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.
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