ARLINGTON, Texas – Utah Valley's Faith Webber, Abilene Christian’s McCarly Holloman and Tarleton State’s Mikayla Kendall have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Women’s Soccer Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Goalkeeper of the Week, for the match week ending on Monday, Aug. 21.
 
Webber, a junior forward, was the conference’s leading scorer after the first week of the regular season after tallying three goals and an assist for seven points for 1-0-1 UVU. Webber opened her 2023 goal account in the 59th minute of a 1-1 draw at Hawai’I on Aug. 17 and scored twice in the 50th and 55th minutes of a 5-1 win against Houston Christian on Aug. 20.
 
Holloman, a sophomore defender, played all 180 minutes of a 1-0 ACU shutout at Lamar on Aug. 18 and a 3-0 clean sheet at Texas Southern on Aug. 20. The Wildcats were the only WAC team to not surrender a goal during the opening weekend of the season, limiting opponents to a total of nine shots on goal over the two victories.
 
Kendall, a sophomore goalkeeper, shined in a 1-0-1 week for Tarleton State by leading the conference with 14 total saves and ranking second with a 0.50 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. Kendall made 10 stops in a 1-1 draw with ULM on Aug. 17 and added four stops in a solo 2-0 shutout against Texas A&M-Commerce on Aug. 20.
 
2023 TicketSmarter WAC Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Faith Webber, Jr., F, Utah Valley (Aug. 22)
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
McCarly Holloman, So., D, Abilene Christian (Aug. 22)
 
GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Mikayla Kendall, So., Tarleton State (Aug. 22)