PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Four American Athletic Conference Players were honored with Player of the Week accolades for the first week of the 2015 women's soccer season. UConn’s Rachel Hill earned the Offensive Player of the Week award, while USF’s Cristina Ferral was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week. Saundra Baron of East Carolina has been recognized as the Goalkeeper of the Week, and Temple’s goalkeeper Jordan Nash received the Rookie of the Week honor.
 
Junior forward Hill recorded five points with two goals and one assist in the Huskies’ regular season opener against Colgate. Hill scored her first goal in the 28^th minute, with her second in the 51^st minute. She assisted UConn’s third goal of the game, in their 4-1 victory over the Raiders.
 
Defender Ferral scored the first goal of the Bulls’ match against Baylor, to give USF a 1-0 lead in the 62^nd minute. She also assisted the game-winning goal in double overtime. The Bulls’ defense allowed the Bears just one shot in overtime.
 
Baron, the Pirates’ senior goalkeeper, recorded six saves and two shutouts over the weekend. Baron had four saves in East Carolina’s 2-0 win over George Mason and two saves in the 0-0 (2OT) draw with Loyola-Chicago. Baron played all 200:00 between the two games.
 
Nash tallied two saves after she replaced senior goalkeeper Shauni Kerkhoff in the 85^th minute of the Owls’ match against Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU) on Friday. The freshman had two quick saves which helped preserve a 3-0 shutout when FDU took a penalty kick and attempted a last second shot in the 90^th minute.
 
 
 
Weekly Honors
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Rachel Hill, UConn, Jr., F
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Cristina Ferral, USF, Sr., D
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
Saundra Baron, East Carolina, Sr., GK
 
Rookie of the Week
Jordan Nash, Temple, Fr., GK
 

Honor Roll

Kayla Adamek, UCF, R-So., M
Recorded the second multi-goal game of her career with two goals in the Knights’ 3-0 win over Jacksonville.

Sam Pavlika, Cincinnati, Sr., GK
Had two saves in her first match for the Bearcats , a 1-0 shutout against Vanderbilt.

Olivia Chance, USF, Sr., M
Scored the game-winning goal against Baylor in double overtime.

Paula Jurewicz, Temple, Sr., D
Scored the first two goals in both of Temple’s weekend shutouts after returning from a season-ending injury.

Rachel Thun, Tulsa, So., M
Scored two goals and earned an assist to help Tulsa begin their season 2-0.