Maresa Savarese and Sean Boen both captured NJAC weekly soccer honors Monday
Boen, Savarese add another NJAC weekly soccer honor
CAMDEN, N.J. (October 31, 2022) –Rutgers University-Camden soccer players
Sean Boen (Byram Township, NJ/Morris Knolls) and
Maresa Savarese (Pittsgrove, NJ/Arthur P. Schalick) have had outstanding seasons this year while leading their teams into the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoff semifinals.
Their success also has translated into weekly NJAC honors.
When the conference announced its weekly honors on Monday, Boen captured his third award as the NJAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week, while Savarese earned her second recognition as the Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week.
Both players captured their first weekly honor on October 3 and Boen won his second NJAC Defensive Player of the Week on October 24.
Boen, a sophomore goalkeeper, notched a pair of shutouts last week, beginning with the Raptors' 3-0 win over The College of New Jersey in the regular-season finale Oct. 26. He made six saves in that game. Boen added nine saves on Oct. 29 when Rutgers-Camden played to a 0-0 tie in double overtime against Rutgers-Newark in the NJAC quarterfinals. The Scarlet Raptors advanced to the semifinals by winning a penalty kick shootout.
Boen, who also was honored as Rutgers-Camden's Raptor of the Week on both October 3 and Monday, owns eight shutouts this season. He has made 98 saves, while posting a 1.16 goals-against average and an .824 save percentage.
Savarese, meanwhile, has been an impact player for the Rutgers-Camden women's team during her maiden collegiate season. She leads the team with five goals and is tied for the scoring lead with 11 points, adding one assist to her output. A quick and skilled forward, she also has a team-high two game-winning goals, coming in back-to-back games against NJAC foes Ramapo College (Sept. 28) and New Jersey City University (Oct. 1). She also had her lone assist in the Ramapo game.
Last week, Savarese helped the Scarlet Raptor women tie their NJAC quarterfinal game at Rutgers-Newark, 1-1, in double overtime as she produced the lone Rutgers-Camden goal. When it came down to penalty kicks for advancing to the NJAC semifinals, she was one of four Scarlet Raptors to successfully convert her shot.
After both Rutgers-Camden teams advanced against Rutgers-Newark in quarterfinal games, they will both play 7 p.m. games at top-seeded Montclair State University in the next round. The men play Tuesday, while the women play Wednesday.
