IUPUI’s Minnich, Schmidt Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
IUPUI’s Minnich, Schmidt Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI forward Tori Minnich was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and teammate goalkeeper Catherine Schmidt garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances during the season-opening weekend, Aug. 21-23. The honors mark the first weekly awards of the season.
TORI MINNICH, IUPUI
Jr. // F // Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Collected her second career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Tallied three points in Aug. 23 victory over Illinois-Chicago
- Scored first career game-winner and added an assist vs. UIC
- Registered six shots, one short of her career-high, in scoreless season-opening tie vs. Eastern Illinois
Also nominated: Kallianne Mogler, Fort Wayne; Nicole Hatcher, South Dakota State.
CATHERINE SCHMIDT, IUPUI
So. // GK // Zionsville, Ind.
- Collected her third career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Recorded third career shutout, facing 14 shots and making three saves in 0-0 tie vs. Eastern Illinois
- Made six stops in win over Illinois-Chicago
- Registered a 0.47 GAA and 4.5 saves per game during week
Also nominated: Victoria Kappel, Western Illinois.
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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