PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s soccer honors for the week ending Aug. 21.
Offensive Player of the Week
Valerie Sanderson * Sr. * F * Memphis
Sanderson scored three of the six goals recorded by Memphis over the weekend. She scored one goal and had one assist in the Tigers victory over Southeastern Louisiana. Sanderson scored both goals against Western Kentucky in the 2-0 shutout.
Defensive Player of the Week
Carlotta Fennefoss * Sr. * D * USF
Fennefoss scored her first career goal against FIU which gave USF a 1-0 lead in the match. The senior defender assisted a backline that held Louisiana Monroe to just two shots and FIU to just four shots.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Emily Armstrong * Sr. * UConn
Armstrong recorded back-to-back shutouts over the weekend to give the Huskies a 2-0 start to the season. Armstrong made a total of seven saves to kick off the 2016 season.
Rookie of the Week
Gabrielle LoPresti * Fr. * MF * Cincinnati
LoPresti earned the start in her first collegiate match against Dayton. She scored her first goal of the season on a penalty kick in the 12
th minute. Her goal is the eighth-fastest goal scored for the Bearcats in the past five years.
Weekly Honor Roll
Hannah Dauzat * Jr. * MF * Houston
Had a hat trick against Texas Southern on Friday, second in program history for goals scored by an individual in a single game
Stephanie Ribeiro * RS-Sr. * F * UConn
Scored both game-winning goals for the Huskies in their weekend matches against Northeastern and Boston University
Leticia Skeete * Sr. * F * USF
Scored a goal in each of the victories for the Bulls including the game-winning goal against Louisiana Monroe
Natalie Smith * RS-Sr. * GK * Cincinnati
Recorded six saves in the Bearcats victory over Dayton, moves into a tie for fifth on Cincinnati’s win list as she won her 21
st match as a goalkeeper
Jessica Lisi * Fr. * MF * Memphis
Played every minute in the Tigers two victories, recorded both assists in the Tigers 2-0 victory of Western Kentucky