Turley, Cafferky Earn Weekly NEC Women's Soccer Awards

Senior Nicki Turley and junior Jennifer Cafferky of the Central Connecticut women's soccer team were named the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Player of the Week, respectively. The duo helped the Blue Devils go 2-0 with wins over UMass Lowell and Colgate University.

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Turley posted a pair of shutouts over the weekend, anchoring the Central Connecticut defense in a pair of 1-0 wins over UMass Lowell and Colgate. She played 191:44 minutes on the weekend and made 12 saves. The nine stops against Colgate on Sunday were a season-high for the two-time NEC Goalkeeper of the Year, who recorded her first shutouts and wins of the year.

Cafferky, the 2015 NEC Defensive Player of the Year, led the Blue Devils to their first two wins of the season last week. The senior scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over UMass Lowell on Thursday when she headed in the ball off a corner kick just before the first half ended. She was also a key part of the defense that shutout both its opponents last week, including a 1-0 overtime win against Colgate on Sunday.

Central seeks back-to-back wins at home on Thursday night, Sept. 15, when they kickoff against Providence College at 7 p.m.