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Player of the Week: Autumn Simon, Sharon Soccer
By HockomockSports.com Staff
Sharon senior Autumn Simon has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for Sept. 30 through Oct. 6. Simon is the fifth athlete chosen as Player of the Week for the 2024-25 school year.
Simon scored all five of Sharon’s goals last week, leading the Eagles to a pair of important league wins and keeping them in the mix for a playoff spot. The Babson College-commit started the season playing center back but, because of injuries and illnesses, was moved up top last week and delivered a hat trick and a brace to improve Sharon’s record to 4-5-0.
“All season long, and really her whole high school career, Autumn has stepped up to give what the team needs of her,” said Sharon coach Becca Kemp. “At the start of the season that was playing center back, when she was a freshmen she played keeper for several games, and this week it was putting points on the scoreboard. Without those goals and her overall leadership this week, our team would be in a very different position regarding playoffs.”
On Monday, Sharon secured a 3-1 win over Attleboro on its home grass. Simon scored all three for the Eagles, including a pair of goals in the opening 10 minutes to take control of the match. After Attleboro cut the deficit in half, Simon scored again to seal the win. Two days later, at Foxboro, the Eagles trailed the Warriors 1-0 at halftime but turned things around after the break. Simon scored twice in a little more than a minute to put the Eagles in front. Her first came after a long ball from the back that she took down impressively, before spinning back onto her right foot and firing an unstoppable shot into the top corner. The second came after an Olivia Landstein interception, with Simon holding off her marker in the box, chopping the ball back onto her left foot, and coolly sliding a shot past the keeper. The Eagles currently sit at No. 27 in Div. 2.
The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at 8:00PM. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision.