MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After leading the No. 2-ranked Mountaineers to two home conference victories over the weekend, Michaela Abam and Kadeisha Buchanan of the West Virginia University women’s soccer team have earned their second Big 12 Conference honors of the season.
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Poll also was released today, and the Mountaineers (10-1-1, 2-0) moved up one spot to No. 3.
Abam, a junior forward, was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in her career, while Buchanan, a senior center back, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the fifth time since 2013.