Week 10 - April 28, 2025
NE10 Player of the Week
Nikki Mottes, Pace
Senior | Attack | West Islip, N.Y.
Mottes tallied six points on Wednesday - including two goals - in a comeback win for Pace over Saint Anselm to clinch the top seed in the NE10 Championship. She added two ground balls in the victory.
NE10 Defensive Player of the Week
Skylar Pietz, Southern New Hampshire
Graduate Student | Midfield | Dudley, Mass.
Pietz caused five turnovers and collected four ground balls, as SNHU rallied for a 17-11 victory at Saint Michael's on Tuesday to grab the final NE10 Championship spot. The Penmen trailed, 10-4, at halftime, and limited the Purple Knights to just one goal and six total shots after halftime. Pietz, who added three goals on the offensive end, had three of her caused turnovers in the fourth quarter.
NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week
Skylar Troyan, Assumption
Junior | Goalkeeper | Boca Raton, Fla.
Troyan picked up her sixth win of the season as she held Franklin Pierce to six goals in just over 40 minutes of action on Wednesday, while making four saves.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Laura Luikart, Pace
Redshirt Freshman | Attack | Smithtown, N.Y.
Luikart posted four goals in the regular season finale win over Saint Anselm, 17-11, which helped Pace clinch the top seed in the NE10 Championship. She had a perfect shot-on-goal percentage of 1.000.
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