Caldarelli, Shissler Earn Women's Soccer Players of the Week
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon, as Wesley College's Emily Caldarelli earned her second Offensive Player of the Week of the season and Immaculata University's Brooke Shissler was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive Player of the Week:
Name: Emily Caldarelli
School: Wesley College
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Hometown: Elkton, Md.
High School: Elkton
Brief Outlook of Week: Caldarelli had a six-point effort against Washington Adventist this past week, scoring a goal and sending out four assists. With her four assists, she broke the Wesley career-assists record in just 23 games, as she currently sits with 22 not even through her third season.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Brooke Shissler
School: Immaculata University
Class: Sophomore
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
High School: St. Basil Academy
Brief Outlook of Week: Shissler had a good week in goal, registering 10 saves on the week en route to a record of 1-1 for the week. On Monday evening at Albright, Shissler worked hard in goal making seven big saves to slow down the Albright offense. On Wednesday, Shissler was back in action against Delaware Valley where she made three strong stops to slow down the Aggies offense and help Immaculata earn a 4-1 road victory.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Riley Rudd (Immaculata / Junior / Forward): Rudd had a strong week for Immaculata scoring a pair of goals within three minutes of each other to lift Immaculata to a 4-1 victory over Delaware Valley on Wednesday evening. Tied 1-1 midway through the second half of play, Rudd notched the equalizer in the 68th minute before scoring the go-ahead (and eventual game-winner) moments later in the 70th minute to help propel Immaculata to the 4-1 victory.
Karen Reyes (Marymount / Senior / Forward): Reyes scored two goals for Marymount on the week, for the team's only goals in its two games. She netted two scores against Stevenson on Saturday, needing only three shots.
Jillian Potcher (Gwynedd Mercy / Freshman / Forward): Potcher scored a pair of goals in the Griffins victory over Rosemont, needing just three shots, all of which were on target.
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)