Once again it was a week with few games and fewer Aussies, but a couple of players did shine through. It was a good thing too, as only five Australians actually managed to take to the pitch this week, leaving a small number to steal all the focus.
Massachusetts freshman Hannah Peric was undoubtedly the star of the show this weekend, putting in an outstanding shift in her first collegiate outing. Having sat through two weeks and four cancelled games, Peric finally got her chance at the fifth attempt as Massachusetts took on St. John’s in New York. Eventually, only a 66th minute penalty could split the sides as the Minutewomen fell 1-0. Peric played the full 90 minutes for UMass in what was hopefully a sign of things to come in an assured performance against a St. John’s side already showing vast improvement from last year’s unexpected 5-win campaign.
Amy Sayer continued to form an integral part of the Stanford midfield, but the Cardinal fell to a pair of unexpected losses against Oregon and Oregon State. Against a highly disciplined Oregon side with Australian legend Rachael Doyle serving as assistant coach, Stanford found themselves unable to fashion many high-percentage chances, with just five shots on target from 13 attempts in a 2-1 loss that saw Stanford’s goal come in quite literally the last second of the game. Conversely, Oregon finished with four shots on target from just five attempts. Sayer would play 45 minutes after starting, splitting her time between the first and second half and finishing with a shot. Things started much better for the Cardinal against Oregon State, going up 1-0 inside half an hour, only to concede twice in the second half as Oregon State netted an 83rd minute winner to score on two of their three shots on target for the game. Sayer played all bar 5 first half minutes, testing the goalkeeper with a free kick in what was perhaps one of Stanford’s better chances of the games as an attack missing the likes of the now-professional Catarina Macario and Sophia Smith looks to find their way.
Having played only a cameo in La Salle’s demolition of Delaware State a couple of weeks ago, Alyssa Van Heurck was ever-present for La Salle in their win over Drexel as a pair of blue and gold teams faced off in Philadelphia. A penalty shortly after halftime split the teams, which was a fair enough result considering the even split in the major statistical categories. Van Heurck played the full 90 minutes for the Explorers, finishing with one of La Salle’s 11 shots.
Complete Results
Alabama State (Grace Norbury, Sophie Bui)
No games this week.
Butler (Claire Farrington)
This week: lost to Bowling Green 2-1
Butler lost to Bowling Green in an exhibition match this weekend, but no player details were made public.
Creighton (Renee Pountney)
This week: lost to Missouri 1-0; lost to Minnesota State-Mankato 3-1
Renee Pountney did not feature for Creighton in their loss to Missouri, whilst no details were provided for the exhibition loss to Minnesota State-Mankato.
East Tennessee State (D’arne Boato)
No games this week.
Eastern Illinois (Ashleigh Harvie)
No games this week.
Grambling State (Ashley Commens)
This week: lost to Prairie View A&M 3-2; defeated Texas Southern 3-0
Ashley Commens did not feature for Grambling State in either game this week.
Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)
No games this week.
Hartford (Jamie Campbell)
No games this week.
Hofstra (Grace Watson Carr)
This week: defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 5-1
Grace Watson Carr did not feature for Hofstra in their win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Illinois (Ashleigh Lefevre)
This week: defeated Iowa 3-0; lost to Penn State 2-0
Ashleigh Lefevre came off the bench in both of Illinois’ games this week, playing 19 minutes against Iowa and 12 minutes against Penn State.
Incarnate Word (Madison McComasky)
This week: game v Sam Houston State postponed; lost to Stephen F. Austin 1-0
Madison McComasky did not feature for Incarnate Word in their loss to Stephen F. Austin.
La Salle (Alyssa Van Heurck)
This week: game v NJIT cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols; defeated Drexel 1-0
Alyssa Van Heurck played the full 90 minutes in La Salle’s win over Drexel, finishing with a single shot.
Marshall (Laura Farrelly)
This week: lost to Dayton 1-0
Laura Farrelly did not feature for Marshall in their loss to Dayton.
Massachusetts (Hannah Peric)
This week: lost to St. John’s 1-0
Hannah Peric played the full 90 minutes for Massachusetts in their loss to St. John’s.
Nicholls State (Shauni Reid)
This week: lost to Northwestern State 2-0; lost to Central Arkansas 1-0
Shauni Reid did not feature for Nicholls State in either game this week.
Rhode Island (Teresa Morrissey)
This week: lost to New Hampshire 2-0
Teresa Morrissey came off the bench for Rhode Island to play 62 minutes between the sticks, making five saves.
San Francisco (Ashley Jordan)
This week: lost to Brigham Young 3-2
Ashley Jordan did not feature for San Francisco in their narrow loss to Brigham Young.
St. Francis Brooklyn (Jazzmin Forwood)
No games this week.
Stanford (Amy Sayer)
This week: lost to Oregon 2-1; lost to Oregon State 2-1
Amy Sayer started both games for Stanford this week, finishing with a shot in 45 minutes against Oregon and a shot on target in 85 minutes against Oregon State.
Tennessee-Martin (Kiarnie Latham)
This week: No games this week.
UMBC (Abi Jordan)
This week: drew with Towson 0-0
Abi Jordan did not feature for UMBC in their draw with Towson.
USC (Talia Grossman)
This week: lost to Arizona State 1-0
Talia Grossman did not feature for USC in their loss to Arizona State.
Washington State (Aly Hay)
This week: drew with Utah 0-0; defeated Utah 2-0
Aly Hay did not feature for Washington State in either game this week.
Wyoming (Indianna Asimus)
No games this week.
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