IUPUI’s Kirkhoff, UNO’s Schochenmaier Receive #SummitWSOC Weekly Awards

9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI forward Krissy Kirkhoff was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Omaha goalkeeper Katlyn Schochenmaier received the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Sept. 14-20.

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

Collected fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award, her first of 2015 season
Totaled eight points on two goals and two assists in pair of victories
Assisted on game-winning goals against both Marian and Murray State
Took over league led in assists (6) and already tied for IUPUI's single-season record

Also nominated: Kassidy Simpkins, Fort Wayne; Lauren Miller, North Dakota State; Kayla Keller, Oral Roberts; Danielle Anderson, South Dakota; Diana Potterveld, South Dakota State

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.

KATLYN SCHOCHENMAIER, OMAHA
So. // GK // Norwalk, Iowa

Earned second Defensive Player of the Week award in three-week span
Became first Summit League player this season to earn multiple weekly awards
Recorded a shutout victory while posting a 1-1 record with a 0.43 GAA and .933 save percentage during week
Made 10 saves in 1-0 overtime win over Northern Colorado

Also nominated: Kiley Dunning, Fort Wayne; Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI; Victoria Kapel, Western Illinois

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.

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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