CAA Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards – Sept. 2, 2024
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 2, 2024) – Monmouth sophomore
Liza Suydam, Charleston senior
Savannah Barron, Towson freshman
Malin Bernt Schöps, and William & Mary freshman
Peyton Costello are the CAA women’s soccer weekly award winners for the week ending September 1.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Liza Suydam, Monmouth
Sophomore | Midfield | Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township
Suydam’s first-half brace propelled Monmouth to a 3-0 win over defending Patriot League champion Bucknell on Sunday and kept the Hawks undefeated in 2024. The sophomore from Pennsylvania scored in the 25
th and 45
thminutes for her first two goals of the year as Monmouth improved to 3-0-2 in 2024.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Savannah Barron, Charleston
Senior | Goalkeeper | Lakewood Ranch, Fla. / IMG Academy
Barron helped Charleston to a pair of shutouts – the Cougars’ fourth and fifth of the fall – in wins over Wofford and North Dakota. The senior from Florida made three saves on the week as Charleston improved to 5-1-0 in 2024 with the lone setback to No. 21 South Carolina.
CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Malin Bernt Schöps, Towson
Freshman | Defense/Midfield | Søborg, Denmark / Gladsaxe Gymnasium
Bernt Schöps scored the first two goals of her collegiate career in Towson’s 9-0 rout of Delaware State on Thursday. The freshman from Denmark scored the first and third goals of the contest in the 14
th and 35
th minute as part of a four-goal first half. Bernt Schöps followed on Sunday with an assist on the game-tying goal with seconds to go to earn a draw with Florida.
CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Peyton Costello, William & Mary
Freshman | Forward | Stony Brook, N.Y. / Ward Melville
Costello scored the game-winner in the 87
th minute of William & Mary’s 2-1 win at VCU on Thursday night. The Tribe were held scoreless through 85 minutes before a pair of goals 150 seconds apart lifted W&M to victory. Costello’s goal was the second of her collegiate career and helped kick off a 2-0-0 week for the Tribe.
2024 CAA WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 19: Gabrielle Côté, Stony Brook
Aug. 26: Loren Gehret, Monmouth
Sept. 2: Liza Suydam, Monmouth
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 19: Lauren Bruno, Monmouth
Aug. 26: Sierra Vance, Campbell
Sept. 2: Savannah Barron, Charleston
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug. 19: Caroline Fowlkes, Charleston
Aug. 26: Ashley Lavrich, Monmouth
Sept. 2: Malin Bernt Schöps, Towson; Peyton Costello, William & Mary
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