WIU’s Hall, DU’s Harder Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
WIU’s Hall, DU’s Harder Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Sarah Hall was named The Summit League's Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while Denver's Sam Harder was named the Defensive Player of the Week for their performances Oct. 20-26.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sarah Hall, Western Illinois
Sr. // F // Granger, Ind.
Hall earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after recording three of Western Illinois' four goals on the week. In Friday's win over Oral Roberts, the senior forward connected in the 32nd minute to give WIU a 2-0 advantage. After a pair of ORU goals, Hall scored the eventual game-winner in the 75th minute off a pass from Gina Scaffidi. She brought the Leathernecks to within a score after she tallied a goal in the 83rd minute of Sunday's 2-1 loss at IUPUI. For the week, Hall scored three goals off seven shots for a .429 shot percentage. She notched the game-winning goal vs. ORU and collected six points.
Also nominated: Francesca Garzelloni, Denver; Taylor Heidorn, IUPUI; Chelsi Rohloff, Omaha; Maria Stordahl, Oral Roberts; Nicole Hatcher, South Dakota State.
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; Oct. 20 – Ashley Martin, ORU.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sam Harder, Denver
Sr. // D // Centennial, Colo.
Harder collects her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor after leading a defensive backline to a pair of league shutouts. In Friday's win at North Dakota State, the senior defender helped limit the Bison to five shots with just one being on goal. The Pioneers then held Fort Wayne to only four shots in the 3-0 win. For the week, Harder anchored the defensive unit that surrendered a total of nine shots (4.5 shots/game) with just one being on target. Denver's defense has produced four consecutive shutouts and has a 438-minute scoreless streak.
Also nominated: Lauren Kulaga, IUPUI; Haley Shelton, Omaha; Cheyenne Diggs, Oral Roberts; Delaney Ratcliffe, South Dakota State.
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; Oct. 20 – Sierra Bonham, NDSU.
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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