Catch up on the CAA men's soccer weekly news, notes and awards.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Thursday, Oct. 6
Monmouth 3, Hampton 1 *
Stony Brook 1, Delaware 0 *
Drexel 3, Hofstra 2 *
UNCW 4, Elon 0 *
Northeastern 3, William & Mary 2 *
Towson 2, Charleston 0 *

Saturday, Oct. 8
Northeastern 5, Hampton 0 * ¹

Sunday, Oct. 9
Towson 0, UNCW 0 *
Elon 2, Charleston 1 *
Hofstra 0, Delaware 0 *
Monmouth 2, William & Mary 2 *
Stony Brook 4, Drexel 4 *

Thursday, Oct. 13
Drexel at Northeastern * (NESN+/FloFC), 6 p.m.
Delaware at Monmouth * (FloFC), 6 p.m.
Charleston at Stony Brook * (FloFC), 6 p.m.
UNCW at Hofstra * (FloFC), 7 p.m.
Hampton at Elon * (FloFC), 7 p.m.
William & Mary at Towson * (FloFC), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 16
UNCW at Stony Brook * (FloFC), 12 p.m.
Charleston at Hofstra * (FloFC), 12 p.m.
Drexel at Monmouth * (FloFC), 1 p.m.
William & Mary at Elon * (FloFC), 1 p.m.
Delaware at Northeastern * (NESN/FloFC), 1 p.m.
Hampton at Towson * (FloFC), 1 p.m.

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WEEKLY AWARDS

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Delaney Lappin, Drexel

Junior | Forward | Corbin City, New Jersey / Ocean City

Lappin scored three times in a 1-0-1 week that helped Drexel finish the weekend in a tie for first place in the CAA. 

The junior from South Jersey tallied the first goal of Drexel’s win over Hofstra on Thursday, before scoring twice in the Dragons’ 4-4 draw with Stony Brook on Sunday.

CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alexis Legowski, Northeastern

Senior | Midfielder | South Hadley, Massachusetts / MacDuffie School

Legowski’s three goals propelled Northeastern to a two-win weekend and a tie atop the CAA table. 

The senior from Western Massachusetts scored in a 3-2 win at William & Mary on Thursday and recorded a brace in the Huskies’ victory on a short turnaround Saturday against Hampton.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Riley Melendez, Towson

Junior | Goalkeeper | Springfield, Virginia / Lee

Melendez recorded two shutouts in a 1-0-1 weekend for Towson, with a victory over Charleston and draw with UNCW. 

The junior goalkeeper made six stops in Towson’s 2-0 win at Charleston on Thursday and stopped both UNCW attempts in Sunday’s scoreless draw.

⚽️ 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠

Riley Melendez recorded two shutouts in a 1-0-1 weekend for @Towson_WSOC with a victory over Charleston and draw with UNCW

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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Gabrielle Côté, Stony Brook

Freshman | Forward | Pincourt, Quebec / Vanier College

Côté recorded her first two career goals to help Stony Brook earn a 4-4 draw at Drexel on Sunday. 

The freshman from Quebec answered an early strike from Drexel to level things in the fourth minute and followed by scoring a game-tying goal with six seconds remaining to earn a four-point weekend for the Seawolves.

2022 CAA WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

Offensive Player of the Week

Aug. 22: Faith Slimmer, Charleston
Aug. 29: Casey Touey, Drexel
Sept. 5: Grace Powell, Charleston
Sept. 12: Madison Henry, UNCW
Sept. 19: Nia Christopher, Towson
Sept. 26: Ivey Crain, William & Mary
Oct. 3: Katie Hackley, Delaware
Oct. 10: Delaney Lappin, Drexel; Alexis Legowski, Northeastern

Defensive Player of the Week

Aug. 22: Cassie Coster, Monmouth
Aug. 29: Zoe Doughty, William & Mary
Sept. 5: Molly Piso, Drexel; Holland Stam, Northeastern
Sept. 12: Savannah Barron, Charleston
Sept. 19: Emma D’Alesandro, William & Mary
Sept. 26: Beky Myers, Elon
Oct. 3: Cassie Coster, Monmouth; Holland Stam, Northeastern
Oct. 10: Riley Melendez, Towson

Rookie of the Week

Aug. 22: Ivey Crain, William & Mary
Aug. 29: Summer Reimet, Monmouth
Sept. 5: Ava Nace, Northeastern
Sept. 12: Vivian Akyirem, Northeastern
Sept. 19: Ivey Crain, William & Mary
Sept. 26: Linn Beck, Stony Brook
Oct. 3: Ivey Crain, William & Mary
Oct. 10: Gabrielle Côté, Stony Brook

NEWS AND NOTES

THREE TO GO

The final two-game week of CAA play will see conference tournament berths for multiple teams.

Drexel and Northeastern are tied atop the table at 13 points, while Monmouth (11) and UNCW (10) are also into double digits. Of that group, Northeastern and UNCW met in last year’s CAA semifinals, while Monmouth won a conference title in its last year in the MAAC.

A three-team tie at nine points features three teams - Elon, Towson and William & Mary - that are looking to return to the CAA Championship after not appearing last November.

HONOR ROLL

CAA women’s soccer players continue to rack up national honors with two more recognized this week, as Drexel’s Delaney Lappin and Towson’s Riley Melendez collected honorable mention nods.

It marked the fifth straight week at least two CAA women’s players, and a minimum of three players across men’s and women’s soccer, were recognized.

Players from 11-of-12 CAA programs have been recognized this fall, including multiple players from Charleston, Drexel, Northeastern, Towson and William & Mary.

MAMA SAID SHUT YOU OUT

The CAA features five goalkeepers with at least six shutouts this season.

Towson’s Riley Melendez is second nationally with nine shutouts, while Monmouth’s Cassie Coster is ninth with eight clean sheets this fall. William & Mary’s Zoe Doughty, Northeastern’s Holland Stam, and Hofstra’s Skylar Kuzmich each have six shutouts on the year.

HIGH FIVE!

Towson’s Nia Christopher scored five times in the Tigers’ win over Delaware State, breaking a program record and tallying two more goals than any other player in the nation in a single game this season.

Christopher’s five goals were the most by a CAA player in the 21st Century and one shy of the conference record set in 1996.

GREAT EIGHT

Eight teams will qualify for the CAA Championship in 2022, with the quarterfinals and semifinals hosted by the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.

The top remaining seed will host the conference title game the first weekend of November.

DRAFT PARTY

Three CAA seniors - Hofstra’s Lucy Shepherd (Washington) and Miri Taylor (Angel City) and UNCW’s Audrey Harding (Washington) - were selected in last winter’s NWSL Draft. The three CAA selections were tied for the most of any non-Power 5 conference.

TEAM NOTES

CHARLESTON
8-6-1, 2-3-1 CAA
@CofCWSOC
Last Week: Towson (L, 0-2); Elon (L, 1-2)
This Week: Stony Brook (A, Thu); Hofstra (A, Sun)

•   Charleston has scored multiple goals in all eight victories this fall and is third in the CAA with 30 goals and 82 points.

•   Grace Powell is tied for third in the CAA with eight goals this fall.

DELAWARE
2-8-5, 1-3-2 CAA
@DelawareWSOC
Last Week: Stony Brook (L, 0-1); Hofstra (T, 0-0)
This Week: Monmouth (A, Thu); Northeastern (A, Sun)

• Odaliana Gomez has recorded shutouts in two of her first four collegiate starts.

• Delaware earned a scoreless draw against Hofstra on Sunday despite the Pride recording 17 shots and eight on goal.

DREXEL
9-1-4, 4-1-1 CAA
@DrexelWSOC
Last Week: Hofstra (W, 3-2); Stony Brook (T, 4-4)
This Week: Northeastern (A, Thu); Monmouth (A, Sun)

•   Drexel leads the CAA in assists and is second in goals and points after scoring seven times in last week’s two games.

•   Delaney Lappin is tied with Towson’s Nia Christopher for the CAA lead and 12th nationally with 10 goals this fall.

ELON
7-5-2, 3-3-0 CAA
@ElonWSoccer
Last Week: UNCW (L, 0-4); Charleston (W, 2-1)
This Week: Hampton (H, Thu); William & Mary (H, Sun) 

•   All four of Molly Mahoney’s goals this season have been game-winners.

•   Elon has received 19 points over its last 10 games from three freshmen - Ashlee Brehio, Rachel Buckle and Isa Murdock.

HAMPTON
2-11-0, 0-6-0 CAA
@Hampton_WSoccer
Last Week: Monmouth (L, 1-3); Northeastern (L, 0-5)
This Week: Elon (A, Thu); Towson (A, Sun)

•   Taylor Oliver (vs. UNCW) and Zaria Ascue (at Monmouth) scored Hampton’s first two goals in CAA play.

•   Alexis Deveaux has made 37 saves in four CAA matches.

HOFSTRA
6-6-3, 1-3-2 CAA
@HofstraWSOC
Last Week: Drexel (L, 2-3); Delaware (T, 0-0)
This Week: UNCW (H, Thu); Charleston (H, Sun)

• Ellen Halseth leads Hofstra with six goals and 14 points this fall.

• Three Hofstra players - Dagny Run Petursdottir, Matilda Liljefors and Leah Iglesias - scored their first career goals in the victory over Hampton.

MONMOUTH
10-2-2, 3-1-2 CAA
@MonmouthWSOC
Last Week: Hampton (W, 3-1); William & Mary (T, 2-2)
This Week: Delaware (H, Thu); Drexel (H, Sun)

•   The Hawks have won at least 10 games in each of the last 16 fall seasons.

•   Cassie Coster ranks ninth in the nation with eight shutouts this season.

UNCW
7-5-2, 3-2-1 CAA
@UNCWSoccer
Last Week: Elon (W, 4-0); Towson (T, 0-0)
This Week: Hofstra (A, Thu); Stony Brook (A, Sun)

•   UNCW leads the CAA and ranks 20th nationally with 6.93 corner kicks per game.

•   Hanna Wise’s kick save to preserve Sunday’s scoreless draw earned the No. 10 play on SportsCenter on Monday.

NORTHEASTERN
7-4-3, 4-1-1 CAA
@GoNUWSoccer
Last Week: William & Mary (W, 3-2); Hampton (W, 5-0)
This Week: Drexel (H, Thu); Delaware (H, Sun)

•   Jessie Hunt’s nine assists rank third in the nation.

•   Vivian Akyirem is tied with William & Mary’s Ivey Crain for third nationally among freshmen in goals with eight.

STONY BROOK
5-7-3, 2-2-2 CAA
@StonyBrookWSOC
Last Week: Delaware (W, 1-0); Drexel (T, 4-4)
This Week: Charleston (H, Thu): UNCW (H, Sun)

•   Stony Brook’s 34 goals and 93 points lead the CAA, while the Seawolves’ 25 assists rank second.

•   All eight of Stony Brook’s freshman field players have scored at least one goal this fall.

TOWSON
9-2-4, 2-1-3 CAA
@Towson_WSOC
Last Week: Charleston (W, 2-0); UNCW (T, 0-0)
This Week: William & Mary (H, Thu); Hampton (H, Sun)

•   Riley Melendez is second nationally in shutouts (9), 10th in save percentage (.883), and 13th in goals against average (0.483).

•   Nia Christopher leads the CAA and ranks 16th nationally with 22 points this fall; Christopher’s 10 goals are tied with Drexel’s Delaney Lappin for the league lead and 12th in the country.

WILLIAM & MARY
6-5-4, 2-1-3 CAA
@WMTribeWSOC
Last Week: Northeastern (L, 2-3); Monmouth (T, 2-2)
This Week: Towson (A, Thu); Elon (A, Sun) 

•   All six of W&M’s victories this year have been shutouts.

•   Ivey Crain is tied with Northeastern’s Vivian Akyirem for third nationally among freshmen in goals with eight.