ECC Women's Soccer Report - Week Four

Offensive Player of the Week Senior | Forward | Sound Beach, NY Ingenito put together an efficient weekend in Molloy's 2-0 week. The senior collected two goals in Molloy's 4-0 victory at Staten Island on Wednesday, totaling seven shots with five coming on goal. The forward continued to score on Saturday against Georgian Court, netting the contest’s first goal to help the Cardinal and White clinch a 5-0 victory with four shots and two coming on target. On the week, Ingenito totaled six points on three goals while collecting a 63.6% shots on goal percentage (7-for-11). Defensive Player of the Week Senior | Goalkeeper | Grand Island, NY Schultz posted a 2-0 record, a 1.00 goals-against average, and a .917 save percentage last week, stopping a combined 22 shots in the wins. She tied her season high for the third time with 13 saves in a 2-0 non-conference win over Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday, earning the shutout. Schultz then stopped eight shots to help Daemen defeat Post 3-2. She made six saves in the first half to keep Daemen in the game. Rookie of the Week Freshman | Midfielder | Santiago, Chile Salvador had a team-high four points on the week, on a goal and two assists, as Mercy went 2-0 on the week. The freshman scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Mercy's 3-1 win over #14 Wilmington on Wednesday. Salvador ended the week with the assist on the game-winning goal in the 88th minute of Mercy's 1-0 win at Queens on Saturday.  ECC Weekly Honor Roll Senior | Forward | Freeport, NY Dixon contributed with a goal and an assist as Mercy secured a resounding 3-1 victory against the 14th-ranked Wilmington team on Wednesday.  Sarah Lil Hanks, Molloy Junior | Defender | Skedsmokorset, Norway Lill Hanks recorded an assist in the Mavericks' 3-1 win over #14 Wilmington on Wednesday and helped lead a Mercy backline that allowed just one goal in a 2-0 week, playing all 180 minutes. Kylie Miranto, Daemen Senior | Forward | North Tonawanda, NY Miranto logged six points (2G, 2A) in two games, helping Daemen to two wins last week. She scored a goal in a non-conference win over Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday. On Saturday against Post, Miranto contributed to all three of Daemen's goals in a 3-2 victory, logging four points (1G, 2A). She assisted on the Wildcats' first two goals of the game, which put them ahead 2-1 after they fell behind 1-0. She then scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute, making it 3-1. It marked her fourth game-winner and her third four-point performance this season.  Elyse Muñoz, Molloy Junior | Goalkeeper | East Setauket, NY Muñoz picked up a pair of shutouts in Molloy's 2-0 week. The junior made three saves in the Lions’ 4-0 ECC victory at Staten Island on Wednesday and ended the week making an additional three saves in Molloy's 5-0 victory against Georgian Court. In all, Muñoz totaled six saves in 180 minutes. ECC Women's Soccer Weekly Award Winners OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Hailey Metzger, Mercy Sept. 15 - Olivia Ingenito, Molloy Sept. 22 - Kylie Miranto, Daemen Sept. 29 - Olivia Ingenito, Molloy (2x) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Becca Schultz, Daemen Sept. 15 - Elyse Muñoz, Molloy and Becca Schultz, Daemen (2x) Sept. 22 - Elyse Muñoz, Molloy (2x) Sept. 29 - Becca Schultz, Daemen (3x) ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Gracie DiPalo, Mercy Sept. 15 - Casey Szczotka, Mercy Sept. 22 - Gianna Zawol, Molloy Sept. 29 - Camila Salvador, Mercy   ECC PRESEASON POLL 1. Molloy - 58 points (7 first-place votes) 2. Daemen - 54 points 3. Queens - 47 points (1 first-place vote) 4. Mercy - 45 points 5. Roberts Wesleyan - 33 points 6. St. Thomas Aquinas - 23 points 7. D'Youville - 20 points 8. Staten Island - 8 points
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