NDSU’s Enderle, SDSU’s Hatcher, IUPUI’s Lipka Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week

NDSU’s Enderle, SDSU’s Hatcher, IUPUI’s Lipka Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week

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NDSU’s Enderle, SDSU’s Hatcher, IUPUI’s Lipka Named #SummitWSOC Players of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Holly Enderle and South Dakota State's Nicole Hatcher were named Summit League Women's Soccer Offensive Players of the Week and IUPUI goalkeeper Sophia Lipka received the league's Defensive Player of the Week award following their performances Sept. 12-18.

HOLLY ENDERLE, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
So.  // F // Plymouth, Minn.

  • Received her second career Player of the Week award, becoming the first repeat honoree of the season
  • Scored her second hat trick of the year with three goals, including game-winner, at UNC Asheville
  • Leads The Summit League with six goals on the season

NICOLE HATCHER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // F // Sioux Falls, S.D.

  • Garnered her first career Player of the Week honor
  • Scored game-winning goal against Drake and assisted on game-winner vs. Kansas City
  • Totaled four points (goal, two assists) during the week

Also nominated: Tori Minnich, IUPUI; Lexi Jones, Oral Roberts

Previous recipients: Aug. 22 – Chloee Foor, Fort Wayne; Aug. 29 – Hayley Shelton, IUPUI/Carlie Cook, Omaha; Sept. 6 – Kallianne Mogler, Fort Wayne / Holly Enderle, North Dakota State; Sept. 12 – Catherine Raster, IUPUI

SOPHIA LIPKE, IUPUI
Fr. // GK // Indianapolis, Ind.

  • Earned her first career Player of the Week award
  • Went 2-0 with wins over Evansville and Xavier while posting a 0.38 GAA during the week
  • Made 12 saves (.923 percentage) and ran her personal scoreless streak to 217 minutes before allowing a goal

Also nominated: Kiley Dunning, Fort Wayne; Paige Vincent, Oral Roberts; McKenzie Wolf, South Dakota State

Previous Recipients: Aug. 22 - Haley Shelton, Omaha; Aug. 29 - Monica Polgar, North Dakota State; Sept. 6 – Maggie Smither, South Dakota State; Sept. 12 – Lindsee Larson, South Dakota State


ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Celebrating its 35th season 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 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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