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East Longmeadow's Botta named to All-MAAC first team
Nov. 5,
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – East Longmeadow's Chelsea Botta was named to the All-Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference's (MAAC) first team on Nov. 1. After being chosen to the All-MAAC Second Team as a junior, Botta elevated her game to the status of First Team recognition in 2012. Coming into the season with eight career points, she finished the regular season with the third-most points on Marist with 11. Botta has scored four goals and added three assists through 20 games.
Botta, a senior member of the Marist women's soccer team was also honored for her recent efforts as she was named to the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll.
The outside marking back played a key role in the Red Foxes notching back-to-back 1-0 shutouts over Loyola and Rider. On Oct. 23, at home versus the Greyhounds, Botta and her fellow defensive backfield held the MAAC leading scorer Nichole Schiro to two total shots; one on goal. On Oct. 25, the dangerous Rider scorer Abi Cottam was held to the exact same stat line. With the two wins, Marist earned the top seed in the MAAC Tournament.
Vital named Offensive Player of the Week
BABSON PARK – After leading the Springfield College women's soccer team to its third-straight regular-season title, Nina Vital was chosen as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
A native of Ludlow, Vital had another standout week as she helped Springfield pick up a pair of wins last week to improve to 12-4-1 on the season.
The junior scored twice in a 5-1 win over regionally-ranked Roger Williams early in the week before scoring the game-winning goal in the Pride's 2-0 win at Wellesley. She currently ranks second in the league with 10 goals this season.
Pereira nets postseason goal
NORTH ANDOVER – Senior midfielder Kevin Pereira of Ludlow scored the American International College men's soccer team's lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Merimack College on Oct. 31 in the Northeast-10 Quarterfinals.
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