Fredonia's Maddie Payne (left photo by Kayla Welsh)
The SUNYAC selected Fredonia's Maddie Payne as its Women's Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week and Canton's Skylar Williams the Defensive Athlete of the Week.
Payne scored a goal and an assist as the Fredonia State women's soccer team won the Blue Devil Classic Soccer Tournament on Saturday. In a 3-1 win over Utica, Payne assisted on the first goal. Against Houghton, with the game tied 1-1, Payne scored in the 76th minute to give the Devils a 2-1 victory.
Williams had a remarkable week in goal combining to stop 38 shots leading the Roos to a pair of ties. On Wednesday she recorded a single-game program record in the NCAA D-III era stopping 24 of the 25 shots she faced (.960 save %) in a 1-1 tie at Elmira. On Saturday she turned aside 14 of the 16 shots she faced (.875 save %) in a 2-2 tie at SUNY ESF. She has continued to extend her program record for career saves as she has now made 442 saves in 44 career contests (10.05/game).
