Iona's Crispin, Siena's Dorado & Sarafin Collect Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Amber Crispin, Iona
Jr., Kearny, NJ / Kearny
Crispin scored two goals in Iona's 3-2 win against the Fairfield Stags on Wednesday. She scored twice in the first three minutes of the game. She also had the assist on the game-winning goal.
Defensive Player of the Week
Taylor Dorado, Siena
Jr., Guilderland, NY / Guilderland
Dorado posted an unblemished 2-0 record with a pair of shutouts and eight total saves last week. On Wednesday, she made a pair of stops to blank upstart Saint Peter's in Jersey City. She then made six more saves in a key 1-0 shutout of rival Rider Saturday. Dorado has tied a program record with four consecutive shutouts, and has not allowed a goal in the last 421:01. She has allowed just one goal over the Saints' first seven conference matches, while posting a remarkable 0.13 goals against average and .979 save percentage.
Rookie of the Week
Ashleigh Sarafin, Siena
Landing, NJ / Roxbury
Sarafin scored twice to total a team-high four points in a pair of Siena wins last week. On Wednesday, she finished a 30-yard blast in the Saints' road win at upstart Saint Peter's. She then scored the only goal to account for the freshman's first collegiate game-winner in Saturday's key league victory over Rider.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.