CAA Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards – Sept. 22, 2025
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – Charleston’s
Bella Antonio and Stony Brook’s
Reilly Rich split CAA Offensive Player of the Week honors, while UNCW’s
Morgan Hobbs and William & Mary’s
Gwen Doughty garnered Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week honors for outstanding efforts in net, respectively, on Monday.
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bella Antonio, Charleston
Junior | Forward | North Ridgeville, Ohio
Antonio was vital to Charleston’s 2-0 start to CAA action after a five-point week at Monmouth and Northeastern. The junior forward unleashed a brace against the Hawks, providing the first two tallies of the contest in the 4-0 victory. The North Ridgeville, Ohio native notched a helper on the equalizer in the Cougars’ 2-1 win at the Huskies. Antonio is tied for fourth in the CAA with four goals on the season.
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Reilly Rich, Stony Brook
Graduate Student | Forward | Ilion, N.Y.
Rich scored the game-winning goal in both of Stony Brook's wins this week, helping the Seawolves open conference play with a pair of victories. Rich buried a pair of penalty kicks, increasing her season goal total to 10. The graduate forward was vital in breaking Elon's unbeaten streak with a 60th-minute goal from the penalty spot. Her four game-winners this season pace the CAA and rank third in the nation.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Morgan Hobbs, UNCW
Redshirt Junior | Goalkeeper | El Cajon, Calif.
Hobbs anchored the Seahawks' defensive unit with 10 combined saves in 1-0 road wins over Northeastern and Monmouth. The redshirt junior made four saves in the 1-0 win at Northeastern in the CAA opener. She followed up by setting a new season-high with six saves in UNCW's 1-0 win at Monmouth. Hobbs moved to 5-3-1 on the season and posted her third solo clean sheet of 2025.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Gwen Doughty, William & Mary
Freshman | Goalkeeper | Woodbridge, Va.
Doughty posted nine total saves on the week against one goal to help the Tribe earn a pair of draws on the road at Drexel and Towson to begin conference play. The freshman keeper made six saves and posted a clean sheet in the scoreless draw at Drexel in her first-ever conference start. The Woodbridge, Va., product followed that up with three more stops in the 1-1 tie with Towson, which included a huge stop on a penalty kick.
2025 CAA WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 18: Olivia Pearse, Hofstra
Aug. 25: Summer Reimet, Monmouth
Sept. 1: Madisyn Strange, Hampton
Sept. 8: Summer Reimet, Monmouth
Sept. 15: Reilly Rich, Stony Brook
Sept. 22: Bella Antonio, Charleston / Reilly Rich, Stony Brook
Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 18: Ainsley Chunn, Charleston / Katie Bisgrove, Elon
Aug. 25: Sammy Widnick, Drexel
Sept. 1: Katie Bisgrove, Elon
Sept. 8: Katie Bisgrove, Elon
Sept. 15: Caitlyn Toubia, Charleston
Sept. 22: Morgan Hobbs, UNCW
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 18: Riley Matthews, Towson
Aug. 25: Marie Bogue, Monmouth
Sept. 1: Meg Umemoto, UNCW
Sept. 8: Caitlyn Peace, Hampton
Sept. 15: Evangeline Perdomo, Monmouth
Sept. 22: Gwen Doughty, William & Mary
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