Yankee Ford LEC Women’s Soccer Athletes of the Week: September 8, 2025

9/8/2025 12:32:24 PM

Offensive Player of the Week

Sofia Schallmo (Norwood, Mass.) - Sophomore - Forward - UMass Boston
The reigning LEC Offensive Player of the Year and LEC Rookie of the Year scored three goals in a 4-1 non-conference victory over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy before setting up the lone goal of the match in a 1-0 non-conference win over Russell Sage. 

Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Fabry (Lisbon, Conn.) - Freshman - Defense - Eastern Connecticut
The first-year Division I transfer defender helped the Warriors to successive shutout wins, playing all 180 minutes and helping Eastern allow only two total shots, neither of which reached goal. The Warriors downed Saint Joseph (Conn.), 4-0, and Simmons, 5-0.

Goalkeeper of the Week

Janiya Matier (North Easton, Mass.) - Freshman - UMass Boston
Matier played 180 minutes between the pipes of two Beacon wins, facing 20 total shots and making 10 saves while conceding only one goal. She had four saves in a 4-1 win over Coast Guard before posting her second career shutout with a six-save effort against Russell Sage.

Rookie of the Week

Michaela Gasparri (Prospect, Conn.) - Freshman - Forward - Eastern Connecticut
Gasparri had three goals and an assist in a pair of non-conference shutout wins for the Warriors. She registered her first collegiate point with an assist on the first goal of the match early in the first half in a 4-0 home win over Saint Joseph (Conn.) and scored her first career goal to give Eastern a 2-0 lead late in the half against the Blue Jays. Gasparri followed  by scoring the first two goals in the opening ten minutes of a 5-0 road win over Simmons.