CAA Women's Soccer

CAA Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

CAA Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

Olivia Pearse, Nora Green-Orset, and Gabby Hoschek are the first CAA women’s soccer weekly award winners of the 2023 season.

Aug 21, 2023 by Nicole Beckelman
CAA Women's Soccer Weekly Awards

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Olivia Pearse, Hofstra

Junior | Midfield | Seaford, N.Y. / Seaford

Pearse’s 88th-minute strike lifted Hofstra past Rutgers, 1-0, on Sunday night in New Jersey. The junior from Long Island launched a shot from outside the 18 to put one past the Scarlet Knights goalie and secure a win over a team ranked as high as No. 3 nationally last season.


DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Nora Green-Orset, William & Mary

Sophomore | Defense | Arlington, Va. / Yorktown

Green-Orset logged 176 of 180 minutes at center back to help William & Mary to its best start since 2017. The sophomore from Northern Virginia played 86 minutes in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Temple and all 90 in Sunday’s scoreless draw against Saint Joseph’s. William & Mary is undefeated through two matches for the first time since 2017 and shut out its first two opponents for the first time since 2011.


ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Gabby Hoschek, Elon

Freshman | Midfield | Raleigh, N.C. / Crossroads Flex

Hoschek’s three-goal opening weekend led Elon to a 1-0-1 start to begin 2023. The freshman from Raleigh scored twice in her collegiate debut, a 3-3 draw at Howard, before tallying her third goal of the weekend in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Wofford. Hoschek is the first Phoenix to score three goals in the season’s first two contests since 2018.


2023 CAA WOMEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Aug. 21: Olivia Pearse, Hofstra


DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Aug. 21: Nora Green-Orset, William & Mary


ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Aug. 21: Gabby Hoschek, Elon