NDSU’s Miller, SDSU’s Ratcliffe Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week

10/12/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State forward Lauren Miller was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and South Dakota State defender Delaney Ratcliffe earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Oct. 5-11.

LAUREN MILLER, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // F // St. Louis Park, Minn.

Award ties league record for career total (seven) and equals the second-highest single-season total (three)
Notched first hat trick in league play since 2012, including game-winner, in 4-3 double-overtime win over Denver
Assisted on game-winner in 1-0 double-overtime triumph vs. South Dakota
Leads The Summit League with 29 points and 12 goals
Tied for ninth on league's single-season goals list and tied for 14^th on points list

Also nominated: Gaby Romo, Fort Wayne; Krissy Kirkhoff, IUPUI; Daniela Salinas, Western Illinois

Previous recipients: Aug. 24 – Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Aug. 31 – Lauren Miller, North Dakota State; Sept. 8 – Sammie Villwock, South Dakota; Sept. 14 – Brittney Lawrence, Oral Roberts; Sept. 21 – Krissy Kirkhoff, IUPUI; Sept. 28 – Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Oct. 5 – Rachel Good, Fort Wayne / Lauren Miller, North Dakota State

DELANEY RATCLIFFE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // D // Winnipeg, Manitoba

Garnered first career Defensive Player of the Week award
Scored game-winning goal, her first tally of the season, in 1-0 overtime win over Denver
Led defense that yielded just four shots on goal in shutout victory

Also nominated: Kiley Dunning, Fort Wayne; Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State; Kasha Meyer, South Dakota

Previous Recipients: Aug. 24 – Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI; Aug. 31 – Ryliegh Bohnenstiehl, Oral Roberts; Sept. 8 – Katlyn Schochenmaier, Omaha; Sept. 14 – Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State; Sept. 21 – Katlyn Schochenmaier, Omaha; Sept. 28 – Kiley Dunning, Fort Wayne; Oct. 5 – Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State

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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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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