ORU’s Lawrence, NDSU’s Bonham Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
ORU’s Lawrence, NDSU’s Bonham Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts forward Brittney Lawrence was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and North Dakota State goalkeeper Sierra Bonham collected the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Sept. 7-13.
BRITTNEY LAWRENCE, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // F // Scarborough, Ontario
- Received first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Scored seven points in three games, including a trio of goals, during week
- Netted two goals, including game-winner, in victory over Indiana State
- Had a goal in win over Incarnate Word and an assist in tie at Missouri State
Also nominated: Andie Lazzerini, Fort Wayne; Krissy Kirkhoff, IUPUI; Amy Yang, North Dakota State; Chelsi Rohloff, Omaha
Previous recipients: Aug. 24 – Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Aug. 31 – Lauren Miller, North Dakota State; Sept. 8 – Sammie Villwock, South Dakota.
SIERRA BONHAM, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // GK // Red Deer, Alberta
- Earned second career Defensive Player of the Week award
- Recorded four-save shutout in 1-0 double overtime victory over North Dakota
- Made three crucial stops in second overtime against UND to preserve win and second shutout of season
- Had match-high 10 saves in overtime victory at Iowa State
- Posted a 2-0 record, 0.89 GAA and .875 Save Pct. during week
Also nominated: Kiley Dunning, Fort Wayne; Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI; Maddie Rhodes, Oral Roberts
Previous Recipients: Aug. 24 – Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI; Aug. 31 – Ryliegh Bohnenstiehl, Oral Roberts; Sept. 8 – Katlyn Schochenmaier, Omaha.
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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