Player-of-the-Week
Marissa Nudd, Jr., Colchester (Bacon Academy)
 
First weekly selection in the two-year career of the 2024/25 second-team All-LEC selection. On Tuesday, also named the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player-of-the-Week. In a 1-1 week against Little East Conference opponents, the 5-foot-11 inch forward averaged 27.5 points with a 66.7 shooting percentage and 5.5 rebounds with four total steals. She was 3-of-7 from distance and 4-of-4 from the foul line. In an 82-52 home win over VTSU Castleton, Nudd tied the 33-year-old program record with 36 points. She was 10-of-15 from the floor, 2-of-4 from distance and 4-of-4 from the foul line. She also had five rebounds and two steals. Nudd poured in 26 of the team's 35 first-half points when she was 10-of-11 from the floor (2-of-2 from distance) and 4-of-4 from the foul line. In 14 second-half minutes in that game, Nudd scored ten points on 5-of-9 field goal shooting. The point total is the second-highest by a Little East player this year. In a 76-62 loss at the University of Southern Maine, Nudd had 19 points (9-of-16 FG), six rebounds and two steals. Nudd has started all 16 games for the 7-9 (4-3 LEC) Warriors and tops the club in minutes (36.4), scoring (18.4), rebounding (6.9), free throw percentage (78.0), and field goal percentage (46.9). She ranks third in the LEC in scoring, eighth in rebounding, tenth in free throw percentage, and sixth in field goal percentage.
Sharing fourth place in the Little East, Eastern hosts Rhode Island College Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the first of two home-and-home LEC games this year to mark the halfway point of the conference schedule. The Anchorwomen (11-5, 5-2 LEC) share second place in the conference.
 
Rookie-of-the-Week
Maddie Topa, Fy., New Hartford (Northwestern Regional)
 
Fourth-time selection (in last six weeks) and second in as many weeks. In a 1-1 week against Little East Conference opponents, the 5-foot-8 inch guard/forward averaged 13.5 points on 45.0 percent shooting (4-of-8 from distance) from the floor and 83.0 percent free throw shooting (5-of-6) and added five rebounds, four steals and four assists with only two turnovers in 64 minutes. In a 76-62 loss at the University of Southern Maine, Topa had 16 points, two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot. She was 5-of-10 from the floor (3-of-5 from distance) and 3-of-4 from the foul line. For the 7-9 (4-3 LEC) Warriors, Topa is third on the team in scoring (10.6) as one of three double-digit scorers. She also averages 4.1 rebounds and is shooting 42.7 percent from the floor and 77.4 percent from the foul line with 17 three-point field goals , 27 steals, 27 assists and ten blocked shots in an average of 27.2 minutes. She has appeared in all 16 games and has started (the last) 12.  Sharing fourth place in the Little East, Eastern hosts Rhode Island College Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the first of two home-and-home LEC games this year to mark the halfway point of the conference schedule. The Anchorwomen (11-5, 5-2 LEC) share second place in the conference.
   
Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Rachel Mathews, Fy., West Hartford (Conard)
 
Becomes the program's sixth Rookie-of-the-Week and the fourth different Eastern individual to gain the honor. In a 202-77 dual meet win at the University of Saint Joseph Saturday, the versatile freestyler won the 100 (1:00.75) and 1000 (11:52.51) events in her first time swimming those distances, and also swam anchor (27.99) on the 200 freestyle relay (1:54.07) which placed second.  She outraced the competition in the 100 by over three seconds. Eastern closes the regular season Saturday, hosting Norwich University of Senior Day before competing in the Little East Championships Feb. 12-15 at the Boston Sports Institute.
   
Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Casondra Caldwell, Fy., Bridgeport (Great Oaks Charter)
 
First-time selection becomes the program's fourth weekly honoree, three of whom have been named Rookie-of-the-Week. In her first collegiate meet at the University of Rhode Island non-scoring competition, Caldwell  broke Savonnah Artis'  16-year-old program record of 37-0 ¼ in the triple jump with a mark of 37-2 ¾. Moreover, three of her six jumps also broke Artis'  record, each carrying more than 37 feet. After fouling on her first attempt, she set the current record in her second try. The jump was the third-longest in program history behind the outdoor marks of Artis (37-5 ¾) and Natalie Bowens (37-5). In a field of 16 mostly Division I athletes, Caldwell placed third overall. In addition to the triple jump, Caldwell was seventh overall (first freshman) in the long jump with a mark of 17-0 ½ , becoming the seventh female in program history to break 17 feet. Caldwell fouled on her first two tries, and was marked at 16-7 ½ on her third before recording her  17-0 ¼. Eastern competes at the Wesleyan University Invitational Saturday at 10 a.m.
 
2025-26 Weekly Winners
     Thru   
Jan. 18 (#10)           Rachel Mathews                     Women's Swimming                              Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Jan. 18 (#4)             Casondra Caldwell                  Women's Track & Field                          Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Jan. 18 (#10)           Marissa Nudd                          Women's Basketball                               Player-of-the-Week
Jan. 18 (#10)           Maddie Topa                           Women's Basketball                               Rookie-of-the-Week
Jan. 11 (#9)             Maddie Topa                           Women's Basketball                               Rookie-of-the-Week
Jan. 11 (#9)             Ryan Jezek                              Men's Swimming                                   Swimmer-of-the-Week
Jan. 11 (#9)             Spencer Bagtaz                       Men's Swimming                                   Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Jan. 11 (#9)             Ashley Carvente                      Women's Swimming                              Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Dec.14 (#6)             Maddie Topa                           Women's Basketball                               Rookie-of-the-Week
Dec.14 (#2)             Hagen Drake                           Men's Track & Field                                Rookie  Track Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec.14 (#2)             Anaka Eaton                            Women's Track & Field                          Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec. 7 (#1)              Mark Boudreau                       Men's Track & Field                                Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec. 7 (#1)              Givanni Perry                          Women's Track & Field                          Field Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec. 7 (#1)              Naziah Johnson                       Women's Track & Field                          Rookie Track Athlete-of-the-Week
Dec. 7 (#5)              Maddie Topa                           Women's Basketball                               Rookie-of-the-Week (co-)
Nov.23 (#7)             Julia Ames                               Women's Swimming                              Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Nov.23 (#7)             Boden Tito                              Men's Swimming                                   Swimmer-of-the-Week
Nov. 9 (#5)              Boden Tito                              Men's Swimming                                   Swimmer-of-the-Week
Nov. 9 (#5)              Ashley Carvente                      Women's Swimming                              Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Oct.26 (#9)              Hannah Jalowiec                    Field Hockey                                            Goalie-of-the-Week
Oct.26 (#9)              Emma Sanson                         Field Hockey                                            Offensive Player-of-the-Week
Oct.26 (#3)              Jai-Lynn Wheeler                    Women's Swimming                              Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Oct.19 (#8)              Jordan Fabry                           Women's Soccer                                     Defensive Player-of-the-Week
Oct. 19 (#8)             Michaela Gasparri                  Women's Soccer                                     Rookie-of-the-Week (co-)
Oct. 19 (#8)             Kyle Kornacki                           Men's Cross Country                               Rookie-of-the-Week
Oct. 19 (#2)             Jai-Lynn Wheeler                    Women's Swimming                              Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Oct. 19 (#2)             Boden Tito                              Men's Swimming                                   Swimmer-of-the-Week
Oct. 19 (#2)             Matthew Cabral                      Men's Swimming                                   Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week
Oct.12 (#7)              Alex Ignatowicz                      Women's Soccer                                     Goalkeeper-of-the-Week
Oct.12 (#7)              Allegra Copeland                     Women's Volleyball                                Rookie-of-the-Week
Oct. 5 (#6)               Michaela Gasparri                  Women's Soccer                                     Offensive Player-of-the-Week
Oct. 5 (#6)               Michaela Gasparri                  Women's Soccer                                     Rookie-of-the-Week
Oct. 5 (#6)               Jordan Fabry                           Women's Soccer                                     Defensive Player-of-the-Week
Oct. 5 (#6)               Caiden Hettrick-Rivera           Men's Soccer                                          Defensive Player-of-the-Week
Oct. 5 (#6)               Ben Syphrett                           Men's Soccer                                          Offensive Player-of-the-Week
Oct. 5 (#6)               Ben Syphrett                           Men's Soccer                                          Rookie-of-the-Week
Sept. 28 (#5)           Emma Sanson                         Field Hockey                                            Offensive Player-of-the-Week
Sept. 28 (#5)           Brooke Praskievicz                  Women's Volleyball                                Defensive Player-of-the-Week (co-)
Sept. 21 (#4)           Jordan Fabry                           Women's Soccer                                     Defensive Player-of-the-Week
Sept. 14 (#3)           Eliot Melgar                            Men's Soccer                                          Offensive Player-of-the-Week
Sept. 7 (#2)             Jordan Fabry                           Women's Soccer                                     Defensive Player-of-the-Week
Sept. 7 (#2)             Michaela Gasparri                  Women's Soccer                                     Rookie-of-the-Week
Sept. 7 (#2)             Allegra Copeland                     Women's Volleyball                                Rookie-of-the-Week
Aug. 31 (#1)            Alex Ignatowicz                      Women's Soccer                                     Goalkeeper-of-the-Week
Aug. 31 (#1)            Caiden Hettrick-Rivera           Men's Soccer                                          Defensive Player-of-the-Week