IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the weekly women’s soccer honors for the ninth week of the 2026 season.

Offensive Player of the Week
Ai Kitagawa, Jr., M, Memphis
Kitagawa was the leading scorer in the American during a 2-0 Memphis week, logging three goals and two assists for eight total points. Kitagawa notched a goal and two assists in a 4-0 win over Tulsa before scoring twice, including an 84th minute penalty kick, to lead the Tigers over Charlotte 2-1.

Defensive Player of the Week
Sofia Peters, So., D, UTSA
The UTSA defense shut out South Florida in a 3-0 and held the UAB offense in check during a 2-1 victory. Peters also notched the first UTSA tally in the UAB with a golazo strike from nearly 60 yards away from goal.

Midfielder of the Week
Ai Kitagawa, Jr., M, Memphis
Kitagawa was the leading scorer in the American during a 2-0 Memphis week, logging three goals and two assists for eight total points. Kitagawa notched a goal and two assists in a 4-0 win over Tulsa before scoring twice, including an 84th minute penalty kick, to lead the Tigers over Charlotte 2-1.

Goalkeeper of the Week
Lily Holden, So., Florida Atlantic
Holden picked up clean sheets in both starts for Florida Atlantic last week, turning aside five shots each in a 2-0 win over UNT and a 3-0 triumph against Tulsa.

Freshman of the Week
Lola Hathorne, M, Florida Atlantic
Hathorne posted a goal and two assists in an unbeaten week for Florida Atlantic, assisting on the insurance goal in a 2-0 shutout of UNT before scoring the match-winner and adding an assist in a 3-0 win against Tulsa.

Honorable Mention
Lailah Stewart, Sr., F, UAB
Stewart secured a second straight brace for UAB by scoring on both official shot attempts in a 3-0 shutout win at Rice.

Evie Craven, Sr., F, Charlotte
Craven turned in a third multi-goal performance in five starts for Charlotte after logging two goals in a 4-0 shutout of East Carolina.

Sutton Markee, Jr., M/F, Florida Atlantic
Markee scored a goal in each of Florida Atlantic’s two wins last week, recording the match-winner in a 2-0 shutout of UNT and an insurance goal in a 3-0 victory at Tulsa.

Ava Galani, So., GK, Memphis
Galani registered four saves in a 4-0 clean sheet against Tulsa and turned away four shots in a 2-1 victory over Charlotte for unbeaten Memphis.

Jasmine Kessler, Sr., GK, UTSA
Kessler made five saves for UTSA in a 3-0 shutout of South Florida and added six stops with no goals allowed in the run of play in a 2-1 victory against UAB.

Ana Zivkovic, Fr., GK, Temple
Zivkovic made six saves in a 1-0 shutout of South Florida, the sixth clean sheet of the season for the Temple goalkeeper.