IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly women’s soccer awards for the final week of the regular season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Maddie Dichiara, So., M, Houston
Dichiara scored the first goal and assisted on the third as the Cougars picked up their first-ever win over UCF with a 3-1 victory on April 11.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caroline Duncan, Jr., D, Memphis
Duncan played all 90 minutes on the Tiger backline that limited East Carolina to one shot on goal and also added the assist on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory on Sunday.
GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Martinez, Jr., USF
Martinez matched a career high with seven saves in USF’s 1-1 draw with Cincinnati
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Lauren Bastian, Fr., M, Cincinnati
Bastian assisted on the Bearcats’ game-tying goal in the 84
th minute in Cincinnati’s 1-1 tie with USF.
HONOR ROLL
Sophie Gorman, Sr., F/M, Cincinnati
Gorman recorded the 84
th-minute game-tying goal in the Bearcats’ 1-1 draw with USF.
Anna Rexford, Fr., GK, Cincinnati
Rexford made five saves in the Bearcats’ 1-1 draw with USF.
Clarissa Larisey, Sr., F, Memphis
Larisey scored the lone goal in the Tigers’ 1-0 win over East Carolina.
Fanny Pelletier-Laroche, Sr., M, USF
Pelletier-Laroche scored the opening goal in the Bulls’ 1-1 draw with Cincinnati.
Neha Igwe, Sr., F, Tulsa
Igwe closed out Tulsa’s season in style with a pair of goals in the Golden Hurricane’s 7-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.