Around the Leauge
- UConn’s Stephanie Ribeiro leads the nations in three major scoring categories. The redshirt senior currently leads the nation in total points (41) and game-winning goals (8). She is also tied for first in total goals (15). Ribeiro was also named the TDS Player of the Week on top of winning conference accolades this week
- Vanessa Gilles won her third Defensive Player of the Week award this season. She as well as Ribeiro have one the same respective awards three times this season. Gilles was also named honorable mention for the TDS Team of the Week.
- Memphis has scored a total of 14 goals in its last three matches. In her last match, Valerie Sanderson became the programs all-time leading goal scorer as she scored her 48th and 49th career goals.
- In their last two matches, the Cincinnati Bearcats have out shot their opponents 65-10. They face UCF on Thursday and
RV/NR USF on Sunday, which will be broadcast on the American Digital Network
- The American has had five of its ten teams receive votes in the NSCAA poll, including UConn who has been ranked in the Top 25 all season. This week, Three teams, UConn, USF and Memphis received votes.
- Head Coach Denise Schilte-Brown needs only one win to reach 100 at USF. She is in her 10th season with the program
Coming Up
Thursday, Oct. 20
Cincinnati at UCF - 7 p.m. ET
East Carolina at
RV/NRUSF - 7 p.m. ET
Tulsa at Houston - 8 p.m. ET
RV/NRMemphis at SMU - 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 22
21/16UConn at Temple - 1 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 23
East Carolina at UCF - 1 p.m. ET
Cincinnati at
RV/NRUSF - 1 p.m. ET
Tulsa at SMU - 2 p.m. ET
RV/NRMemphis at Houston - 2 p.m. ET