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SLIAC Players of the Week - October 24

SLIAC Players of the Week - October 24

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players of the Week for October 24, 2022

     
Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
 

Brandon O'Dell, Fontbonne University

O'Dell notched two goals in two games last week for the Griffins. He helped extend his team's lead in a 2-0 win over Blackburn and gave his team the lead by scoring the first goal of the game against Eureka. He finished with four points and seven shots on the week and now has five goals on the season.

Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
  E.G. Pierce, Principia College

A senior defender Pierce led a Panther defense that recorded back-to-back shutouts against conference opponents. He helped shut down the Spalding and Webster offensive attacks and hand the Gorloks their first loss against a conference member in 37 games. 

Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week    
 

Krystal Kohenskey, Fontbonne University

Kohenskey picks up her second weekly award this season after netting four goals with two assists in two wins last week. She had the game-winning goal against Blackburn and followed with three goals and two assists against Eureka. She finished the week with 10 points and 18 shots.

Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week    
 

Taryn Banfield, Webster University

Banfield registered her 31st career shutout for the Gorloks in a win over Eureka last week. The senior keeper is now the program leader in shutouts and lowers her goals-against average this season to 0.93.

Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week    
 

Mia Bonacorsi, Greenville University

Picking up her third weekly award this fall, Bonacorsi led the Panthers to a 3-1 win over Westminster. The senior outside hitter finished the match with 15 kills and 19 digs while hitting .286 and adding three aces. She totaled 18 points in the match, averaging 4.5 points per set.

Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week    
 

Cassie Gray, Webster University

Gray averaged 4.93 digs per set in four matches last week for the Gorloks. The sophomore libero had a high of 32 digs, doing so in a four-set win over Spalding and twice reaching 20 digs in a match. She totaled 74 digs on the week and added two aces.

Other Notables

  • Jake Edmondson, Eureka College (Men's Soccer) With his team down a man, he scored the game-winner in the 86th minute against Fontbonne.
  • Jordan Lande, Webster University (Women's Soccer) Recorded a hat-trick, scoring on all three of her shots, in a win over Eureka.
  • Emma Pramik, Fontbonne University (Volleyball) Had 55 digs, 12 service aces, and 12 assists in four matches on the week.