Salas, Kelchner, and Perry Capture Women’s Soccer Weekly Accolades
Salas, Kelchner, and Perry Capture Women’s Soccer Weekly Accolades
Offensive Player of the Week
Selena Salas, Quinnipiac
So., Elche-Alicante, Spain/Montverde Academy
Selena Salas led the Bobcats in a 3-0 win over Canisius with a career-high five points. She tallied the first goal in the 14th minute and followed with her second goal a minute later. In the second half, she found Kelsey Goldring in the box, who scored the Bobcats' third goal.
Defensive Player of the Week
Natalie Kelchner, Marist
So., Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Kelchner made the first two starts of her career and stood out in both. In her first-career appearance in the starting XI, she tallied a career-high 11 saves against Army, the most by a Marist keeper since 2015. She followed the performance up with seven stops in 110 minutes versus Iona on Sept. 22 in a 1-1 draw.
Rookie of the Week
Lexi Perry, Canisius
Fr., Victor, NY/Victor
Freshman Lexi Perry scored her first career goal, which served as the game winner, as the Griffs defeated Delaware State 1-0 Wednesday evening. The Victor, New York native has 14 shots on the season. The 1-0 win over Delaware State moved Canisius' win streak to four games, which stands as the program's longest winning streak since 2010.
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 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.