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Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Weekly Release (10/2)

10/2/2023


NEC Player of the Week: Aoife Horgan, CCSU
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Marie Jakobsen, FDU
NEC Co-Rookies of the Week: Marie Jakobsen, FDU & Shea Kelleher, SHU
Previous NEC Releases: September 25 | September 18 | September 11 | September 5 | August 28 | August 21 | NEC Preseason Poll

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aoife Horgan, Central Connecticut
Jr., Forward
Kerry, Ireland/St. Joseph's Secondary School Ballybunion
Horgan netted an 84th minute game-winning goal in Central Connecticut’s 2-1 victory over conference foe Howard on Thursday. In a battle for first place in the NEC standings, CCSU and Howard were stuck at 1-1 since the 61st minute of the match. The junior forward won a loose ball and fired a shot off from the right corner outside the box. Her initial shot was blocked by the Howard goalkeeper, but during a scramble for the ball in front of the net, Horgan slotted it into the goal. Additionally, she scored the first goal in the Blue Devils’ 5-0 shutout win at Delaware State on Sunday. Horgan finished the week with four points as CCSU improved to 5-0 in NEC play. The Ireland native is currently tied for fifth in the league with five goals this season and she ranks third with 13 points.

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marie Jakobsen, FDU
Fr., Goalkeeper
Tarm, Denmark/Vestjysk Gymnasium Tarm
Jakobsen posted her second and third shutouts of the season last week as FDU went 2-0 at home to improve to 3-2 in league play. The freshman goalkeeper saved seven shots as the Knights defeated Stonehill, 3-0, on Thursday. Jakobsen also made two saves in a 2-0 victory over Saint Francis U on Sunday. The Danish goalie’s three shutouts this season are the most by any NEC goalkeeper in conference play and third-most overall.

NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER CO-ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Marie Jakobsen, FDU
Fr., Goalkeeper
Tarm, Denmark/Vestjysk Gymnasium Tarm
Jakobsen posted her second and third shutouts of the season last week as FDU went 2-0 at home to improve to 3-2 in league play. The freshman goalkeeper saved seven shots as the Knights defeated Stonehill, 3-0, on Thursday. Jakobsen also made two saves in a 2-0 victory over Saint Francis U on Sunday. The Danish goalie’s three shutouts this season are the most by any NEC goalkeeper in conference play and third-most overall.

Shea Kelleher, Sacred Heart
Fr., Forward
Kingston, MA/Silver Lake Regional
Kelleher contributed on every goal in Sacred Heart’s 3-0 victory over LIU on Thursday. Late in the first half, Kelleher beat the LIU goalkeeper one-on-one off a rebound and placed the ball in the bottom right corner to give the Pios a 1-0 lead. In the 70th minute, she found the back of the net again as she tapped in the ball off an initial save from the Sharks’ goalie. Holding a 2-0 lead in the 75th minute, the freshman forward helped Morgan Bovardi ice the game with a perfectly placed pass in the box to account for the game's final tally. SHU finished the week 1-1 and currently sits at 2-2 in league play. Kellher's five points were the first of her SHU career and came on the strength of two goals and an assist.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Aoife Horgan, CCSU (Jr., F)
  • Scored the game winning goal in the 84th minute of CCSU's 2-1 win against Howard on Thursday.
  • Scored the opening goal of the Blue Devils' 5-0 victory at Delaware State on Sunday. 
  • Totaled four points on two goals last week as CCSU improved to 5-0 in league play. 
  • Tied for fifth in the NEC in goals (five) this season.
  • Tabbed NEC Player of the Week

Giavanna Inzerillo, CCSU (Sr., F)

  • Tallied six points via three goals in a 2-0 week for CCSU. 
  • Scored the equalizing goal for the Blue Devils against Howard on Thursday in a battle for the top spot in the league standings.
  • Leads the NEC in goals (13), goals per game (1.08), points (28) and points per game (2.33).
  • Selected a NEC Prime Performer for the fifth time this season.

Kiomy Luperon, FDU (Jr., F)

  • Scored the opening goal in both of FDU's wins last week as the Knights improved to 3-2 in NEC matches. 
  • Recorded a pair of goals on the week. 

Marie Jakobsen, FDU (Fr., GK)

  • Posted two shutouts last week as FDU went 2-0. 
  • Made nine saves, with seven coming against Stonehill on Thursday and the other two against SFU on Sunday.
  • Her three shutouts this season are the most by any goalkeeper in conference play and the third-most overall. 
  • Named NEC Defensive Player of the Week and NEC Co-Rookie of the Week.

Shea Kelleher, SHU (Fr., F)

  • Scored two goals and added one assist in SHU's 3-0 win against LIU on Thursday. 
  • Registered her first five points of the season and Sacred Heart career. 
  • Selected NEC Co-Rookie of the Week. 

Kayla Barbosa, WC (Sr., D)

  • Netted the game winning goal in Wagner's lone match of the week as the Seahawks won at Le Moyne on Sunday, 1-0.
  • Barbosa slotted in the goal off a rebound from a block by the Le Moyne goalkeeper.
  • It marked her second game-winning goal of the season. 
  • Named a NEC Prime Performer for the second time in 2023. 

2023 NEC WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug 21: Ella Cormier, MC & Giavanna Inzerillo, CCSU
Aug. 28: Giavanna Inzerillo, CCSU
Sept. 5: Jess Maraia, WC
Sept. 11: Giavanna Inzerillo, CCSU
Sept.18: Grace O'Hara, SHU
Sept. 25: Lauren Persichetty, SFU
Oct. 2: Aoife Horgan, CCSU

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug 21: Caroline Nuttall, LIU
Aug. 28: Sam Hughes, WC
Sept. 5: Sam Hughes, WC
Sept. 11: Roo Sawyer, MC
Sept. 18: Trinity Knox, HOW
Sept. 25: Sarah McConnon, SFU
Oct. 2: Marie Jakobsen, FDU

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug 21: Keely Thomas, LIU
Aug. 28: Keely Thomas, LIU
Sept. 5: Jess Maraia, WC
Sept. 11: Noa Bartels van Bosbeek, LIU
Sept.18: Jess Maraia, WC
Sept. 25: Ana Salas, FDU
Oct. 2: Marie Jakobsen, FDU & Shea Kelleher, SHU