DENVER – Bakersfield’s Hedda Regefalk has been named Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, while Utah Valley’s Jessica Duffin has been named Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 29 through Oct. 5.
Regefalk, a sophomore forward from Stockholm, Sweden (Blackebergs Gymnasium), became the seventh Bakersfield women’s soccer player to record a hat trick against Seattle U. Regefalk’s hat trick is the third for CSUB at the Division I level and 11th overall for a member of the Roadrunner program. She scored all four goals on the week for the Roadrunners in their games against Utah Valley and Seattle U. Regefalk scored the first WAC hat trick for the 2014 season.
Duffin, a junior goal keeper from Smithfield, Utah (Skyview HS) recorded her WAC-best fifth shutout of the season on Sunday in a 2-0 win over Grand Canyon. Duffin recorded six saves on Sunday in the shutout against Grand Canyon. Duffin also helped the Wolverine’s to a 2-1 win over Bakersfield on Friday night, giving up only one goal and registering two saves.
Other offensive nominees included: Utah Valley senior midfielder Kim Stratford … Seattle U senior forward Stephanie Verdoia… Missouri-Kansas City sophomore Emily Herndon… Texas-Pan American’s freshman midfielder Aimie Inthoulay…New Mexico State senior forward Layla Todd.
Other defensive nominees included: Grand Canyon sophomore defender Jessica Valadez… Missouri-Kansas City senior Sarah Todd… Seattle U redshirt junior defender Kiana Kraft.