Olivia Tacconi - NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week // Oct. 23-29

WESTWOOD, Mass. - The NEWMAC has announced its Athlete of the Week honorees for the week ending October 29, 2023, and Salve Regina University freshman back/midfielder Olivia Tacconi (Waldwick, N.J.) has been selected as the Offensive Player of the Week for women's soccer.

Tacconi netted two second-half goals at Coast Guard, enabling Salve Regina to salvage a tie with the Bears on the road. She also tallied an assist, as she chased down a long pass late on Saturday to turn it into a cross that teammate Grace Hudson finished with the final goal in a 3-1 Seahawk win.

"Olivia has a calmness to her play that gets overlooked and this week she really came alive when the team needed it," said Seahawk second-year head coach Tanya Roberts. "As coaches we speak about placement over power and being unselfish when the angle to shoot isn't on. Her two goals and one assist this week showed how coachable she really is and can't wait to see her growth over the next four years."

The Seahawks (5-7-5, 3-7-1 NEWMAC) finished its first season in the New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) just outside the playoff race with 10 points (eighth seeded Clark had 11 points) and tied with two other schools (Wheaton, Wellesley) whom Salve Regina had defeated. The team's record on Reynolds Field, their natural grass home site, was 3-2-3.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, United States Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and United States Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.