Women's Soccer

Columbia Women's Soccer Sweeps Weekly Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. — In a week littered with big wins, Ivy League women's soccer continued its non-conference dominance as all eight programs have combined for a record of 33-9-12 as Dartmouth and Cornell remain undefeated. Individually, Columbia's Shira Cohen and Paige Nurkin took home this week's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards, respectively, following an undefeated week for the Lions.

League play begins on Saturday as all eight Ivies begin the road for a spot in the inaugural Ivy League women's soccer tournament.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shira Cohen, Columbia (Sr., F - Berkeley, Calif.)
  • Tallied two goals and an assist in the 2-0 week for Columbia with wins over NJIT and Providence.
  • Totaled five points for the week with her goals and assist.
  • Scored the game winning goal against Providence as Columbia took a 1-0 win Saturday.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Paige Nurkin
, Columbia (Sr., GK - Charlotte, N.C.)

  • Tallied a season-high eight saves in Columbia's 1-0 win against Providence.
  • Had two saves as she played the first half of the team's 5-0 win vs. NJIT on Tuesday.

HONOR ROLL
Jessica Hinton
, Brown
Ellie Davidson, Dartmouth
Audrey Marin, Dartmouth
Lauren Teuschl, Penn
Ginger Fontenot, Penn
Madison Curry, Princeton
Pietra Tordin, Princeton
Rebeka Roth, Yale
Anita Thorvaldsdottir, Yale

2023 WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 28 - Pietra Tordin, Princeton (So., F/M - Doral, Fla.)
Sep. 5 - Pietra Tordin, Princeton (So., F/M - Doral, Fla.)
Sep. 11 - Gabby DelPico, Harvard (Sr., M/F - Brockton, Mass.)
Sep. 18 - Shira Cohen, Columbia (Sr., F - Berkeley, Calif.)

Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 28 - Layla Shell, Brown (So., D - Midlothian, Va.)
Aug. 28 - Marisa Shorrock, Yale (Sr., GK - Westport, Conn.)
Sep. 5 - Cecily Pokigo, Cornell (Jr., D - Middle River, Md.)
Sep. 11 - Marisa Shorrock, Yale (Sr., GK - Westport, Conn.)
Sep. 18 - Paige Nurkin, Columbia (Sr., GK - Charlotte, N.C.)