DENVER ? Hawai’i forward Ambree Ako and Fresno State goalkeeper Kaity Revel have been named the Western Athletic Conference Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for the week of Oct. 29 ? Nov. 4. This is the second WAC Player of the Week honor this season for both Ako and Revel.
Ako, a sophomore forward from Aiea, Hawaii (Aiea), led Hawai’i to two league victories last weekend, tallying three goals and three assists to help the Rainbow Wahine clinch their third-ever WAC regular season title. Ako netted a goal and an assist in the 5-0 win over Boise State and added another two goals and two assists in the 7-0 shutout against Idaho. Ako has now tallied at least one point in eight-straight matches, including all seven WAC matches, and leads the WAC in points (20) and assists (6) in league matches and is tied for the lead in goals (7). The two Hawai’i victories last weekend guaranteed the Rainbow Wahine the No. 1 seed in the WAC Soccer Tournament in Boise, Idaho this weekend.
Revel, a native of San Mateo, Calif. (Aragon), recorded her league-leading eighth shutout of the season in the 2-0 blanking of non-conference foe Cal-Stake Bakersfield on Thursday. Revel also registered nine saves in two weekend matches, allowing just one goal in the match against Nevada, recording a narrow 0.90 GAA last weekend. She also registered an assist in the 3-1 win over the Wolf Pack on Sunday. Fresno State has secured the No. 3 spot in the WAC Tournament and will face Nevada in the first-round, looking to advance to take on the host No. 2 Boise State.
Other offensive nominees included: Shannon Saxton of Boise State led the Broncos to a road victory at San Jose State, recording both goals in the 2-0 victory, and extending her school records for goals and points to 17 and 39, respectively ... Amanda Reyes of Fresno State earned six points on three goals, including the game-winning goal against Nevada, and has netted five goals in the Bulldogs’ last three matches ... Erika Teixeira of Idaho notched one goal in last weekend’s match against San Jose State that kept the Vandals in the hunt for a conference tournament berth, also giving Idaho its first WAC win in over two years ... Lauren Hansen of Utah State tallied a hat trick in the 10-1 route of Louisiana Tech, adding to her team-leading nine goals and 18 points.
Other defensive nominees included: Chelsea Deptula of Hawai’i helped the Rainbow Wahine capture their third-ever WAC regular season title with back-to-back shutouts against Boise State and Idaho, and also netted the game-winning goal in the 5-0 win over Boise State ... Anna Sandman of Idaho broke the school record for saves in a season with 92, after recording six last weekend in matches against San Jose State and Hawai’i ... Sydne Porter of Utah State led the Aggies defensive charge in their victory over Louisiana Tech, and also tallied two down-field assists to set up two scores for her teammates.
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