On October 10, the Middle Atlantic Conference named its weekly awards for Players of the Week. Stevens Ducks Rachel Rouse of Women’s Soccer was honored as Offensive Player of the Week, and Bailey Axelrad of Women’s Volleyball was honored as Defensive Player of the Week.
Graduate student Rachel Rouse claimed her first weekly award of the season. Rouse plays at the forward position and led the Ducks to two big conference victories this past week. On October 4, Rouse totaled two assists in a 4-1 victory over FDU-Florham. Rouse struck again on October 8, where she added two more goals and one assist in a 5-0 win over Wilkes University. On October 12, Rouse was also named College Player of the Week by United Soccer Coaches, which is the first national player of the week award in program history and of Rouse’s career. Rouse has started every game this season for Stevens and leads the team with four goals and six assists for 14 points.
The women’s soccer team will host its Mental Health Awareness Game as they are set to face No. 3 Misericordia in a conference matchup at home this Saturday, October 22, at 12 p.m.
Sophomore Bailey Axelrad claimed another Player of the Week title for the Ducks, and the Defensive Player of the Week honor is the first of her collegiate career Axelrad finished the week with 95 digs across four matches and was also named to the All-Tournament team at the Juniata Invitational. She totaled 21 digs in a match against No. 3 Juniata College and 35 digs against Messiah University during the tournament. Her 35 digs against Messiah were the most in a game by a Duck since 2016. Axelrad currently leads Stevens with 378 digs on the season.
The women’s volleyball team is 16-6 overall and undefeated in the MAC conference. They face Lycoming University on Wednesday, October 19, in Williamsport, PA, and then return home to face Kean University on Friday, October 21, at 4:30 p.m.
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