Women's Soccer

PSAC Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week - 5

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its fifth set of Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week for the 2025 season. From the Eastern Division, West Chester's Kianna Barber (Athlete of the Week) and Shippensburg's Kirstin Brown (Defensive Athlete of the Week) earned the honors. In the West, IUP's Elle Smith (Athlete) and Madison Miller (Defensive) were selected.
 
PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week

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Kianna Barber
West Chester
Forward
Sophomore
Browns Mills, N.J. / BCIT

Barber continued her outstanding stretch of soccer with two goals last week, scoring against both East Stroudsburg and Shepherd in a 1-0-1 week for the Golden Rams. With six goals in seven games and one in each of her last four games, Barber scored her first goal of the week in the second half against East Stroudsburg on Wednesday before scoring the first goal of the game against Shepherd on Saturday.
 


PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Kirstin Brown
Shippensburg
Goalkeeper
Redshirt Junior
Hershey, Pa. / Cedar Crest

Brown totaled 13 saves in a solid four-point week for the Raiders (1-0-1). The redshirtjunior goalkeeper made nine saves and earned a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Kutztown Wednesday at home, including a diving save to deny KU's Corinne Morgan on a near-post strike almost immediately following Shippensburg's go-ahead tally. Her nine saves in that game marked her second most in a game this season (10 at Shepherd on Sept. 10) and was SU's first win over Kutztown since 2014 and the program's first regulation victory over the Golden Bears since 2013. The Raiders had been 0-12-2 over their last fourteen games in the series. On Saturday, Brown made four saves as the Raiders earned an precious road point in a 1-1 draw at Lock Haven.


PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Week

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Elle Smith
IUP
Forward/Midfield
Junior
Clearfield, Pa. / Clearfield

Smith scored two more goals this week in two games against California (a 4-0 win) and Gannon (a 1-1 draw.) She recorded four shots, all of which were on goal. Elle has scored at least one goal in seven of the Crimson Hawks' nine games, scoring multiple goals in four of them. 
 


PSAC Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Madison Miller
Gannon
Defender
Freshman
Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny

Miller received national recognition this week with her first collegiate goal — a highlight-reel strike versus Slippery Rock that landed at No. 4 on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 Plays — while helping anchor a defense that surrendered just one goal across two matches. The freshman defender’s poise and positioning were key in Gannon’s 3–0 win over The Rock (in which she also assisted on a goal) and the 1–1 draw with IUP, as the Golden Knights limited opponents to only 10 total shots and one goal on the week.