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UConn, DePaul and Xavier Earn BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards (10.14.24)

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Beth Smyth, DePaul, Gr., F
Smyth netted the game-winner in the 57th minute off a pass from sophomore Shayna da Silva in the 1-0 win over No. 18 Georgetown. With the goal, Smyth secured her first finish of the season to help the Blue Demons remain unbeaten in seven of their last eight matches.

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Lucy Cappadona, UConn, Gr., D
Cappadona helped UConn tally its sixth shutout of the year and their third on the road this season with a 3-0 win over Marquette. The graduate student also scored the second goal of the game in the 26th minute.

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Elena Milam, DePaul, Gr., GK
Milam was pivotal in DePaul's biggest shutout in five years as she made seven saves to blank No. 18 Georgetown. Milam faced 13 shots in goal, with seven on target in the 1-0 win.  

BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Samantha Erbach, Xavier, Fr., F
Erbach collected three points on a goal and an assist on Elin Hansson's goal in Xavier’s 3-0 win over Seton Hall. The goal was a team-high matching seventh of the season, and the assist was her fourth, giving her 18 points for her freshman season.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Abby Jones, UConn, Sr., F
Jones scored two goals in the 3-0 win at Marquette in 81 minutes of action.

Alyssa Zalac, Creighton, Jr., GK
In the 1-0 shutout win over Providence, Zalac registered her fifth shutout of the season, collecting six saves as the Bluejays defense held the Friars scoreless for the third consecutive match and the sixth time this season.

Jailene DeJesus, St. John’s, Sr., M
DeJesus scored a goal in the 37th minute and dished in the assist in the team’s 2-2 tie against Villanova.

Susanna Soderman, Villanova, Sr., M
Soderman scored two goals in the 2-2 draw with St. John's, netting goals in the fourth and 20th minutes to help the team to a 0-0-1 week.

Brooklynn Miltenberger, Xavier, So., D
Miltenberger played 76 minutes in Xavier’s 3-0 win over Seton Hall as she helped limit the Pirates to just four shots on goal on the way to the Musketeers’ eighth shutout of the season. Miltenberger also scored the first goal of her collegiate career, knocking in the game-winner from Samantha Wiehe.