NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S SOCCER

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

FALL 2007
WEEK ENDING 9/9/07

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Briann McDonough, The College of New Jersey
Sophomore, Forward
North Arlington, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy

McDonough earns NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after tallying 11 points in a pair of non-conference victories during TCNJ’s Adidas Classic. She opened the week by notching three goals and an assist for seven total points in the Lions’ 7-0 win over Washington & Jefferson. She wrapped up the tournament by registering a goal and two assists for four points in TCNJ’s 5-0 blanking of No. 5 ranked Amherst. McDonough currently is tied for the conference lead in total assists (4).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Sam Weer, Rutgers-Newark
Sophomore, Goalkeeper
Willingboro, NJ/Life Center Academy

Weer earns NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after collecting a combined 10 saves while logging 214 minutes in goal during three shutout victories for the Scarlet Raiders. In a 9-0 shutout of CCNY, she stopped the only shot that she faced and later notched a goal and an assist offensively in the second half. In the opening round of the Scarlet Raider Soccer Classic, she collected five saves in a 7-0 shutout of Staten Island. She wrapped up the tournament by collecting four saves in 79 minutes of Newark’s 9-0 championship match victory over Medgar Evers. With a 0.00 goals against average, Weer is one of three NJAC goalkeepers who have not surrendered a goal on the season.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Jennifer Albuja, New Jersey City University
Freshman, Forward
Union City, NJ/Hoboken

Albuja earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after sparking the Gothic Knights to their first 2-0 start in the school history. She opened her collegiate career by tallying four goals for eight points in NJCU’s season-opening 6-0 road victory at New York Maritime. She wrapped up the week by tallying three goals in the Gothic Knights’ 7-0 road win at St. Elizabeth. In the Maritime victory, she established a school-record for the fastest three consecutive goals by the same player with all three scores occurring in a span of just under four minutes. Albuja currently leads the NJAC in both points (14) and goals (7).

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - FALL 2007

  Offensive Player Defensive Player Rookie

Week 1

Natalia Sisti
Montclair State
Nicole Groszew
Kean
Melissa Demko
Ramapo

Week 2

*Briann McDonough
TCNJ
Sam Weer
Rutgers-Newark
Jennifer Albuja
NJCU

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well