ALICE NELSON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, a freshman forward from Jackson, Tenn., has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 29th through Sunday, October 5th.

Nelson led the Crusaders to a pair of huge wins at home this past weekend over Schreiner and Texas Lutheran to propel Dallas to second in the SCAC Standings.

Nelson broke a 1-1 tie in the 77th minute against Schreiner, scoring the go-ahead goal to give Dallas a huge 2-1 victory. Later in the week, she scored in the 38th minute against Texas Lutheran to extend the lead to two goals en rout to a 2-1 win over the Bulldogs.

For the season, Nelson is now second on the team in goals scored with three and points with six. 

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman forward Kyli Scott of Austin College tallied a fantastic goal in a 2-1 victory over Schreiner, heading home a corner kick two minutes into the game to put Austin College on top early. Scott was a threat all weekend, totaling four shots, including two shots on goal. Freshman defender Mackenzie Millican of Southwestern scored the game winning goal against Centenary to lead the Pirates to a 1-1 weekend in conference play. Junior forward Sioned Kirkpatrick of Texas Lutheran played a role in both of the Bulldogs' goals over the weekend as she got the week started by scoring the game-winning goal in TLU's 1-0 win over Austin College. Junior midfielder Maggie Olvera of Trinity led #3 Trinity's offense in a pair of SCAC victories over the past week, winning a road game at Southwestern, then capping things off with a home win over Centenary. Olvera nabbed a goal in each game, and also added an assist in the win over Centenary on Friday night. Centenary and Schrener did not nominate anyone.