Yankee Ford LEC Women’s Soccer Athletes of the Week: September 15, 2025

9/15/2025 1:41:32 PM

Offensive Player of the Week

Amber Almeida (Sturbridge, Mass.) - Junior - Forward - Rhode Island College
Almeida helped RIC to a 2-0-0 week on the road with two goals and three assists for seven total points. She had an assist as RIC downed Curry 4-0 on Wednesday before contributing to four of five Anchorwomen goals in a 5-1 league rout of Plymouth State Saturday. Both of her goals against the Panthers were scored in a span of 1:03 midway through the second half to give RIC a commanding 4-0 lead, after setting up the eventual game-winner by Caitlyn Terceiro in the 39th-minute and the assisting on the final goal of the match from Hannah Rezendes in the 79th-minute.

Defensive Player of the Week

Giuliana Stolfi (Newington, Conn.) - Senior - Back - Keene State
Stolfi was a huge part in the Owls' defense that only allowed one goal over the 180 minutes of action over the week where they went 1-0-1, which saw her contribute what were credited as “team saves” in both contests. She cleared a goal off the line against Westfield State in the 83rd-minute to preserve the 1-0 non-conference win before taking a potential goal off the board in a 1-1 home draw with LEC-rival Eastern Connecticut Saturday. Her defensive stop against the Warriors preceded Keene State pulling even with just 44 seconds remaining in the second half.  

Goalkeeper of the Week

Riley Andriski (Newmarket, N.H.) - Senior - Keene State
Andriski allowed just one goal while registering 12 saves over a 1-0-1 week for the Owls, making a season-best seven saves in a 1-0 win at Westfield State before making five stops in a 1-1 home draw with LEC-rival Eastern Connecticut.  

Rookie of the Week

Madelyn Dwyer (Poughquag, Conn.) - Freshman - Forward - Western Connecticut
Dwyer scored her first collegiate goal, which proved to be the game-winner, in the fourth-minute of WestConn's 2-0 home victory over Vermont State Castleton to start conference play.