Martin, Bonham Capture #SummitWSOC Weekly Honors
Martin, Bonham Capture #SummitWSOC Weekly Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Ashley Martin was named The Summit League's Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while North Dakota State's Sierra Bonham was named the Defensive Player of the Week for their performances Oct. 13-19.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ashley Martin, Oral Roberts
Jr. // M // Tulsa, Okla.
Martin captures her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after leading Oral Roberts to a 2-1 win over IUPUI. The junior scored both Golden Eagle goals, her first two of the year, just 31 seconds apart. Her first tally came off a penalty kick at the 54:07 mark while the eventual game-winner was scored at the 54:38 mark on the clock. Martin took a pass from Maria Stordahl and scored from the top left-side of the box. The win helped Oral Roberts snap a five-game winless and scoreless streak.
Also nominated: Francesca Garzelloni, Denver; Kalli Shepler-Tucker, IUPUI; Lauren Miller, North Dakota State; Anna Sibson, Omaha.
Previous honorees: Aug. 25 – Lizzie Lukas, NDSU/Rebecca Sparkman, USD; Sept. 2 – Lauren Miller, NDSU; Sept. 8 – Krissy Kirkhoff, IUPUI/Shelby Raper, SDSU; Sept. 15 – Krissy Kirkhoff, IUPUI; Sept. 22 – Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Sept. 29 – Corey Strang, USD; Oct. 6 – Chelsi Rohloff, UNO/Diana Potterveld, SDSU; Oct. 13 – Diana Potterveld, SDSU.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State
Jr. // GK // Red Deer, Alberta
Bonham earns her second Defensive Player of the Week honor this season and of her career after posting a pair of league shutouts for the Bison. The junior collected four saves in Friday's 1-0 win over previously league unbeaten South Dakota State. She added eight saves in North Dakota State's second 1-0 league victory of the week coming at Fort Wayne. For the week, she had a perfect GAA and save percentage and registered 12 total saves.
Also nominated: Tina Vargas, Denver; Sam Pavlika, Fort Wayne; Lauren Kulaga, IUPUI; Haley Shelton, Omaha; Victoria Kappel, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Aug. 25 – Victoria Kappel, WIU; Sept. 2 – Sierra Bonham, NDSU; Sept. 8 – Kaily Cox, ORU; Sept. 15 – Mackenzie Bothner, DU; Sept. 22 – Cassidy Rey, DU; Sept. 29 – Lauren Bennett, USD; Oct.6 – Mackenzie Viktor, USD; Oct. 13 – Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI.
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts 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 eight NCAA Champions along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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