Four E8 Athletes Recognized by ECAC
The following Student-Athletes have been selected as Corvias ECAC Players of the Week for the week of October 21 through October 27.
Field Hockey - Mid-Atlantic Defensive Player
Kells Casey – Utica College
Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Sandwich, Mass.
Casey went 2-0 last week as the Pioneers improved to 13-3 on the year. She posted her sixth shut out of the season and stopped four shots in the Pioneers 1-0 victory over conference foe Washington & Jefferson Saturday. She also stopped six shots as the Pioneers rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Hamilton College 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
Football - Northwest Defensive
Matt Banta – Salisbury University
Senior, Linebacker, Columbia, Md.
Banta led a Salisbury defense which recorded the 21st shutout in program history ... Banta recorded a team-high nine tackles against Hartwick, five of which were solo stops ... Banta had a sack and a half, and also had 2.5 tackles for loss in the game and recovered a fumble ... The Salisbury defense game up just 191 total yards, the lowest allowed this year and limited the Hawks to 17 rushing yards.
Women's Soccer - Upstate Offensive
Cristina Sicari – Hartwick College
Senior, Forward, St. James, NY
Sicari helped the Hawks to a pair of victories last week as she produced two goals. She scored the only goal in Hartwick's 1-0 win over RPI on Tuesday. She also scored the game-winning goal against St. John Fisher in a 2-1 victory, which was the first win over the Cardinals since 2003.
Volleyball - Metro/Upstate
Maria Allocco – Nazareth College
Junior, Middle Hitter, Ballston, NY
Allocco led Nazareth to three Empire 8 Conference wins over the weekend as she totaled 28 kills (2.80 per set) in 42 attempts for a .524 hitting percentage. She also had three service aces and 10 blocks as Nazareth improved to 6-1 in E8 matches and 24-6 overall. She hit .500 (12-2-20) in a four-set win over Elmira Friday with three aces. She hit .778 (7-0-9) in a three-set sweep of Alfred and .385 (9-4-13) in three sets against St. John Fisher.