IUPUI’s Kirkhoff, SDSU’s Inskeep Earn #SummitWSOC Player of the Week Honors

10/19/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI forward Krissy Kirkhoff was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and South Dakota State goalkeeper Nicole Inskeep earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Oct. 12-18.

KRISSY KIRKHOFF, IUPUI
So. // F // Indianapolis, Ind.

Received her fourth career award and second of the season
Keyed 3-1 comeback victory vs. Western Illinois with tying and game-winning goals
Recorded her second multi-goal game of season and fourth of her career
Became the fourth player in IUPUI history to post a double-digit goal season
Ranks second in The Summit League with 10 goals and 27 points

Also nominated: Chelsi Rohloff, Omaha; Brittney Lawrence, Oral Roberts; Corey Strang, South Dakota; Diana Potterveld, South Dakota State; Skyler Jessop, 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; Oct. 12 – Lauren Miller, North Dakota State

NICOLE INSKEEP, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // GK // Ankeny, Iowa

Collected her third career award and first of the season
Posted consecutive shutouts in a victory over South Dakota and a tie against North Dakota State
Made five saves to blank NDSU, The Summit League's top scoring offense, in 110-minute, double-overtime draw
Leads The Summit League in save percentage (.855) and goals against average (0.83)

Also nominated: Cassidy Rey, Denver; Lauren Kulaga, IUPUI; Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State; Maddie Rhodes, Oral Roberts; Katelyn Floysand, 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; Oct. 12 – Delaney Ratcliffe, South Dakota State

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 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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