NDSU’s Miller, ORU’s Bohnenstiehl Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
NDSU’s Miller, ORU’s Bohnenstiehl Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State forward Lauren Miller was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Oral Roberts goalkeeper Ryliegh Bohnenstiehl garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Aug. 24-30.
LAUREN MILLER, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // F // Saint Louis Park, Minn.
- Collected fifth career Offensive Player of the Week award, tying for third-most in Summit annals
- Scored three goals and added an assist for seven-point performance vs. St. Cloud State on Aug. 28
- Hat trick was league's first since Sept. 2014
- Scored twice in 1:25 span and placed all four shots on goal
- Currently leads The Summit League in goals (four) and points (nine)
Also nominated: Krissy Kirkhoff, IUPUI; Marin Dregelid, Omaha; Ashley Martin, Oral Roberts; Skyler Jessop, Western Illinois
Previous recipients: Aug. 24 – Tori Minnich, IUPUI
RYLIEGH BOHNENSTIEHL, ORAL ROBERTS
Fr. // GK // Corinth, Texas
- Earned first career Defensive Player of the Week award after performance in second collegiate appearance
- Faced 13 shots and made nine saves in 65 minutes against OVC favorite SIU-Edwardsville
- Made a key save in the 66th minute to preserve shutout in eventual 0-0 draw
- Helped ORU to a league-low 0.27 GAA to start the season
Also nominated: Katie Vanderzwaag, Omaha; Victoria Kappel, Western Illinois.
Previous Recipients: Aug. 24 – Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI.
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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