Madelyn Popilek Named NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Senior Madelyn Popilek of the No. 5 MIT women’s soccer team was named the NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Player Defensive Athlete of the Week for the week ending October 11. This is the first weekly award for Popilek and the second overall for the Engineers who currently sit in first place in the NEWMAC. Popilek scored two goals while helping the No. 5 MIT women’s soccer team go 2-0 in NEWMAC action with two shutout wins. Her goal against Salve Regina proved to be the game winner in the 1-0 game and she also added another in the…