IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly women’s lacrosse honors for the week-ending April 27.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ATTACK PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Matthews • Fr. • James Madison • Bedford, N.H.
Matthews scored three goals with an assist and scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give James Madison a 14-13 win at East Carolina, clinching the outright American Athletic Conference regular-season title for the Dukes. Matthews’ first two goals tied the score, including a key fourth-quarter goal to make it 11-11, before she ended the game 37 seconds into overtime. Matthews finishes the regular season with 25 goals and 13 assists for 38 points in her freshman season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
Kayla Wilkes • Jr. • East Carolina • Sinking Spring, Pa.
Wilkes scored a combined seven goals with five assists in a 1-1 week for East Carolina, leading all American Athletic Conference players with 6.0 points per game last week. She scored five goals with two assists, two ground balls and four draw controls in a 14-13 win against William & Mary, while she added two goals, three assists, four ground balls, five draw controls and four caused turnovers in a 14-13 overtime loss to No. 11 James Madison. Wilkes finished the regular season as East Carolina’s leading scorer with 37 goals and 11 assists for 48 points.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Gladding • So. • Vanderbilt • Pompano Beach, Fla.
Gladding had a combined six ground balls and four caused turnovers in a 2-0 week for Vanderbilt, which held its two opponents to 7.5 goals per game. She had three ground balls and two caused turnovers in each game, an 18-9 win against Xavier and a 16-6 victory against Old Dominion to clinch a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship. .
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Jaime Behar • Jr. • East Carolina • Mineola, N.Y.
Behar made a combined 26 saves and registered a .491 save percentage in a 1-1 week for East Carolina. She made 10 saves, including four in the fourth quarter, in a 14-13 win against William & Mary, while she had 16 stops in a 14-13 loss to No. 11 James Madison. Behar finished the regular season as the American Athletic Conference leader with 9.3 saves per game.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Reese Cuivello • D • Fr. • James Madison • Fairfax, Va.
Cuivello had three draw controls and two caused turnovers in James Madison’s 14-13 overtime win against East Carolina, clinching the outright American Athletic Conference regular-season title for the Dukes. Cuivello has registered 21 ground balls, 33 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers in the regular season, starting every game as a true freshman.
HONORABLE MENTION
Isa Torres • A • So. • Charlotte • Glenelg, Md.
Scored four goals with an assist and three draw controls in a 17-12 loss at Temple.
Erin Gulden • A • Sr. • East Carolina • West River, Md.
Scored three goals with seven assists for 10 points in a 1-1 week.
Juliana George • A • Gr. • South Florida • Glen Mills, Pa.
Scored a game-high five goals in a 23-6 win against Stetson.
Erin King • A • Sr. • Temple • Kennesaw, Ga.
Scored seven goals with four assists for 11 points in a 1-1 week.
Jaime Biskup • A • Gr. • Vanderbilt • Manorville, N.Y.
Scored seven goals with two assists for nine points in a 2-0 week.
2025 Weekly Award Winners
Attack Player of the Week
Feb. 10 Kylie Gioia, Charlotte
Feb. 17 Maddie Epke, James Madison
Feb. 24 Sofia Chepenik, South Florida
Mar. 3 Maddie Epke, James Madison
Mar. 10 Kylie Gioia, Charlotte
Mar. 17 Maddie Epke, James Madison
Mar. 24 Jaime Biskup, Vanderbilt
Mar. 31 Maddie Epke, James Madison
Apr. 7 Kylie Gioia, Charlotte
Apr. 14 Maddie Epke, James Madison
Apr. 21 Rachel Chessock, East Carolina
Apr. 29 Olivia Matthews, James Madison
Midfielder of the Week
Feb. 10 Bailey Morris, South Florida
Feb. 17 Sabrina Martin, Temple
Feb. 24 Alex Kulinski, Old Dominion
Mar. 3 Chloe Bleckley, James Madison
Mar. 10 Brooke Baker, Vanderbilt
Mar. 17 Claire Natoli, South Florida
Mar. 24 Kemper Robinson, Vanderbilt
Mar. 31 Kaitlyn Tartaglione, South Florida
Apr. 7 Kemper Robinson, Vanderbilt
Apr. 14 Kayla Wilkes, East Carolina
Apr. 21 Brooke Baker, Vanderbilt
Apr. 29 Kayla Wilkes, East Carolina
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 10 Emma Magazu, East Carolina
Feb. 17 McKenzie Raech, Old Dominion
Feb. 24 Rylee Dockery, Charlotte
Mar. 3 McKenzie Raech, Old Dominion
Mar. 10 McKenzie Raech, Old Dominion
Mar. 17 Mikaela Ness, South Florida
Mar. 24 Reese Cuivello, James Madison
Mar. 31 Mikaela Ness, South Florida
Apr. 7 Gianna Cutaia, Charlotte
Apr. 14 Ansley Knor, South Florida
Apr. 21 Reese Cuivello, James Madison
Apr. 29 Alex Gladding, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper of the Week
Feb. 10 Molly Joyce, Vanderbilt
Feb. 17 Paige Pagano, South Florida
Feb. 24 Katie Ling, Charlotte
Mar. 3 Adanya Moyer, James Madison
Mar. 10 Paige Pagano, South Florida
Mar. 17 Paige Pagano, South Florida
Mar. 24 Paige Pagano, South Florida
Mar. 31 Jaime Behar, East Carolina
Apr. 7 Katie Ling, Charlotte
Apr. 14 Adanya Moyer, James Madison
Apr. 21 Adanya Moyer, James Madison
Apr. 29 Jaime Behar, East Carolina
Freshman of the Week
Feb. 10 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
Feb. 17 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
Feb. 24 Katie Gorski, A, Charlotte
Mar. 3 Olivia Matthews, A, James Madison
Mar. 10 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
Mar. 17 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
Mar. 24 Bailey Lower, A, Vanderbilt
Mar. 31 Sarah Murrell, M, Old Dominion
Apr. 7 Brooke Allesandrini, A, Charlotte
Apr. 14 Payton Root, A, James Madison
Apr. 21 Olivia Matthews, A, James Madison
Apr. 29 Reese Cuivello, D, James Madison