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PL Rookie of the Week Honors Go To Ricupero
Forward scores pair of goals for American

Sept. 9, 2002

Ricupero had a pair of goals against Mount St. Mary's College.

WASHINGTON — American University freshman Marcela Ricupero (Las Violetas, Monteserrin/Academia Cotopaxi) was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week for women’s soccer in the first week of reporting.

The forward scored three goals in two games including a pair against Mount Saint Mary’s College on Sept. 4 in the homeopener at Reeves Field. On Sunday, Ricupero tallied a single goal in a 2-2 split with Towson University.

The Eagles (1-2-1), who are in the midst of a five-game homestand, host Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

American University, which fields a 19-sport NCAA Division I athletics program featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men, recently completed its inaugural year of membership in the Patriot League. The University had an extremely successful year to date on respective fields of play, capturing league championships in men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s tennis and women’s tennis, and regular-season titles in men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse.

Chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893, American University features students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 160 nations worldwide.