TARA SPARKS OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior defender from McAllen, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Friday, October 7th through Sunday, October 13th. 

Sparks  led Trinity to a pair of SCAC victories over the weekend,  including a shutout of Southwestern on Tuesday night.

Sparks and the Tiger defense recorded their eighth shutout of the season on Tuesday, followed by a 7-1 win over Dallas on Friday evening. Sparks also assisted on the gamewinning goal against Dallas, marking her fourth assist this season.

For the season, Sparks has started all 13 Trinity games, and the Tigers have allowed just five total goals in those games. She has recorded four assists to lead all defenders for Trinity.