Offensive Player of the Week
Kylie Miranto, Daemen
Junior | Forward | North Tonawanda, NY
Miranto scored her fourth career hat trick in Daemen's 5-2 win over Staten Island, hitting the back of the net in the first minute (:47), 61st minute, and 90th minute of play to lead the Wildcats to an ECC-opening win over the Dolphins.
Defensive Player of the Week
Becca Schultz, Daemen
Junior | Goalkeeper | Grand Island, NY
Schultz made a career-high 15 saves while facing 32 total shots in Daemen’s 2-0 loss to No. 10 Southern New Hampshire before recording six saves to backstop the Wildcats to their 5-2 ECC win over Staten Island.
Rookie of the Week
Anneliese Becker, Mercy
Freshman | Goalkeeper | Stafford, VA
Becker went 1-0-1 in goal with 12 saves, one shutout, a .923 save percentage, and a 0.50 goals-against average in two starts this week. The freshman opened the week with a career-high nine saves and just one goal allowed in the Mavericks' 1-1 draw against regionally-ranked Saint Anselm on Tuesday. Becker ended the week with three saves and a shutout in Mercy's 2-0 win over D'Youville in ECC action on Saturday.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Ancksu Dixon, Mercy
Junior | Forward | Freeport, NY
Dixon had a team-high four points on a goal and a team-high two assists as Mercy went 1-0-1 this week. The junior assisted on the game-tying goal in Mercy's 1-1 draw against regionally-ranked Saint Anselm on Tuesday. The forward ended the week with the game-winning goal and an assist in the Mavericks' win over D'Youville on Saturday.
Isabella Messina, Mercy
Senior | Defender | Huntington Beach, CA
Messina had a goal and an assist on the week and helped lead a Mercy backline that allowed just one goal in a 1-0-1 week. The senior came up with a key team save in the Mavericks' 1-1 draw against regionally-ranked Saint Anselm on Tuesday. Messina ended the week by scoring a goal and assisting on the game-winning goal in Mercy's 2-0 win over D'Youville in ECC action on Saturday.
Hailey Metzger, Mercy
Freshman | Forward | Levittown, NY
Metzger scored the game-tying goal in Mercy's 1-1 draw against regionally-ranked Saint Anselm on Tuesday.
Julia Ragone, Queens
Senior | Forward/Midfielder | Centereach, NY
In Queens’ lone game of the week, Ragone recorded three points with a goal and an assist in the Knights’ 3-2 loss to Roberts Wesleyan. Trailing 1-0 at halftime, Ragone recorded her first goal of the season before connecting with teammate Jenna Rosenberger to put the Knights up 2-1 just five minutes into the second half.
ECC Women's Soccer Weekly Award Winners
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Alyssa Hackett, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 16 - Ancksu Dixon, Mercy
Sept. 23 - Kylie Miranto, Daemen
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Brianna Dore, Staten Island
Sept. 16 - Samantha Hines-Hirsch, Queens
Sept. 23 - Becca Schultz, Daemen
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 - Hailey Metzger, Mercy
Sept. 16 - Jana Stait, Molloy
Sept. 23 - Anneliese Becker, Mercy
Previously in the Polls
NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS
UNITED SOCCER COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL
Preseason (8/6): NR
Week 1 (9/10): NR
Week 2 (9/17): NR
Week 3 (9/24): NR
UNITED SOCCER COACHES EAST REGION POLL
Week 1 (9/10): NR
Week 2 (9/17): Mercy (10)
Week 3 (9/24): Mercy (9)
ECC PRESEASON POLL
1. Daemen (56 points, 2 first-place votes)
2. Molloy (52 points, 4 first-place votes)
3. Mercy (48 points, 1 first-place vote)
4. Roberts Wesleyan (45 points, 1 first-place vote)
5. Queens (35 points)
6. D'Youville (22 points)
7. Staten Island (16 points)
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (14 points)