Women's Soccer

PSAC Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week - 6

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its sixth set of Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week for the 2026 season.  In the East,, Millersville's Aubrey Strohecker (Athlete of the Week) and West Chester's Grace Keen (Defensive Athlete of the Week) earned the honors. From the West, Gannon's Brooklyn Respecki (Athlete of the Week) and Lock Haven's Lily O'Brien (Defensive Athlete of the Week) were recognized.
 

PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week

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Aubrey Strohecker
Millersville
Forward
Senior
Lewistown, Pa. / Mifflin County

Strohecker put together a three-goal effort this past week to extend her lead atop the NCAA Division II goal-scoring leaderboard, as the senior leads the country with 15 goals. She opened the week by putting the Marauders ahead against No. 9 Kutztown before the match ended in a draw, then added two more goals Saturday against Mansfield, finding the back of the net twice within the opening 22 minutes to help Millersville to a 5-0 victory. Strohecker is now just three goals away from tying the Millersville single-season record and four goals away from tying the program's career record.
 


PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Grace Keen
West Chester
Goalkeeper
Senior
Lincoln University, Pa. / Avon Grove

Keen made 15 saves over the course of two victories last week as she led the Golden Rams to a 3-1 win over Shepherd at home on Wednesday with six stops before making nine saves in a 3-0 shutout victory over Bloomsburg on Saturday. With those victories, West Chester is now 8-1-1 overall and 7-1-1 in league play and Keen is just four wins shy of matching Hilary Smart for second in team history in wins with 54 as she picked up her 50th career victory on Saturday afternoon.
 


PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Week

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Brooklyn Respecki
Gannon
Forward
Senior
McKean, Pa. / General McLane

Respecki helped lead Gannon to a 2-0 week with two goals and two assists for six points. Respecki had a hand in all three goals in Gannon's 3-0 victory at Seton Hill, assisting on the first two goals before scoring the final goal of the match. She followed that performance by scoring Gannon's second goal in a 2-0 victory over IUP, helping the Golden Knights defeat the Crimson Hawks for the first time since 2023.
 


PSAC Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Lily O'Brien
Lock Haven
Goalkeeper
Sophmore
Magnolia, Del. / Caravel Academy

O’Brien turned in a standout two-way week for Lock Haven, totaling one goal and two assists while helping the Bald Eagles go 1-0-1 in PSAC West action and remain unbeaten at home.O’Brien scored the eventual game-winning goal in Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over Clarion, finding the back of the net in the 21st minute to complete Lock Haven’s comeback from an early 1-0 deficit.She followed with a pair of assists in Saturday’s 2-2 Homecoming draw against Seton Hill. O’Brien set up Maci Shaffer’s equalizer in the 55th minute and later assisted Bryn Constanzer’s game-tying goal in the 82nd minute as the Bald Eagles rallied from deficits twice.O’Brien finished the two-match week with four points on one goal and two assists, placing all three of her shots on goal. Her presence in the midfield was instrumental in Lock Haven securing four conference points and extending its unbeaten home record.