Sports: Women’s soccer CAA Report

Preseason CAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Year:
Devin Petta, sophomore, forward, Northeastern

2010 Preseason All-CAA Team:
Devin Petta, forward, Northeastern
Salma Tarik, forward, Hofstra
Cate Tisinger, forward, James Madison
Courtney Breen, midfielder, Hofstra
Omolyn Davis, midfielder, George Mason
Teresa Rynier, senior, James Madison
Tiffany Yovino, midfielder, Hofstra
Myriam Bouchard, defender, VCU
Sandra Magnusdottir, defender, Northeastern
Diana Weigel, defender, William & Mary
Heidi Blankenship, goalkeeper, Georgia State

2010 CAA Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll:
1: James Madison
2: Hofstra
3: UNC Wilmington
4: William & Mary
5: Northeastern
6: George Mason
7: Old Dominion
8: Delaware
9: Towson
VCU
11: Georgia State
12: Drexel

Weekend scoreboard:

Fri. Aug 27:
Drexel 0 Hartford 2
Bryant 0 Northeastern 3
Towson 0 St. Louis 0
VCU 1 Villanova 2

William & Mary 0 Connecticut 0
Boston College 5 Hofstra 0
VMI 1 Old Dominion 4
James Madison 0 St. Johns 1

Sat. Aug 28:
Delaware 0 Army 1

Sun. Aug 29:
VCU 0 St. Johns 0
Drexel 0 Niagara 1
James Madison 1 Villanova 0
Rhode Island 1 Northeastern 2
Georgia State 1 Mercer 0
Towson 2 Duquesne 1
Penn State 1 William & Mary 2
George Mason 0 Navy 1

Notes:
-This season, the CAA will boast three players on the Watch List for the Hermann Trophy, college soccer’s equivalent to college football’s Heisman Award. The players are Northeastern sophomore forward Devin Petta, James Madison senior midfielder Teresa Rynier and George Mason senior midfiedler Omolyn Davis.

-William & Mary forward Danielle Axenfeld took home Week 1’s Player of the Week after scoring on a header late in the first half to vault The Tribe to a 1-0 win over Big East team Syracuse.

-Georgia State freshman Jewel Evans was named the CAA’s Week 1 Freshman of the Week after scoring the winning goal in a 3-2 overtime victory over Jacksonville State last Sunday.

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