Hubbard, Turley Sweep Northeast Conference Weekly Awards
Freshman Emma Hubbard and junior Nicki Turley of the Central Connecticut women’s soccer team headlined the second week of the Northeast Conference Women’s Soccer weekly awards, claiming all three honors, as Hubbard was named the NEC Player and Rookie of the Week and Turley was tabbed the NEC Defensive Player of the Week.
Freshman Emma Hubbard and junior Nicki Turley of the Central Connecticut women's soccer team headlined the second week of the Northeast Conference Women's Soccer weekly awards, claiming all three honors, as Hubbard was named the NEC Player and Rookie of the Week and Turley was tabbed the NEC Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Hubbard and Turley played integral roles in helping the Blue Devils go 2-0 in their opening weekend of play and win the Fairfield University Women's Soccer Invitational, topping Stony Brook 3-1 on Friday night and then taking down Fairfield 1-0 in double overtime on Sunday afternoon.
Hubbard, a rookie from Melbourne, Australia, wasted little time making a huge impact in a Blue Devil uniform as she netted a pair of game winning goals over the weekend to earn NEC Player and Rookie of the Week honors. In the season opener on Friday, Hubbard found the back of the net in the 43rd minute to build the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead in a match that they would go on to win 3-1 over the Seawolves. She then logged her second game winner in as many games on Sunday against Fairfield in double overtime, converting on a cross from junior Brianne Casey in the 105th minute to break a scoreless deadlock. Hubbard went on to be named to the All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP.
Turley, the reigning NEC Goalkeeper of the Year picked up right where she left off, logging every minute (194:18) for the Blue Devils between the pipes over the weekend without allowing a goal from scrimmage. The lone goal to get past the junior stopper came on a PK in a 3-1 victory over Stony Brook on Friday. She then went on to hold in-state rival Fairfield scoreless in a 1-0 double overtime win on Sunday. The Henrietta, NY product finished the weekend with 13 saves and a save percentage of .929. She tallied seven saves against Stony Brook and tabbed six more versus the Stags on Sunday. She was also named to the Fairfield University Women's Soccer Invitational All-Tournament Team.
The CCSU women's soccer team will return to action this coming weekend in another tournament as they travel to New Haven, CT for the Yale Soccer Classic. The Blue Devils will first play on Friday night at 5 p.m. against UMass before taking on Hofstra on Sunday at 12 p.m. All games will be played at Reese Stadium.
