DENVER ? After a successful week for Western Athletic Conference teams, the WAC has selected its Players of the Week for the week of Sept. 8-14. Hawai?i senior Taryn Fukuroku was named Offensive Player of the Week, while San Jose State goalkeeper Jordan-Michelle Santos received defensive honors.
Fukuroku, a forward from Wailuku, Maui (Maui HS), finished the weekend with a team-high six points. She posted goal and an assist in a tie (3-3, 2OT) at New Mexico, an assist in a 1-2 loss to Pacific as well as a goal in a 5-0 win over San Francisco. She finished with two goals and two assists as the Rainbow Wahine went 1-1-1 on the weekend. Fukuroku also had nine shots in the three matches. The senior is now tied for the most points in the WAC with nine and has a total of three goals and three assists on the season. It is her first career Player of the Week honor in her four year career.
Santos, freshman from Cypress, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS), recorded her third collegiate shutout after a 1-0 overtime victory over Sacramento State. She played all 94 minutes in the win and recorded two saves on 12 shots. Santos, now boasts a 1.55 goals against average. She is also tied for first in the WAC with 5.33 saves per game average. It is her second Player of the Week honor of the season. She was awarded Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1.
Other offensive nominees included: San Jose State’s Emmy Belding, her game-winning goal in the 94th minute to secure the Spartans’ 1-0 victory against Sacramento State. Kristen Sevier of Louisiana Tech had another dominate weekend when she finished with a WAC-high seven points on three goals and one assist in wins against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-0) and Delta State (2-0). Megan Ashjian of Fresno State recorded a game-winning goal against Florida International (1-0), the victory secured the Bulldogs’ second-consecutive win. Utah State’s Lauren Hansen had a three-point match (1g, 1a) against UTEP to secure a 2-0 victory.
Other defensive nominees included: Cat Buchanan and Jean Bernard collectively posted two shutouts for the Lady Techsters after an 8-0 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and a 3-0 win over Delta State. Kaitlyn Revel recorded her second-straight shutout and one save against Florida International (1-0). Alyssa Lowry of Utah State was part of a solid defense that allowed three goals in two matches last week (0-2 L at Utah, 2-1 W vs. UTEP).