Haelewyn, Pavlika, Coley Capture Weekly Awards
Haelewyn, Pavlika, Coley Capture Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Abigail Haelewyn was named The Summit League's Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Fort Wayne's Sam Pavlika and Oakland's Shannon Coley were selected as Defensive Players of the Week for their performances Sept. 10-16.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Abigail Haelewyn, Oakland
Jr. // M // Rochester Hills, Mich.
Haelewyn earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after playing a role in all three Oakland goals last week. On Friday, she assisted in both goals in a 2-0 shutout victory over Northern Kentucky. In a 1-1 double overtime draw against regionally-ranked Northwestern, Haelewyn served a through pass to earn the assist on Kyla Kellermann's goal. Haelewyn recorded three points on the three assists for the week and added three shots with one being on goal.
Also nominated: Danielle Bishop, Fort Wayne; Ashley Doreski, IUPUI; Allison Schau, Kansas City; Steph Jacobson, North Dakota State; Melanie McCormick, Omaha; Christa Nyblom, South Dakota State; Kristin Becker, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 8/20 – Kyla Kellermann, OU; 8/27 – Miranda Graham, WIU; 9/4 – Taylor Bare, UMKC/Meghan Reynolds, OU; 9/10 – Sydney Hoareau, IPFW.
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sam Pavlika, Fort Wayne
Fr. // GK // Temperance, Mich.
Pavlika collects her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor after notching a double overtime shutout victory over regionally-ranked Miami (Ohio) Saturday. On Sunday, she surrendered just one goal in an overtime loss to Valparaiso, which had a 4-2-1 record entering the match. For the week, Pavlika had 14 saves, a 0.45 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.
Shannon Coley, Oakland
Sr. // GK // Auburn Hills, Mich.
Coley collects her second-straight and third career Defensive Player of the Week award after recording a shutout win at Northern Kentucky and a 1-1 double overtime tie vs. regionally-ranked Northwestern. With the shutout over the Norse, she moved into a tie for fourth place in career shutouts (9) at Oakland and is now tied for 13th place in Summit League history. Coley registered eight saves, a 0.45 goals against average and .889 save percentage for the week.
Also nominated: Kristin Haseley, IUPUI; Nina Tzianos, Kansas City; Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State; Dani Patterson, South Dakota State; Victoria Kappel, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 8/20 – Jami Finnell, UMKC; 8/27 – Jami Finnell, UMKC; 9/4 – Laura Atkinson, WIU/Giselle Guzman, IUPUI; 9/10 – Shannon Coley, OU.
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Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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