DENVER – Grand Canyon's Lindsey Prokop and UTRGV's Macie Blohowiak been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for September 13 through 19.
Prokop, a junior forward from Omaha, Neb., led the Lopes in goals with two over the past week. The two goals served as an opener to what turned into a big 4-1 win over UCSD, Sunday. With the two goals, Prokop is now leading the Lopes in goals scored this season with a total of four.
Blohowiak, a freshman goalkeeper from Granbury, Texas, recorded a total of 4 saves and her first collegiate shutout this past week. She was in the net when the Vaqueros scored a 3-0 shutout win over Lady of the Lake, Wednesday.
Other offensive nominees: Abilene Christian's Caylen Wright scored the Wildcats' winning goal on their 2-1 win over Grambling, Sunday … Chicago State's Hailey Stacey scored the Cougars' first goal of last week on their 2-3 loss against Bellarmine, Thursday … Dixie State's Brynlee Roberts went two for two for the Trailblazers when she scored two goals on their 2-1 win over Southern Utah, Thursday … Lamar's Laura Linares scored the Cardinals' winning goal on their 2-0 win over Luisiana College, Thursday … NM State's Megan Ormson scored the Aggies' sole goal of the past week in their 1-2 loss against New Mexico, Thursday … Seattle U's Bailey Hall scored the game-winning goal for the Redhawks on minute 86 of their 2-1 win over Cal Poly, Sunday … UT Rio Grande Valley's Emily Zapata scored a pair of goals this past week playing a major role on the Vaqueros' 3-0 win over Lady of the Lake, Wednesday.
Other defensive nominees: Abilene Christian's Liliy Foster was in the net for the Wildcats on their 2-1 win over Grambling, Sunday … California Baptist's Romy Salvador recorded her second shutout of the season on the Lancers' 0-0 draw against Idaho, Thursday. The shutout puts her fourth in the program's all-time career shutouts with 15 … Chicago State's Lauren Reiber played a major role in the Cougars' defensive line on their narrow 2-3 loss against Bellarmine, Thursday … Dixie State's Kayla Gonzales recorded a total of 11 saves over the course of the week, contributing to the 2-1 win over Southern Utah, Thursday … Grand Canyon's Mina Ghazizadeh showed versatility as she contributed offensively with one goal and an assist while being part of a defense that only allowed one goal on the Lopes' 4-1 win over UCSD, Sunday … Lamar's Carina Leal helped limit the shots made on goal against the Cardinals to only four and contributed offensively with a goal on their 2-0 win over Louisiana College, Thursday … Seattle U's Michele Adam played a big role in the Redhawks' strong defensive line while contributing offensively with one goal on their 2-1 win over Cal Poly, Sunday.