2003 Women's Soccer Players of the Week

November 10, 2003
Ashley Harmeling, Amherst
(Junior, Forward - N. Reading, Mass.)
Harmeling scored Amherst's lone goal in Saturday's 1-1 tie with Williams in the NESCAC semifinals, which the Jeffs won in penalty kicks, and shattered the Amherst record for goals in a season with her 16th, 17th and 18th scoring strikes in Sunday's NESCAC Championship win over Bates. Her three goals in the contest set a NESCAC Championship tournament record for most goals in a game and most goals in the tournament (4) and assured the Jeffs a spot in the upcoming NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament.

November 3, 2003
Kim Alexander, Bates
(Freshman, Forward - Cumberland, Maine)
Freshman forward Kim Alexander scored three goals for Bates last week, including both goals in a 2-0 win over Trinity in a first round NESCAC Championship game on Sunday. She started the week with an insurance goal with seven minutes to play in a 2-0 win over St. Joseph's on Tuesday.

October 27, 2003
Brenna Shields, Trinity
(Junior, Goalkeeper - Cutchohue, N.Y.)
Shields allowed just one goal over 180 minutes, leading Trinity to wins at Eastern Connecticut and Wesleyan. She had six saves against Wesleyan to earn her second shutout of the season, and two saves at Eastern Connecticut.

Meg McCourt, Tufts
(Junior, Goalkeeper - Rochester, N.Y.)
Tufts beat two New England ranked teams, with McCourt allowing just one goal. Tuesday's 3-0 win over #7 Keene State was McCourt's third shutout of the season. She had six saves in the game, including four in the second half. In Saturday's must-win conference game against Middlebury, McCourt had four saves and held the NESCAC’s top scoring offense to just one goal. For the week, she was 2-0 with a .50 goals against average and .909 save percentage.

October 20, 2003
Tracy Montigny, Amherst
(Junior, Forward - East Granby, Conn.)
Amherst junior Tracy Montigny scored the game-winner in Thursday's 1-0 win at Mt. Holyoke, and added two goals and an assist in Saturday's lopsided 6-0 win over visiting Little Three and NESCAC rival Wesleyan.

October 13, 2003
Jen Baldwin, Tufts
(Junior, Forward - Medway, Mass.)
Baldwin scored three goals and set up another for seven points in two matches this week. She had two goals and an assist on Wednesday when Tufts handed 13th-ranked Brandeis its first loss of the season, 5-2. The five goals were as many as the Judges had allowed in their previous nine games this season. On Saturday, Baldwin scored in the 38th minute to tie the game against Trinity in a 2-1 loss.

October 6, 2003
Cedar Goldman, Bowdoin
(Junior, Midfielder - Newton, Mass.)
Bowdoin junior midfielder Cedar Goldman led the Polar Bears on both ends of the field in a key 1-0 win over Tufts on Saturday. Goldman scored the only goal of the game and also anchored a Bowdoin defense that tallied their fifth shutout of the year- Bowdoin has allowed only five goals this season, best in the NESCAC.

September 29, 2003
Brittany Cronin, Middlebury
(Junior, Forward/Midfielder - Aurora, Colo.)
Cronin enjoyed a huge week for Middlebury as she scored five goals and dished out an assist as the Panthers went 3-0 with two NESCAC wins. The week began with two goals and an assist in a 3-2 win over nationally ranked Keene State. Over the NESCAC weekend, Cronin netted a pair along with an assist in Middlebury's 4-2 win over Colby. She followed that up with the game-winner in overtime as the Panthers topped nationally ranked Bowdoin, 1-0.

September 22, 2003
Kate Salottolo, Trinity
(Senior, Midfielder - Bethel, Conn.)
Salottolo scored four goals in three games, including two in a 3-2 win at Coast Guard, the game-tying goal in a 2-1 win at Colby, and Trinity's only goal in a loss at Bates.

September 15, 2003
Elizabeth Riley, Colby
(Junior, Goalkeeper - Saco, Maine)
Colby's Elizabeth Riley stopped 22 shots to help the Mules preserve a 0-0 tie with Bates on Saturday. Bates had a 30-8 advantage in shots.