goal on Saturday, as her game-winning tally in the 63rd minute completed a come-from-behind win for Scranton over Susquehanna in the 2021 Landmark opener for both squads. Earlier in the week, the sophomore added an assist to help Scranton defeat Wilkes, 3-0. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Amanda Steinberg, Scranton September 27, 2021 Steinberg continued her great season in goal for the Royals with two more victories last week. She earned a combined shutout in a 3-0 blanking of Wilkes, which extended Scranton's scoreless streak to over 505 minutes. Despite giving up an early tally to Susquehanna on Saturday, Steinberg kept the Royals in it, making three saves in an eventual 2-1 victory to open the Landmark season. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Emma Yakim, Goucher September 20, 2021 Emma finished with a hat trick in Goucher's 9-0 win over Notre Dame (Md.). She also had an assist in Monday's 2-1 win over Hood as part of a 3-0 week for the Gophers. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Trinity Soto, Elizabethtown September 20, 2021 Elizabethtown goalie Trinity Soto did not allow a goal this past week in 177 minutes of action. She made three saves in Etown's 1-0 overtime win at Muhlenberg last Wednesday before making five saves in Saturday's home win over Penn State Berks on Senior Night. Soto played 82:26 before being relieved and earned the combined shutout. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Rebecca Racine, Drew September 13, 2021 Racine scored three goals in a 2-1 week for the Rangers. She scored all three of her goals during the Drew Fall Festival, helping the Rangers finish 2-0. Racine opened the Festival with two goals in a 3-0 victory over Bard, and she followed up with another goal in a 3-0 win over Coast Guard. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Emma Shatel, Drew September 13, 2021 Shatel helped the Rangers to a 2-1 week, highlighted by a pair of shutouts at the Drew Fall Festival. She also contributed offensively with three assists, including two in the team's 3-0 win over Coast Guard. Offensive Athlete of the Week - Alexa Krause, Drew September 07, 2021 Drew University freshman Alexa Krause made the most of her Ranger debut, scoring twice in Drew's 6-0 victory at Notre Dame (Md.). She scored her first goal 27 minutes into her career, giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead with what held up as the game-winning goal. Krause also struck in the 49th minute to make it a 4-0 match. Defensive Athlete of the Week - Cati Besch, Juniata September 07, 2021 Juniata College junior Cati Besch put together a solid 90 minutes of action in the home opener for the Eagles. Besch did not allow a goal in the 1-0 victory against Oberlin and made five saves.