FORTUNE AND AQUILON RECEIVE WEEKLY ECC PRAISE

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Sept. 22, 2008) - On Monday afternoon, the East Coast Conference publicized its weekly award recipients for women's soccer, and Molloy College senior forward Gillian Fortune (Westbury, N.Y.) was dubbed the offensive player of the week by the league. Senior netminder Christina Aquilon (Queens, N.Y.) also got recognition as she earned ECC Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks.

This past week, Fortune made her season debut and did not disappoint. She registered four points off one goal and two assists. In addition, Fortune attempted a team-high six shots - four of which were on net. In the game against Caldwell on September 15, she fed the assist on the deciding goal and contributed a tally of her own to help the Lions to a 2-0 victory.

Two days later, she was credited with the assist on the game-winner in overtime by freshman forward Tove Naslund (Nykoping, Sweden) as Molloy defeated the University of Bridgeport, 1-0, in its East Coast Conference opener at Knights' Field in Bridgeport, Conn. She was also responsible for taking a team-high two shots of the Lions' total of seven.

As for Aquilon, she owned a record of 2-0 with a pair of shutouts. She also made 10 saves and posted a goals-against average of 0.00. Moreover, Aquilon turned aside a game-high six shots versus Bridgeport on Wednesday evening. Overall, she is 3-2 with 31 saves and a 0.90 GAA. Aquilon is also sporting an .886 save percentage in 398-plus minutes of action.

Head Coach Danny Longo and his squad return to action later today when they travel to Waterbury, Conn. to do battle with Central Athletic Collegiate Conference opponent Post University. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.