Three Ravens Collect Northeast-10 Weekly Honors
Demoner named women’s soccer Player of the Week for first
time
Bulych and Parnell collect first Freshman of the Week awards for women’s soccer and volleyball, respectively
Caitlynn Parnell has been named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week. |
RINDGE, N.H. (October 16, 2006) –
Three Franklin Pierce student-athletes were recognized for their
efforts last week as the Northeast-10 Conference announced their
weekly awards on Monday.
Junior Gabriela Demoner
(Curitiba, Brazil) earned NE-10 Player of the Week honors in
women’s soccer, while freshmen Mackenzie Bulych (Regina, Saskatchewan/Dr.
Martin LeBoldus) and Caitlin Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina)
both earned Freshman of the Week honors in women’s soccer and
volleyball, respectively.
Demoner earns her first weekly award after totaling nine points
with four goals and an assist in a 3-0 week for the Franklin Pierce
women’s soccer team, placing the Ravens in first place in the
Northeast-10 standings. She led Franklin Pierce to a 5-1 victory at
Bentley on Wednesday with two goals and an assist for a five-point
outing. Demoner also scored a goal each in wins over No. 21 UMass
Lowell and American International College on Saturday and
Sunday.
Demoner has been the spark behind Franklin Pierce’s 12-match
winning streak after suffering back-to-back shutout losses for the
first time in 16 years. She has totaled a team-leading ten goals
(4th NE-10) and eight assists (1st) for 28 points (3rd) in 12
matches played this fall. Demoner also shares the team lead with
three match-winning goals (3rd).
Demoner made in immediate impact with a season-best three goals,
all scored in a 14-minute span in the second half, in her Franklin
Pierce debut – a 3-1 comeback win over Bryant University on
September 9.
Bulych also her collects her first weekly award of the year with
her Freshman of the Week honor. She scored two goals (both
match-winners) in Franklin Pierce’s 3-0 week. Bulych netted
the winner in the 25th minute of Saturday’s 5-1 victory over
21st-ranked UMass Lowell. She also notched the match-winner 18:05
into Sunday’s 4-0 win over American International.
Bulych now shares the team lead (3rd NE-10) with her three
match-winning goals in her first collegiate season. She is also
fourth on the team with eight points, scoring three goals (4th
team) and adding two assists (3rd), in 12 matches played (eight
starts).
The Franklin Pierce women’s soccer team (13-2-0, 11-2-0
NE-10), ranked 12th last week’s NSCAA/adidas Division II poll
and second in the region, is off until Saturday when it rounds out
the regular season at Southern Connecticut State University at 7
p.m. The Ravens will host a Northeast-10 Tournament quarterfinal
round match on Tuesday, October 24 (Time & Opponent TBA).
Parnell also earns her first Freshman of the Week honor after
averaging 4.25 kills and 3.75 digs per game in a 2-0 week for the
Franklin Pierce volleyball team. Parnell posted a season-high 19
kills (season-best .447 hitting percentage) and 12 digs in a 3-1
victory over Southern Connecticut State University on Friday. She
opened the week with 15 kills, 18 digs and three blocks in
Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Merrimack College.
Parnell has played in all 19 matches for Franklin Pierce in her
first collegiate season, averaging a team-high 3.00 kills and 3.32
digs per game. The rookie outside hitter has also been dominating
in Conference play, averaging 3.19 kills/gm (10th NE-10).
The Franklin Pierce volleyball team (13-6, 7-4 NE-10) returns to
action when it hosts Saint Michael’s College on Wednesday at
7 p.m.