NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

FALL 2003
WEEK ENDING 11/16/03

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 11

Megan Ulicny, Montclair State University
Senior, Midfielder, Edgewood, NJ/Edgewood

The 2003 NJAC Midfielder of the Year, Ulicny earns Offensive Player of the Week honor for the fifth time this season after leading the Red Hawks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. She opened the week by tallying two goals in Montclair's 7-1 NCAA opening round victory over New England College. She wrapped up her career by registering a goal in the Red Hawks' 3-2 NCAA second-round loss to Middlebury. She finished her senior campaign with Red Hawk single-season record totals of 19 assists and 55 points. Ulicny ended her career as the second highest scorer in Montclair State history with 82 career points. 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 11

Danielle Bechtel, The College of New Jersey
Senior, Back, Marlton, NJ/Cherokee

Bechtel becomes the fourth different Lion to earn NJAC Defensive honors after playing a key role in TCNJ's two NCAA tournament victories over Johns Hopkins and Skidmore. In NCAA first round action, she was part of a defensive unit that held Hopkins to only two shots on goal as the Lions advanced with a 4-0 victory. In TCNJ's 2-1 double overtime NCAA Regional Championship victory over Skidmore, she assisted on the game-winning goal after registering two defensive saves earlier in the contest to preserve the victory. Bechtel and the Lions have advanced to the NCAA Tournament National Semifinals where they will face Salisbury on November 22 at 2:00 PM.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - WEEK 11

Brandi Kavaliauskas, William Paterson University
Freshman, Forward, Blackwood, NJ/Highland Regional

Kavaliauskas earns NJAC Rookie honors for the third time this season after leading the Pioneers to the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship Game. In ECAC first round action, she tallied both goals, including the game-winner with just 6:07 remaining in regulation, as the Pioneers advanced with a  2-1 victory over Juniata. She was then instrumental in WPU's 2-0 semifinal victory over Lebanon Valley which advanced the Paterson to the championship game where the fell to host Ursinus, 1-0. Kavaliauskas finished her rookie campaign with a William Paterson single-season freshman record total of 15 goals.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - FALL 2003

  Offensive Player Defensive Player  Rookie
Week 1 Megan Ulicny
Montclair State
Jackie Massara
Rowan
Allison Greene
TCNJ
Week 2 *Sarah Levine
Montclair State
Concetta Valerio
Kean
Alison Capelli
Richard Stockton
Week 3 Sarah Wood
Rowan
Kelly Harchetts
William Paterson
Brandi Kavaliauskas
William Paterson
Week 4 Megan Ulicny
Montclair State
Lauren Wooster
TCNJ
Caitlin Nolan
Richard Stockton
Week 5 Colleen Stamler
TCNJ
Heidi Koenig
William Paterson
Krystal Deegan
Kean
Week 6 *Becky Peterson
Rowan
*Kristina Beyel
TCNJ
Krystal Deegan
Kean
Week 7 Megan Ulicny
Montclair State
Jackie Levy
TCNJ
Brandi Kavaliauskas
William Paterson
Week 8 Megan Ulicny
Montclair State
Christine Buteas
Rowan
Caitlin Nolan
Richard Stockton
Week 9 Colleen Stamler
TCNJ
Deanna Thomas
Kean
April Sardinas-Wyssling
William Paterson
Week 10 Beth Raleigh
Rowan
Jessica Kwiatkowski
Kean
No Nominations
Week 11 Megan Ulicny
Montclair State
Danielle Bechtel
TCNJ
Brandi Kavaliauskas
William Paterson

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well