DENVER – Utah State’s Shantel Flanary and Louisiana Tech’s Caitlin Updyke have been named Verizon Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for the week of Aug. 15-21.
Flanary, a senior forward from Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS), scored both game-winning goals as the Aggies went 2-0 last week with wins against Weber State (1-0) and Portland State (2-1). Flanary connected on two of her four shots on goal to score the only goal against the Wildcats and the second goal against the Vikings. She scored two of USU’s three goals last week.
Updyke, a sophomore goalkeeper from Broomfield, Colo., (Broomfield HS), recorded the eighth and ninth shutouts of her career this past week in a 4-0 win over South Alabama and a 0-0 tie at Southern Miss. Updyke recorded 10 saves over the two contests, including three against South Alabama and seven against Southern Miss.
Other offensive nominees included: Fresno State junior forward Callie Hancock … Idaho junior forward Chelsea Small … Louisiana Tech freshman midfielder Abby Sentz.
Other defensive nominees included: Fresno State freshman goalkeeper Katie DeVault … Idaho senior goalkeeper Liz Boyden … Utah State senior forward Summer Tillotson.