ARLINGTON, Texas– Utah Valley's Heather Stainbrook and California Baptist’s Noa Shumacher have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, for the match week ending on Monday, Oct. 24.
Stainbrook, a junior midfielder, scored four goals in UVU’s two road wins at Abilene Christian and Tarleton last week to move into a tie for the top spot in the WAC standings and secure a spot at the upcoming WAC Tournament. Stainbrook recorded a pair of braces, scoring two goals in the 4-1 win at ACU and two more goals in the 6-1 win at Tarleton. She led UVU with four goals, eight points and 14 shots over the two matches.
Shumacher, a graduate goalkeeper, had another strong defensive presence in the Lancers shutout victory over Utah Tech and a tie against Southern Utah. Shumacher has now been named the TicketSmarter WAC Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. Schumacher has a total of 80 saves on the season with an average of 6.15 per game along with a save percentage of .842.
2022 TicketSmarter WAC Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Heather Stainbrook, Jr., M, Utah Valley (Oct. 25)
Gianna Gourley, Jr., F, Grand Canyon (Oct. 18)
U’l Kaaihue, Fr., M, Seattle U (Oct. 11)
Faith Webber, So., F, Utah Valley (Oct.4)
Whitney Wangsgard, R-Fr., F, Southern Utah (Sept. 27)
Karli Nyland, Jr., F, Utah Tech (Sept. 20)
Caylen Wright, Sr., F/MD, Abilene Christian (Sept. 13)
Gianna Gourley, Jr., F, Grand Canyon (Sept. 6)
Gianna Gourley, Jr., F, Grand Canyon (Aug. 30)
Sammie Sofonia, Fr., F, Southern Utah (Aug. 23)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Noa Shumacher, Gr., G, California Baptist (Oct. 25)
Michele Adam, Sr., D, Seattle U (Oct.18)
Kayla Thompson, Sr., GK, Utah Tech (Oct. 11)
Makenna Gottschalk, Gr., GK, NM State (Oct. 4)
Noa Schumacher, Gr., GK, California Baptist (Sept. 27)
Noa Schumacher, Gr., GK, California Baptist (Sept. 20)
Kayla Thompson, Sr., GK, Utah Tech (Sept. 13)
Makenna Gottschalk, 5th Year, GK, NM State (Sept. 6)
Noa Schumacher, Grad, GK, California Baptist (Aug. 30)
Kait Raffensperger, So., D, Seattle U (Aug. 23)