Women's Soccer

Thompson, Bryant Garner Ivy League Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Brown senior Kayla Thompson and Princeton freshman Lily Bryant earn Ivy League women’s soccer weekly awards after assisting their respective teams to key wins over the past week.
 
Brown (2-0-0), Harvard (2-0-0) and Princeton (2-0-0) remain unbeaten and untied in Ivy play to sit in the top positions of the standings with six points apiece. Penn (1-1 Ivy) gathered their first Ivy League win of the season and head coach Casey Brown’s first Ivy win of her career. The Crimson remain undefeated on the season as a whole, boasting an 8-0-1 record while sitting at No. 9 on the NCAA DI Soccer RPI, No. 10 on the Top Drawer Soccer Poll and No. 20 on the United Soccer Coaches Poll. Princeton makes a Top 20 appearance as well, to sit at No. 17 on this week’s Top Drawer Soccer Poll.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kayla Thompson, Brown (Sr., GK, Austin, Texas)
  • Thompson achieved her first solo shutout of the season and Brown’s third in a 2-0 win over Columbia
  • She faced 12 shots and made five saves against the Lions
  • Made a PK save in the 48th minute to avoid a tied game situation
  • Thompson earns her first Ivy League weekly award of 2021, named Player of the Week twice in 2019
  • Collected First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District Accolades in 2020
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Lily Bryant, Princeton (Fr., M, Brookline, Mass.)
  • Bryant tallied four points over the week to contribute to Princeton’s wins over Bucknell and Dartmouth
  • Assisted the first and third goals at Dartmouth to help lead the Tigers to a 2-0 record in Ivy play
  • Scored the first goal in less than five minutes in a 6-1 win over Bucknell
  • Bryant grabs her first career Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors
  • Participated in the ECNL National Training Camp with club team FC Stars
 
 
HONOR ROLL
Tatum Gee, Princeton (Sr., F, Long Beach, Calif.)
Jordan Di Verniero, Harvard (Jr., M, Ormond Beach, Fla.)
Emily Pringle, Penn (Jr., D, La Jolla, Calif.)
Claire Pinnine, Columbia (Fr., F, West Chester, Pa.)
Maya Bellomo, Yale (Fr., GK, Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Jade Rose, Harvard (Fr., D, Markham, Ontario)
Evelyn Calhoon, Brown (So., M, Menlo Park, Calif.)
Laurence Gladu, Penn (So., GK, Longueuil, Quebec)
Sophia Cavaliere, Columbia (Fr., M, Bernardsville, N.J.)
 
2021 WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARDS
Player of the Week
Aug. 30- Allie Winstanley, Dartmouth (Jr., F, Concord, Mass.)
Sept. 7- Tatum Gee, Princeton (Sr., D, Long Beach, Calif.)
Sept. 13- Heather MacNab, Princeton (Fr., F, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Sept. 20- Lauren Teuschl, Penn (So., M, Oakton, Va.)
Sept. 27- Brittany Raphino, Brown (Jr., F, Randolph, Mass.)
 
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 30- Hannah Curtin, Dartmouth (Fr., F, Winchester, Mass.)
Sept. 7- Lexi Quinn, Brown (Fr., D, Menlo Park, Calif.)
Sept. 13- Heather MacNab, Princeton (Fr., F, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Sept. 20- Ava Laden, Cornell (So., F, Denver, Colo.)
Sept. 27- Hannah Bebar, Harvard (Fr., M, Naperville, Ill.)