Cottam, Landsman and Epstein Tabbed Weekly Award Winners
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Offensive Player of the Week
Abi Cottam, Rider, Jr., F, 5-9,Leominster, England/Ludlow
Cottam recorded two goals and three assists in a pair of wins for the Broncs this weekend. She scored two goals and one assist in Rider's 5-0 win over Temple on Friday. Cottam also compiled two assists in the Broncs' 2-0 win over Drexel on Sunday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Caitlin Landsman, Marist, Jr., GK, 5-3, Burke, Va./Lake Braddock
Landsman posted consecutive shutouts for Marist this past weekend in the Red Fox Invitational versus Cornell and Lafayette. On Friday versus the Big Red, she made three saves in 90 minutes of action and led the team to a 2-0 win. In Sunday's game against Lafayette, Landsman backstopped Marist to a share of the Red Fox Invitational with another spotless 90 minutes and four saves, including a stop of a game-tying attempt in the 83rd minute. She was named to the All-Invitational team for her 2-0 record, 0.00 GAA and 1.000 save percentage over 180 minutes of play.
Rookie of the Week
Amanda Epstein, Marist, Fr., Forward, 5-5, Jericho, N.Y./Jericho
In Marist's two games this weekend at the Red Fox Invitational versus Cornell and Lafayette, Epstein earned MVP honors by leading her team to a 2-0 record and recording five points. In Friday's game versus Cornell, she scored both of Marist's second-half goals. Her first tally, the eventual game winner, was in the 47th minute as she headed in a Rycke Guiney free kick, and her second was off of a Jessica Arabia cross. In Sunday's 1-0 victory, Epstein assisted on Mariah Downey's game-winning goal in the 36th minute, the first assist of her career.