It’s not often that we pick out one player as the undoubted star of the week, but it’s hard to go past Eliza Ammendolia’s efforts for Hawaii as the Rainbow Wahine picked up their first two wins of the season. The midfielder tallied three goals this week to jump to the top of the College Matildas goalscoring charts in the space of three days. Ammendolia played in excess of 80 minutes in both games, tallying the opener in a 2-1 win over UC Davis before adding a brace in a 4-0 demolition of Cal State Bakersfield. The victories may be too little, too late in terms of qualifying for the Big West conference tournament for Hawaii, but it was certainly pleasing to see the Rainbow Wahine hitting some form, particularly with Ammendolia playing an integral role in both victories.
Meanwhile, staying on the western side of the country, Amy Sayer and Stanford find themselves right back in the Pac-12 title hunt after a successful weekend hosting the two Arizona schools. With USC dropping points to both Washington and Washington State, the door was opened up for both Stanford and UCLA, with Stanford in particular taking full advantage. Sayer was instrumental in the 2-0 victory over Arizona State, sending in a pinpoint cross that was directed home with a peach of a diving header from Andrea Kitahata.
Madison McComasky continues to be a force for Incarnate Word this season, picking up an award for her efforts against this week. However, the senior was exceptional in both games as the Cardinals came away with a draw and win from their two games. The Sydneysider tested the Southeastern Louisiana goalkeeper three times in an overtime 1-1 draw, playing 96 minutes. Somehow, her performance against Nicholls State was even better, leading her team to a 2-0 win with an 86-minute effort that saw her performance rewarded with a Player of the Match selection.
Finally, there was reason for celebration for two Australians this week as both Kiarnie Latham and Greta Kraszula wrapped up regular season titles. Kraszula and VCU secured the Atlantic 10 outright title with a win over Davidson early in the weekend, whilst Latham’s UT-Martin side grabbed a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship with a final day 1-0 win over Morehead State that saw them split the spoils with SIU Edwardsville. However, UT-Martin own the tiebreaker with SIU Edwardsville and will take the #1 seed into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, delivering the team a double-bye as well as hosting rights for the semi-finals and final.
Complete Results
Alabama State (Madison Chambers, Grace Norbury)
This week: drew with Jackson State 1-1; defeated Southern 2-0
Grace Norbury started both games for Alabama State this week, playing 90 of 110 minutes in the draw with Jackson State and a full 90 minutes against Southern. Madi Chambers remains out for the Hornets at this stage.
Butler (Claire Farrington)
This week: lost to Xavier 2-1; defeated Villanova 3-0
Claire Farrington started both games for Butler this week, registering a shot on target in a 90-minute effort against Xavier and another shot in.69 minutes against Villanova.
Creighton (Ayana Aoyagi, Renée Pountney)
This week: lost to DePaul 2-0; lost to St. John’s 3-0
Renée Pountney started both games for Creighton this week, playing 52 minutes against DePaul and 63 minutes against St. John’s. Ayana Aoyagi did not feature for Creighton this week.
DePaul (Katie Godden)
This week: defeated Creighton 2-0; lost to Providence 1-0 (OT)
Katie Godden started both games for DePaul this week, tallying a shot in 55 minutes against Creighton before adding a shot on target in a 69-minute effort against Providence.
East Tennessee State (D’arne Boato)
This week: defeated UNC Greensboro 2-1; defeated VMI 1-0
D’arne Boato did not feature for East Tennessee State this week.
Eastern Illinois (Ashleigh Harvie)
This week: lost to Austin Peay 3-0
Ash Harvie did not feature for Eastern Illinois in their loss to Austin Peay.
Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)
This week: lost to New Mexico State 2-1 (OT)
Sandra Hill came off the bench for Grand Canyon in their loss to New Mexico State, playing 46 minutes.
Hawaii (Eliza Ammendolia)
This week: defeated UC Davis 2-1; defeated Cal State Bakersfield 4-0
Eliza Ammendolia started both games this week, scoring a goal in an 85-minute outing against UC Davis, before adding another two in 81 minutes against Cal State Bakersfield.
Hofstra (Grace Watson-Carr)
This week: defeated Drexel 2-0; lost to Elon 2-1 (OT)
Grace Watson-Carr did not feature for Hofstra in either game this week.
Illinois (Ashleigh Lefevre)
This week: lost to Nebraska 3-1; lost to Rutgers 3-0
Ashleigh Lefevre came off the bench against Nebraska to play 43 minutes, before moving into the starting lineup and registering a pair of shots in 79 minutes against Rutgers.
Illinois State (Indianna Asimus)
This week: drew with Indiana State 1-1
Indianna Asimus did not feature for Illinois State in their draw with Indiana State.
Incarnate Word (Madison McComasky)
This week: drew with Southeastern Louisiana 1-1; defeated Nicholls State 2-0
Madison McComasky started both games for Incarnate Word this week, tallying three shots on target in 96 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana, before adding another shot in 86 minutes in the win over Nicholls State.
La Salle (Alyssa Van Heurck)
This week: lost to Saint Joseph’s 3-2; defeated Massachusetts 2-1
Alyssa Van Heurck started both games for La Salle this week, registering a shot on target in 58 minutes against Saint Joseph’s, before playing 108 minutes against La Salle.
Long Beach State (Aimee Medwin)
This week: defeated Cal State Northridge 1-0
Aimee Medwin was ever-present for Long Beach State in their win over Cal State Northridge, playing the full 90 minutes.
Louisiana Tech (Caitlin Le Roux)
This week: lost to North Texas 2-1
Caitlin Le Roux did not feature for Louisiana Tech in their loss to North Texas.
Massachusetts (Hannah Peric)
This week: drew with St. Bonaventure 0-0; lost to La Salle 2-1
Hannah Peric did not feature for Massachusetts this week as she continues to prepare for her return from injury.
Oregon (Lara Kirkby)
This week: drew with Colorado 1-1; defeated Utah 1-0
Lara Kirkby did not feature for Oregon in either game this week.
San Francisco (Ashley Jordan)
This week: defeated Pacific 1-0
Ashley Jordan did not feature for San Francisco in their win over Pacific.
Stanford (Amy Sayer)
This week: defeated Arizona State 2-0; defeated Arizona 4-0
Amy Sayer came off the bench for Stanford in both games this week, delivering an assist in 30 minutes against Arizona State and playing 28 minutes in the win over Arizona.
Tennessee-Martin (Kiarnie Latham)
This week: lost to Belmont 1-0; defeated Morehead State 1-0
Kiarnie Latham did not feature for Tennessee-Martin in either game this week.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Molly Arens)
This week: defeated Nicholls State 2-1; defeated Southeastern Louisiana 1-0
Molly Arens started both games for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi this week, playing just over 60 minutes in both games and rattling off a shot in each contest.
UMBC (Isobel Davy, Annaliese Grove, Abi Jordan)
This week: lost to Vermont 3-1
Annie Grove came off the bench to play the entire second half against Vermont, whilst Isobel Davy and Abi Jordan did not feature in either game this week.
UNC Asheville (Jasmine Barry)
This week: defeated Longwood 2-1
Jasmine Barry played the full 90 minutes for UNC Asheville in their win over Longwood.
USC (Talia Grossman, Isabel Rolley)
This week: drew with Washington State 0-0; @ Washington – 6am, Monday October 25
VCU (Greta Kraszula)
This week: defeated Davidson 2-1; lost to Saint Joseph’s 1-0
Greta Kraszula did not feature for VCU in either game this week.
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