PSAC Women’s Soccer Athletes of the Week — 2
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference office announced this week’s women’s soccer athletes of the week. In the PSAC East, Natalie Holmes of Bloomsburg University captured offensive honors and Kylee MacLeod of Kutztown University earned defensive athlete of the week. Over in the PSAC West, Morgan Wissner of Edinboro University took offensive honors and Grace Kenyon captured defensive athlete of the week.
EAST
Athlete of the Week
Bloomsburg University
Natalie Holmes
Graduate Student
Defender
Laurel, Md./Archbishop Spalding
Holmes scored the Huskies’ only goal in the 1-1 tie with East Stroudsburg. She got the Huskies on the board first with a goal in the 32
nd minute. Holmes recorded a penalty kick goal and an assist in the 4-0 win over Mansfield.
Defensive Athlete of the Week
Kutztown University
Kylee MacLeod
Junior
Defender
Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
MacLeod scored her first career goal in the 16
th minute against East Stroudsburg to put the Golden Bears on the board in the 4-0 win. MacLeod and the Kutztown defense kept both of their opponents off the board this week.
WEST
Athlete of the Week
Edinboro University
Morgan Wissner
Freshman
Forward
Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls
Wissner scored two game-winning goals this week. Her unassisted goal in the 75
th minute against Mercyhurst secured the 2-1 win for the Fighting Scots. Wissner put the Fighting Scots on the board in the 34
th minute against IUP en route to a 2-0 victory.
Defensive Athlete of the Week
Seton Hill University
Grace Kenyon
Junior
Goalkeeper
Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington
Kenyon posted her second shutout in two games. She faced 26 shots and recorded seven saves in the 1-0 win over Gannon.
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.