IUPUI Minnich, DU's Rey Capture #SummitWSOC Weekly Awards
IUPUI Minnich, DU's Rey Capture #SummitWSOC Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Tori Minnich was named The Summit League's Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while Denver's Cassidy Rey earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for their performances Sept. 15-21.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tori Minnich, IUPUI
So. // F // Fort Wayne, Ind.
Minnich earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after scoring all four IUPUI goals last week. In Sunday's double overtime draw with Indiana State, she registered a hat trick, scoring all three of her goals within a 12-minute stretch. Trailing 3-0, the sophomore forward pulled the Jaguars within one with a pair of goals 3:17 apart. She scored the equalizer 9:40 later to help IUPUI secure a point in the standings. She also scored the lone Jaguar goal in Friday's loss at Murray State. For the week, Minnich had four goals and eight points while connecting on four of her five shots. The hat trick was the second for IUPUI this season and fourth in the league.
Also nominated: Anna Willis, Denver; Kallianne Mogler, Fort Wayne; Kyla Booker, Omaha; Taylor Nivala, South Dakota.
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.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cassidy Rey, Denver
So. // GK //Arcadia, Calif.
Rey collects her fifth career Defensive Player of the Week honor after recording the shutout victory over San Francisco. The sophomore goalkeeper made four saves in the match to preserve the 1-0 Pioneer win. The Dons, who were ranked No. 3 in the West Region and receiving votes nationally, were limited to just nine shots in the match.
Also nominated: Sam Pavlika, Fort Wayne; Haley Shelton, Omaha; Maria Stordahl, Oral Roberts; Mackenzie Viktor, South Dakota; Tori Poole, 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.
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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