Connolly Named MASCAC Player of the Week
Westfield State senior captain Cassidy Connolly earned conference honors as the MASCAC Player of the Week after guiding the Owls to their fifth conference championship this past weekend.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior captain Cassidy Connolly (Woburn, Mass.) earned conference honors this past week as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week after guiding the Owls to their fifth conference championship this past weekend.
Connolly was named the MASCAC Tournament MVP after posting nine points on five goals and four assists during the Owls postseason run. She tallied three goals and three assists in the 21-10 semifinal win over Worcester State, then found the back of the net twice while assisting on another in the 21-15 title game victory over Framingham State on Saturday.
On the season, the senior captain has recorded 46 goals, which is the ninth highest tally in the league, and has generated 58 points to place her third on the Owls team. Connolly also passed the 100-career point mark earlier this season, registering a total of 134 points throughout her four-year career.
Westfield State earned the league's automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA Tournament and will meet Babson College in a first-round matchup on Saturday at 1:00 P.M. from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.