There were a bunch of outstanding women’s soccer performances, especially from teams looking to push towards the top of the national rankings. Texas Tech jumped into the Top 10, and Purdue’s big wins got them into the Top 20.
Here’s all of our Week 9 awards for women’s soccer:
Team of the Week
Texas Tech
Texas Tech finished last week with two wins and two shutouts both on the road. Their recent run of form has put them in the Top 10 and are one of two teams in the Top 25 who are still unbeaten. Tech has another big road game this week against BYU.
Offensive Player of the Week
Ai Kitagawa – Junior – Midfielder – Memphis
Ai Kitagawa had a massively productive week with three goal contributions against Tulsa (1g/2a), and a brace against Charlotte. Kitagawa now has 12 GCs this season (7g/5a). She is two goal contributions away from setting a season personal best.
Defensive Player of the Week
Emilia Deppe – Junior – Fullback – Purdue
Emilia Deppe scored and assisted in a wild 6-5 shootout against Michigan. After that, Deppe scored in Purdue’s massive weekend win against Top 5 Michigan State. Deppe and Purdue are now unbeaten in seven straight and have pushed their way into the Top 20.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Sophie Dawe – Senior – Kansas
Sophie Dawe had two shutouts this past week and now has four clean sheets in her last five games. With the senior’s five saves from the week her save rate has improved to 78% on the year which is on pace to be her personal best.
Freshman of the Week
Lola Hathorne – Midfielder – FAU
Lola Hathorne had an assist on the road against North Texas and then followed up that performance with her first game-winning goal in her career against Tulsa. Hathorne now has a goal contribution in three straight games and has now reached double digit GCs in her freshman campaign (6g/5a).
