LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Women's Soccer Players of the Week on Monday for the week ending on September 10^th. Player of the Week honors go to Marywood's Josephine Sorce, while teammate Victoria Talarico was named Defensive Player of the Week.

Player of the Week:
Name: Josephine Sorce
School: Marywood
Class: Senior
Position: Midfielder
Hometown:  Monroe, N.Y.
High School:  Monroe- Woodbury
Brief Outlook of Week: Sorce scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 victory over Eastern. She put in her first on a well-delivered pass from Kate Kollar-Dye from 15 yards out. Sorce secured her first brace since 2021 when she perfectly executed a free kick chance from 25 yards out. Earlier in the week, she kept the Pacers in contention late into the game of a 4-1 loss to No. 15 Scranton.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Victoria Talarico
School: Marywood
Class: Junior
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Quincy, Mass.
High School: North Quincy
Brief Outlook of Week: Joining the team on Wednesday, Talarico made eight saves in a 1-1 week in net. Talarico played for the first time in two seasons by stopping seven shots to keep the Pacers within a goal late against No. 16 Scranton. She earned a clean sheet with one save against Eastern.

Weekly Honor Roll:
Ksenia Semenovykh (Fy., Forward, Gwynedd Mercy): Semenovykh scored her third goal of the season as the lone Griffin tally in a 4-1 home opener loss to Bryn Athyn.

Blaise Vallorosi (Sr., Forward, Centenary): Blaise recorded seven total points, as she posted three goals and one assist in a 1-1 week for the Cyclones.

Previous Players of the Week:
Sept 5, 2022 – Ksenia Semenovykh, Gwynedd Mercy & Emma Ferfecki, Centenary