MacKenzie Named GNAC Soccer Player of the Week

Junior forward Brooke MacKenzie (Mansfield, Mass.) led Simmons Soccer to a 3-0 victory over host Pine Manor in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference season-opener Wednesday afternoon. MacKenzie found the back of the net twice for the Sharks, along with one goal from freshman Justine Beauchamp (Exeter, N.H.). All three goals came in a 3:19 span midway through the first half. Simmons improves to 2-0 overall (1-0 GNAC), while the Gators fall to 0-1.

Junior Brooke MacKenzie (Mansfield, Mass.) was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women?s Soccer Player of the Week, the GNAC announced on Monday.

Junior Brooke MacKenzie (Mansfield, Mass.) was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week, the GNAC announced on Monday.

In the first week of the fall 2009 season, MacKenzie helped the Sharks to a 3-0 record, scoring five goals and tallying one assist against opponents from Wentworth, Pine Manor and DeSales. In the first two matches, MacKenzie had game-winning goals for Simmons.