Senior Nic Worthington Named Co-ECC Women's Soccer Offensive Player Of The Week
Contributed 10 Points In Two UB Wins Last Week
Central Islip, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport women's soccer player, senior Nicola Worthington Chorley, England) has been selected as the Co-East Coast Conference Offensive player of the Week for her outstanding play in matches that took place from October17 through 23, 2016. She shares the award with Dina Simonian of NYIT.
Along with her usual steady and strong play on defense in the Purple Knights' midfield, Worthington accumulated 10 points in two UB wins last week.
In a 7-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Friday night, she scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick just 1:31 in to play and added a single-match, career-best four assists.
In Sunday's 7-2 victory over Daemen, Nic netted one goal directly off a corner kick and contributed two more assists.
This week, Worthington and her teammates, who have won nine matches in a row, close out the 2016 regular season with a home match against Queens (N.Y.) College on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. and travel to Mercy College on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. contest.