NDSU's Miller, DU's Rey Capture Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
NDSU's Miller, DU's Rey Capture Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Lauren Miller was named The Summit League's Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while Denver's Cassidy Rey was named the Defensive Player of the Week for their performances Sept. 3-8.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lauren Miller, North Dakota State
Fr. // MF // St. Louis Park, Minn.
Miller collects her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after scoring three goals in two North Dakota State wins last week. In Friday's 3-2 win over Idaho, the freshman scored the go-ahead goal in the 66th minute with her one-timer from 20 yards out. On Sunday, she scored two of the three Bison goals in a 3-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth. The first came in the 38th minute on a breakaway while her second found the back of the net in the 52nd minute of the match. For the week, Miller had three goals, including a game-winner, for six points while all six of her shots were on goal.
Also nominated: Nicholette DiGiacomo, Denver; Taylor Heidorn, IUPUI; Monica Bosiljevac, Omaha; Rebecca Sparkman, South Dakota, Alyssa Brazil, South Dakota State; Jennika Myers, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 8/26 – Kristen Hamilton, DU; 9/3 – Jamie Karch, USD.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cassidy Rey, Denver
Fr. // GK // Arcadia, Calif.
Rey earns her second Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after posting a pair of shutouts in the Denver Invitational. The freshman goalie ran her career shutout total to three after playing all 180 minutes between the posts. She made three saves in a 1-0 win over UT Martin, a 2012 NCAA Tournament participant, and also had three stops in the 2-0 victory over Alabama. Rey leads the league in goals against average (0.50) and save percentage (.912) and her three shutouts are tied for the league-lead. The Pioneers, ranked No. 20 in the nation, are off to their best start in school history at 6-0-0.
Also nominated: Giselle Guzman, IUPUI; Hannah Wampler, Omaha; Mackenzie Viktor, South Dakota; Dani Patterson, South Dakota State; Victoria Kappel, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 8/26 – Cassidy Rey, DU/Laura Atkinson, WIU; 9/3 – Nicole Inskeep, SDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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