Wesley's Forsythe, Fabris Nab Women's Soccer Weekly Honors
LANCASTER, Pa. - A pair of Wesley College women's soccer student-athletes earned this week's Atlantic East awards, as junior Mackenzie Forsythe was named Offensive Player of the Week and freshman Isabelle Fabris grabbed Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive Player of the Week:
Name: Mackenzie Forsythe
School: Wesley College
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Hometown: Bel Air, Md.
High School: Harford Tech
Brief Outlook of Week: Forsythe registered five goals in a pair of wins for Wesley last week. Forsythe recorded her second hat trick of the season in a 3-1 win on Saturday over Marywood. The Atlantic East's leader in points (29) and goals (14), she has notched two or more goals in four of the last five games.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Isabelle Fabris
School: Wesley College
Class: Freshman
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
High School: Delaware Military Academy
Brief Outlook of Week: Fabris earned a pair of wins and made 24 saves in goal for Wesley last week. She notched a career-high 16 saves in Wesley's 3-1 win over Marywood on Saturday.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Alex Garces (Cabrini / Sophomore / Forward): Garces' two goals against Neumann proved to be all the Cavaliers would need as they went on to earn a 3-1 decision. The sophomore doubled her season goal output against the Knights, and needed just two shots to do so. She is now tied for the team lead with four goals and sits just one point shy of the team lead with 10.
Riley Rudd (Immaculata / Sophomore / Midfield): Rudd scored a pair of goals in the team's first-ever Atlantic East victory on Wednesday night over Marymount, 3-1. She now leads the team with seven goals and 16 points.