BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Marlon de Bruijne, Old Dominion, So., F (Den Bosch, Netherlands)
Old Dominion sophomore forward Marlon de Bruijne scored a total of four goals in a 2-0 week that had the No. 21 Monarchs shutout BIG EAST opponent Quinnipiac 7-0, and upset No. 11 Virginia, 2-1. de Bruijne had a second-half hat trick against the Bobcats, the Monarchs’ first BIG EAST win of the season. Shetook eight shots, six on goal. In the match at No. 11 Virginia, de Bruijne dished out an assist in the 50th minute to tie the match at 1-1. Just 1:43 later, de Bruijne fired the game-winning goal for the road victory in Charlottesville. de Bruijne leads the Monarchs in goals (7) as well as points (15).
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Cam MacGillivray, Old Dominion, RS-Sr., GK (Calgary, Canada)
Old Dominion senior goalie Cam MacGillivray went 2-0 in the net for the No. 21 Monarchs, with a conference victory and a win over No. 11 Virginia on the road. MacGillivray made three saves on five faced shots in a shutout victory against league-opponent Quinnipiac on Friday. On Sunday against the Cavaliers, MacGillivray faced a total of 12 shots, making five saves, while allowing just one goal to score. Old Dominion won 2-1 against Virginia and 7-0 against Quinnipiac. MacGillivray has 33 saves for the season with a 1.36 goals against average.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Frederique Zandbergen, Old Dominion, Fr., M (Tilburg, Netherlands)
Freshman midfielder Frederique Zandbergen scored her first two goals of her young collegiate career this weekend, both in a 7-0 win for No. 21 Old Dominion against Quinnipiac. Zandbergen scored the only goal of the opening half against the Bobcats to give ODU an early 1-0 lead. She struck again in the 43rd minute to give the Monarchs a 3-0 lead. Her two scores came on just two shot attempts, coming off the bench. Zandbergen also played key minutes against No. 11 Virginia, a 2-1 win for Old Dominion.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Azul Iritxity Irigoyen, Liberty
With three saves in goal, Irigoyen helped Liberty hand No. 15 UConn only its third loss in league play since 2013. Irigoyen and the Liberty defense held UConn off the scoreboard until the 59th minute and without a goal on six penalty corner chances. No. 13 Liberty won 3-1.
Asia Porter, Providence
Porter helped guide the Friars to a 2-1 win over Georgetown in league play on Friday as she made three saves in the match, including a save on a penalty-stroke opportunity in the third quarter which would have given GU the lead. Porter made eight saves in PC’s loss to No. 22 UMass on Sunday, including five in the third to keep the Friars within striking distance (1-0). UMass won 2-0.
Megan Ragusa, Temple
Ragusa recorded her fourth shutout of the season in the win over Villanova for Temple. Against Delaware on Sunday, she made nine saves on 15 shots faced, including a season-high seven. Temple defeated Villanova, 1-0. The Owls lost 3-1 to the No. 23 Blue Hens.