Offensive Player of the Week
Kelsi McLaughlin, Northern Illinois, Forward
Junior, Greenfield Central (Greenfield, Ind.)
McLaughlin scored a first half buzzer beater which turned out to be the game winning goal in the Huskies 1-0 over Illinois State on Thursday. She again scored on Sunday as she opened the scoring in NIU's 2-1 win over Valparaiso in the fifth minute by getting past two defenders.
Defensive Player of the Week
Penelope Cuirinier, Akron, Goalkeeper
Redshirt Junior, Mionnay, France (Lycée Lumière)
Akron redshirt junior goalkeeper Penelope Cuirinier was again stellar in goal this past week helping the Zips post their fourth and fifth consecutive shutouts with a pair of 1-0 victories.