CAITLIN ROACH OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a first-year defender from Manvel, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, October 16th through Sunday, October 22nd. SCAC Women's Soccer Release (Week 8)
Roach held down a back line that posted a pair of SCAC shutouts last weekend in wins over Austin College and Dallas. She demonstrated great leadership and confidence in both fixtures, displaying strong one on one defending and winning a number of 50/50 balls to limit opponents in the offensive third of the field. Roach and her efforts have helped TLU post four shutouts in the last six fixtures. The Bulldogs have allowed just three goals in SCAC play this year, the second fewest in the league.
Sophomore defender Lauren Powell of Southwestern anchored a Pirate defensive effort that allowed just one goal earned a pair of SCAC victories last weekend at home over Dallas and Austin College. Powell and the Pirates limited opponents to just six total shots, only four on target in the two wins. Junior defender Kayla Thomlinson of St. Thomas played all 180 minutes in the Celts’ two conference matches last weekend, allowing just two goals including earning the team’s first conference win over Schreiner. Thomlinson’s efforts helped limit Trinity to just one goal in a tight loss, the fewest goals the Tigers have scored in any SCAC contest this year. Senior defender Bailey Meyer of Trinity led the Tigers to a pair of shutout wins over the weekend, clinching the top seed at the SCAC Tournament with the results. The Tigers limited St. Thomas to just two shots in Friday's 1-0 win on the road, then Meyer and the defense held Centenary shot-less over the weekend finale at home on Sunday. Meyer also chipped in with a goal to close out the first-half scoring of the lopsided 9-0 victory. The two shutouts bring Trinity's season total to seven clean sheets, including six in the last seven games - all against conference opponents.
| SCAC Women's Soccer Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Kenedie Lane, Austin College |
| Week 2 | Ilsa Newland, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Madison Ersoff, Centenary College |
| Week 4 | Kenedie Lane, Austin College |
| Week 5 | Bailey Meyer, Trinity University |
| Week 6 | Bailey Meyer, Trinity University |
| Week 7 | Ilsa Newland, Trinity University |
| Week 8 | Caitlin Roach, Texas Lutheran University |
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