Charlotte Athletics

Charlotte, Memphis, South Florida Earn Weekly Women’s Soccer Honors

09.28.26

IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the weekly women’s soccer honors for the seventh week of the 2026 season. 
Offensive Player of the Week 
Evie Craven, Sr., F, Charlotte 
Craven was the leading conference scorer with two goals and one assist in a 1-0-1 week for Charlotte. Craven assisted on the winning goal and scored an insurance goal in a 3-0 shutout of UNT before scoring the equalizer in the 31st minute of a 1-1 draw against UTSA.
Defensive Player of the Week 
Yuna Nagata, So., MF, Memphis 
The Memphis defense posted a second straight shutout during a 2-0 conference win against Rice, limiting the Owls to five shots on goal during the victory. Along with playing the full 90 minutes in the defensive midfield, Nagata was credited with an assist on a Memphis insurance goal in the 81st minute. 
Midfielder and Freshman of the Week 
Abby Forsgren, Fr., MF, Memphis 
Forsgren logged a goal and three assists for Memphis in an unbeaten week. Forsgren scored the only goal in a spirited 1-1 battle with South Florida before assisting on three of the first four goals for the Tigers in a 5-0 shutout of Florida Atlantic. 
 
Goalkeeper of the Week 
Gaby Rourke, So., South Florida 
Rourke was sensational for South Florida in a nationally televised 1-1 draw at home against Memphis, logging a conference season-high 14 saves. Rourke made seven saves in the second half to allow the Bulls to find the equalizer in the 52nd minute and earn a conference point. 
Honorable Mention 
Avery Berryman, Sr., F, UAB 
Berryman scored the match-winning goal in the 70th minute of a 1-0 shutout of Florida Atlantic before attempting four total shots (two on goal) in a 2-1 win over East Carolina. 
Harlee Head, Grad, GK, Charlotte 
Head made six saves in a 3-0 shutout of UNT and added a save in a 1-1 draw with UTSA. 
Neerali Kapadia, Fr., MF, Rice  
Kapadia assisted on the first three Rice goals in an eventual 5-1 home win over Temple. 
Aniya Facen, Jr., F, Tulsa  
Facen assisted on the winning and final Tulsa goals and scored an insurance tally in the 73rd minute for a four-point match in a 3-0 shutout of Rice. 
Maddy Nigey, Jr., GK, Tulsa  
Nigey was credited with six saves (five in the second half alone) of a 3-0 shutout of Rice, lowering Nigey’s goals-against average to a conference-best 0.71 thus far this season.