IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the weekly women’s soccer honors for the 12th week of the 2026 season.

Offensive Player of the Week
Ellis Kelly, So., F, Memphis
Kelly was the leading scorer in the conference with two goals and an assist during a 3-0 win against East Carolina last week. Kelly scored the match-winning goal in the 14th minute and added an insurance goal in the 71st minute, picking up an assist in the 32nd minute.

Defensive Player of the Week
Ally Casey, Jr., D, Memphis
The Memphis defense held East Carolina and UAB to a combined four shots on goal to finish an unbeaten conference season. Casey played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 clean sheet against ECU and a 2-1 victory over UAB.

Midfielder of the Week
Lucie Bertrand, Sr., Charlotte
Bertrand scored a goal in each of the final two Charlotte regular season matches of the year, notching the winner in the 37th minute of a 3-0 shutout of Temple.

Goalkeeper of the Week
Gaby Rourke, R-So., South Florida
Rourke was credited with 17 saves during a 1-1 week for South Florida, making seven stops in a 1-0 defeat against UAB before turning aside 10 shots in a 2-1 victory at East Carolina.

Freshman of the Week
Abby Forsgren, M, Memphis
Forsgren scored a goal and added two assists in a 2-0 Memphis week, registering two helpers in a 3-0 win over East Carolina before notching the opening goal in a 2-1 victory against UAB.

Honorable Mention
Evie Craven, Sr., F, Charlotte
Craven scored a goal and added an assist with six total shot attempts (four on goal) for Charlotte in a 3-0 shutout of Temple.

Ai Kitagawa, Jr., M, Memphis
Kitagawa attempted 13 total shots during the week (six on goal), scoring the winning goal and adding an assist for Memphis in a 2-1 victory versus UAB.

Mia Bernard, Sr., M, UNT
Bernard closed the regular season with a goal and two assists on three shot attempts (two on goal) for UNT in a 4-1 win at Tulsa.

Claire Niedermeier, Jr., F, UNT
Niedermeier assisted on the first goal of the match before scoring an insurance goal later in the contest during a 4-1 UNT triumph at Tulsa.

Sarah Margaret Seabrook, 5th, GK, UNT
Seabrook was credited with six saves in a 2-0 UNT week, making two stops in a 2-1 win versus UTSA before making four saves in a 4-1 victory at Tulsa.