Kowalski, Baldissard and D'Aprile Earn MAAC Women's Soccer Weekly Accolades
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
SYLVIA KOWALSKI, CANISIUS
F, Sr., 5-6, Hamilton, Ontario/Cathedral
Kowalski, a senior forward, scored two goals in a 1-0-1 week for the Golden Griffins. At Saint Peter's, she netted her sixth game-winning shot of the season, unassisted off a corner kick in overtime. At Manhattan, Kowalski scored the first goal of the game to put the Griffs on the board 1-0 in the 30th minute of play. With her goal against the Jaspers, she earned her 11th of the season, ranking fourth in Canisius' all-time career goal scorers (27) and ties for fifth in career points (62).
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
SUZANNE BALDISSARD, IONA
GK, Sr., 5-10, Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon
Baldissard, a senior goalkeeper, made 16 saves in two games this week while not allowing a goal over the 180 minutes. Her clean 1.000 save percentage earned Baldissard her fifth and sixth career shutouts and helped Iona build a three game winning streak. She has not allowed a goal in her last 236 minutes in front of the net.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
GABRIELLA D'APRILE, IONA
M, Fr., 5-2, East Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford
D'Aprile, a freshman midfielder, scored the game-winning goal in the first two of Iona's three wins this week. She scored in overtime at NJIT to break a 1-1 tie, and netted the only tally of the day in the second half against Siena. D'Aprile averaged two shots, 0.67 goals, and 1.33 points over three games.