WINTHROP, Mass. – Simmons College women's soccer player Kashka Gammon (Nashua, N.H.) was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England and Great Northeast Athletic Conference Corvias Women's Soccer Co-Player of the Week for the week of September 28 to October 4, it was announced by each league.
The honor marks the second time this season that the Sharks have had a player earn both awards. Senior forward Greer Gilbert (Falmouth, Mass.) was tabbed for the week of September 7-13.
Gammon tallied three goals, including a pair of game-winners in two matches for Simmons. The forward netted a goal in an 8-0 victory over visiting Mount Ida College on September 30 and capped the week by netting a career-high two markers to ignite the Sharks in a 4-0 victory over host Rivier University on October 3.
The sophomore currently leads Simmons with five goals, which ranks her eighth among GNAC leaders. She also has an assist on the year to give her 11 points to place 13th in the league. A graduate of Hollis-Brookline High School, Gammon has started all 11 matches this season and her three game-winning scores tie her for tops among conference leaders.
Gammon has played 30 career matches, while making 23 starts. She has 23 lifetime points for the Sharks with 10 goals and three assists and is just one point shy of tying her season-total from a year ago.
Simmons currently owns a 5-6-0 overall record, including 4-1-0 in conference play to sit in second place in the league standings. The team returns to action on Wednesday, October 7 when it heads to Northfield, Vt. to take on league rival Norwich University at 7:00 p.m.