Novelli, Tutzauer Wrap Up Final Women's Soccer Players of the Week
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the final Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon, as Marywood University's Carissa Novelli grabbed Offensive Player of the Week and Cabrini University's Ashley Tutzauer earned her second Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive Player of the Week:
Name: Carissa Novelli
School: Marywood University
Class: Senior
Position: Forward
Hometown: Shamong, N.J.
High School: Seneca
Brief Outlook of Week: Novelli had two goals, including the game-winner, in a key 3-0 road win at Immaculata that secured the top seed in the Atlantic East Conference post-season tournament for the Pacers. After stripping the ball off a defender to score on an unassisted breakaway with 19 minutes to play, Novelli one-timed home a cross to ice the game with three minutes remaining. She placed all three of her shots on goal, scoring twice.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Ashley Tutzauer
School: Cabrini University
Class: Junior
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
High School: Toms River North
Brief Outlook of Week: Tutzauer anchored a Cavalier defense that tallied its 9th and 10th shutout of the season in a pair of victories over Marymount University, highlighted by a 2-0 final in the AEC Quarterfinal. In total, the junior tallied eight saves after facing 17 shots for her seventh individual shutout. Tutzauer and the Blue and White defense are limiting opponents to an average of just. .72 goals per game this year, which ranks as the best mark in the Atlantic East.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Diane VanSickle (Cabrini / Senior / Forward): VanSickle was instrumental in the Cavaliers' victory over Marymount in the AEC Quarterfinal as the veteran tallied a pair of second half goals. Her first strike, which ultimately served as the game winner, came in the 47th minute, while her second goal came just five minutes later in the 52nd minute.
Aleya Cummings (Wesley / Senior / Forward): Cummings scored the first goal in the regular-season finale to help seal up the No. 2 spot in the Atlantic East tournament. She took two shots all game, with the one finding the back of the net playing out to be the game-winner.
Bella DiToma (Marywood / Junior / Goalkeeper): DiToma registered her fifth league shutout win by making five key saves in a win on the road at Immaculata. Four of those saves came in the first 70 minutes when the score remained 0-0. Her final save came on a diving stop off a corner-kick header with less than five seconds remaining, preserving the clean sheet.
Previous Winners:
September 3, 2019: Kaitlin Thomas (Neumann), Anna Attardi (Neumann)
September 9, 2019: Emily Caldarelli (Wesley), Marissa Portelli (Cabrini)
September 16, 2019: Julia Schumacher (Immaculata), Lauriel Krouse (Gwynedd Mercy)
September 23, 2019: Amanda Credidio (Gwynedd Mercy), Emily McCullough (Gwynedd Mercy)
September 30, 2019: Emily Caldarelli (Wesley), Brooke Shissler (Immaculata)
October 7, 2019: Karen Reyes (Marymount), Ashley Tutzauer (Cabrini)
October 14, 2019: Jackie VonItter (Marywood), Brooke Shissler (Immaculata)
October 21, 2019: Cara Romaniello (Marywood), Bella DiToma (Marywood)
October 28, 2019: Riley Rudd (Immaculata), Marissa Portelli (Cabrini)