Women's Soccer

UMass Sweeps Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

MAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Caroline Dickson, Massachusetts, Forward          
Senior, Danbury, Conn. (Danbury)
Caroline Dickson and the Minutewomen went 2-0 on the week defeating Yale, 5-1, and Northeastern, 3-0. Through 119 minutes on the pitch, Dickson totaled four goals for eight points, including two game-winning goals, and six shots all on frame. The senior had back-to-back multi-goal games, scoring two goals vs. Yale and a pair at Northeastern, becoming the first UMass player since the 2019 season to score two goals in consecutive games. Her two braces marked the first and second of the season, and second and third of her career. Against Yale she tallied two shots on net and had four shots on goal at Northeastern.
 
MAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Libby Fisher, Massachusetts, Defender  
Junior    Atlanta, Ga. (Druid Hills)
 As the Minutewomen went 2-0, Libby Fisher tallied an assist for one point through 158 minutes of action. She also had one shot that was on goal. In the 5-1 win over Yale, Fisher played 68 minutes and was a key defender in holding the Bulldogs to only one goal. At Northeastern, the junior posted her first career assist and helped UMass maintain a 3-0 shutout victory.
 
MAC Women’s Soccer Special Teams Player of the Week
Leah Nisenfeld, Massachusetts, Goalkeeper       
Junior, Reno, Nev. (Robert McQueen)    
Leah Nisenfeld played a significant role in Massachusetts’ 2-0 week, as the team won 5-1 vs. Yale and 3-0 at Northeastern. Nisenfeld saw 152 minutes between the posts for UMass and registered 11 saves and did not allow a goal to be scored. Against Yale, the junior goalkeeper saw 62 minutes of action, without allowing a goal and stopping four shots. At Northeastern, she halted seven shots and gave up no goals for her second clean sheet of the season and eighth of her career.