IPFW's O'Toole, OU's Berschbach, SDSU's Donovan Collect Weekly Honors

10/31/2011 12:00:00 AM

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ELMHURST, Ill. - IPFW's Tara O'Toole, Oakland's Anne Berschbach and South Dakota State's Kat Donovan were named The Summit League's Offensive and Co-Defensive Women's Soccer Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 24-30. The awards mark the final Player of the Week awards of the season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tara O'Toole, IPFW
Sr., F (Parma Heights, Ohio/Holy Name)
O'Toole collects her third career Offensive Player of the Week award and first this season after recording eight points in a pair of IPFW wins last week. The senior scored the game-winner in a 4-1 win at IUPUI in the 63^rd minute and tallied her second goal of the match with 39 seconds remaining. In a 4-3 comeback win at WIU, O'Toole scored the game-tying goal in the 50^th minute and the game-winner in the 59^th minute. She upped her season goal total to six on the year and increased her season point total to 13.

Also nominated: Meghan Reynolds, Oakland; Mary-Kate Halsmer, Oral Roberts; Erin Bello, South Dakota; Kelsey Ferguson, South Dakota State; Riley Bassett, Southern Utah; Nora Potempa, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Aug. 22 - Jenny Teslow, USD; Aug. 29 - Megan Hock, IUPUI; Sept. 6 - Trisha Quinn, WIU; Sept. 12 - Lisa Underwood, IPFW; Sept. 19 - Holly Christian, NDSU; Sept. 26 - Taylor Bare, UMKC/Holly Christian, NDSU; Oct. 3 - Anisha Kinnarath, NDSU/Erin Bello, USD; Oct. 10 - Brooklyn Dyce, NDSU; Oct. 17 - Maria Grados, ORU; Oct. 24 - Serena San Cartier, OU.

CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Anne Berschbach, Oakland
Sr., GK (Algonac, Mich./Lutheran North)
Berschbach garners her second Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after posting a shutout in the 3-0 win at Western Illinois to secure a spot in the league tournament for Oakland. She registered four saves in the match and recorded three saves in just over 28 minutes of action in the win at IUPUI. For the week, Berschbach had seven saves, a 0.76 goals against average and a .875 save percentage.

Kat Donovan, South Dakota State
Sr., GK (Redmond, Wash./Shoreline CC)
Donovan earns her third Defensive Player of the Week honor this season after helping South Dakota State capture the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Tournament with a 3-1 win over North Dakota State. The senior tied a season-high with eight saves with a 1.00 goals against average and .889 save percentage in the match.

Also nominated: Aliana Jones, IPFW; Lauren Parks, Oral Roberts; Charly Booth, Southern Utah; Amber Davis, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Aug. 22 - Abbey Moenkedick, NDSU; Aug. 29 - Charly Booth, SUU; Sept. 6 - Payj O'Shea, OU; Sept. 12 - Anne Berschback, OU; Sept. 19 - Victoria Kappel, WIU; Sept. 26 - Breana Fitzgerald, SUU; Oct. 3 - Kat Donovan, SDSU; Oct. 10 - Jami Finnell, UMKC; Oct. 17 - Kalani Bertsch, NSDU; Oct. 24 - Kat Donovan, SDSU.