USD’s Villwock, Omaha’s Schochenmaier Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week

9/8/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota forward Sammie Villwock was named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Omaha goalkeeper Katlyn Schochenmaier collected the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Aug. 31-Sept. 6.

SAMMIE VILLWOCK, SOUTH DAKOTA
Fr. // F // Lake Villa, Ill.

Garnered first career Offensive Player of the Week award
Scored first collegiate hat trick and second in The Summit League this season
Totaled seven points, playing a part in each goal in USD's 4-3 overtime victory vs. Green Bay
Scored the golden goal and each of the Coyotes' final three goals in the match
Currently tied for second in The Summit League in goals (three) and tied for third in points (seven)

Also nominated: Brooke Bishir, Fort Wayne; Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Hanna Norman, North Dakota State

Previous recipients: Aug. 24 – Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Aug. 31 – Lauren Miller, North Dakota State

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

Earned first career Defensive Player of the Week award
Faced 27 shots and made career-high 15 saves to tie school record in draw against North Dakota
Collected 18 saves and recorded a .900 save pct. in 155 minutes over two appearances during week
Became Omaha's first Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honoree

Also nominated: Leia Peterman, IUPUI; Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State; Sydney Hardin, South Dakota

Previous Recipients: Aug. 24 – Catherine Schmidt, IUPUI; Aug. 31 – Ryliegh Bohnenstiehl, Oral Roberts

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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