Bryant Duo of Newbill, Neumann & Rider's Vandam Earn Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Victoria Newbill, Bryant
Jr., F, Wilton, ME/Mount Blue
Victoria Newbill scored two goals over the week and added an assist, giving her 5 points on the week to lead the Bulldogs and at least one point in all three games over the week. Newbill's goals were in back-to-back outings at #24 Maine and at Brown, the latter of which was a Bryant victory. Hosting Providence, Newbill played stopper on a corner and positioned the ball perfectly which allowed Floor van Dommelen to score a game-tying goal in the first half.
Defensive Player of the Week
Lena Vandam, Rider
Fr., GK, Brasschaat, Belgium
Freshman goalkeeper Lena Vandam posted her first career shutout as Rider blanked Georgetown, 3-0, last week. Vandam made a career-high 10 saves, including six in the first half, to improve to 2-0 on the year. Through her first two games, she has amassed a .929 save percentage to go along with 0.52 goals-against average and 13 total saves.
Rookie of the Week
Alex Neumann, Bryant
Fr., F/M, Auckland, New Zealand / Mahurangi College
The freshman forward scored two goals in the team's win at Brown. In the 54th minute, Neumann scored a goal off a rebounded shot and fired into the net, a goal which would end up being the game-winning score.