October 24, 2017

HVIAC Players of the Week - October 24

Men's Soccer Player of the Week

Joseph Kulikowski, SUNY ESF

Sophomore • Forward • Grand Island, N.Y.

Kulikowski nabs Player of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks scoring four goals with two assists in a pair of wins that helped the Oaks finish league play undefeated. The sophomore scored two goals—including the game-winner—with one assist in ESF's comeback from three goals down to Berkeley.

Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week

Ricardo Casimir, New Rochelle

Freshman • Forward

Casimir netted three goals for a hat-trick against Vaughn and was a key player in the Blue Angels victory over Webb.

Women's Soccer Player of the Week

Erin Tersegno, Albany Pharmacy

Junior • Forward • Webster, N.Y.

The junior collects her second Player of the Week nod this season after scoring three goals and two assists in a 2-0 week for the Panthers. She had two goals and as many assists in a 5-2 win over Mass College of Liberal Arts.

Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week

Corinne Boonstra, King's

Freshman • Midfielder • Chaska, Minn.

Boonstra scored the game-winning goal and completed her first hat-trick in the first half to help King's to a conference win over New Rochelle.

Women's Tennis Player of the Week

Fanny Harling, Berkeley

Harling collects the final women's tennis Player of the Week award after a 2-0 record in the No. 1 singles position and a 1-1 mark at No. 1 doubles. She dropped just one game across two HVIAC wins over Vaughn and New Rochelle in the top singles position.

Women's Tennis Rookie of the Week

Kyle Cruz, Berkeley

Washington Heights, N.Y.

Cruz went 2-0 against Vaughn College winning her No. 4 singles match, 10-6, and her No. 1 doubles match, 8-5.

Women's Volleyball Player of the Week

Cristal Michelle Liciaga, New Rochelle

Sophomore • Setter • San Juan, P.R.

Liciaga collects her third Player of the Week honor of the season recording a triple-double and a double-double in a pair of non-conference wins over Maritime and USMMA. She had 10 kills, 15 assists and 10 digs in a straight-set victory over Maritie.

Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Week

Emelen Mikelic, Pratt

Freshman • Outside Hitter • Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mikelic totaled 35 kills and 52 digs over a 2-2 week for Pratt. She recorded a 12-kill, 22-dig double-double in a 4-set match against William Paterson and had near double-doubles—falling one kill shy—in sweeps of Culinary and Fisher. 

Honor Roll

Lauren Archer, SUNY ESF • Women's Soccer

Archer scored one goal and added an assist in the Oaks league win over Pratt.

William Brumbaugh, Culinary • Men's Soccer

Brumbaugh assisted on both Steels goals in a losing effort to Albany Pharmacy. 

Meshema Charles, Berkeley • Men's Soccer

Charles had two goals and one assist in a victory over Webb and added another goal in a losing effort at SUNY ESF.

Richard Christensen, King's • Men's Soccer

Christensen made 12 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Cooper Union, helping the Lions complete their first winning season since the program's inaugural season in 2009.

Noah Keith, Albany Pharmacy • Men's Soccer

The leading assists man in the USCAA had five assists this week and two goals. He scored a crucial goal and assisted on the game-winner in the Panthers 3-2 win over Culinary. 

Cesar Rodriguez, New Rochelle • Men's Soccer

Rodriguez scored a pair of goals in a win over Vaughn and netted a hat-trick against Webb.

Isabelle Sandmeyer, King's • Women's Volleyball

The junior had 43 kills, 12 aces and 32 digs over a four-match stretch for the Lions, highlighted by a 19-kill .300 hitting effort in a four-set win over Clarks Summit.

Madeline Tyler, King's • Women's Soccer

Tyler collected a pair of goals in King's conference victory over New Rochelle.