Player of the Week: Victoria Hassan, Southern Illinois
Defender of the Week: Zoey Mahoney, Drake
Goalkeeper of the Week: Madi Valenti, Illinois State

Hassan helped lead Southern Illinois to a 3-0 victory over Valparaiso on Oct. 15, scoring two goals, . Hassan recorded four shots, with two on goal, and helped the Salukis extend their program-record winning streak to 11 consecutive victories. Her two-goal performance helped secure the road shutout and kept Southern Illinois undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference play.

Mahoney helped Drake to a win over Belmont and a draw against Murray State. She scored the game winner with a penalty conversion in Drake's 1-0 win over Belmont. She now has three goals on the season which is tied for
the second most on the team. Mahoney played 157 minutes of a possible 180 during the week and is the leader of the Drake backline that produced its eighth shutout of the season with its win over Belmont.

Valenti made 16 saves across the Redbirds' two matches last week, in which they defeated Belmont 1-0 and tied with Indiana State 1-1. She recorded a season-high nine saves against the Bruins en route to her seventh shutout of the season and 24th of her career, which is tied for second in program history. Valenti made seven saves against the Sycamores, as the Redbirds clawed back from a 1-0 deficit and converted on a penalty kick to earn the draw and extend Illinois State's home unbeaten streak to 15 matches. Valenti currently ranks first in the MVC and 20th in the nation with seven shutouts in goal. She also ranks 19th in the country and leads the conference with a .868 save percentage.
 

Date	Player	Defender	Goalkeeper
Aug. 18	Brooke Gosse, SIU	Brielle LaBerge, UE	Greta Genie, BEL
Aug. 25	Emely Lopez, INS	Zoey Mahoney, DU	Sidney Lazenby, UIC
Sept. 1	Penny Warner, SIU	Alanna Pennington, DU	Addie Ford, DU
Sept. 8	Brielle LaBerge, UE	Kaya Durkee, ILS	Griselda Revolorio, MSU
Sept. 15	Kiara Desiderio, VU	Daisy Boardman, VU	Reagan Miller, SIU
Sept. 22	Maya Dixon, SIU	Zoey Mahoney, DU	Madi Valenti, ILS
Sept. 29	Nao Katamoto, SIU	Sosi Dadekian, ILS	Hailey Luedtke, UNI
Oct. 6	Rylann Law, ILS	Abbey MacDonald, MSU	Griselda Revolorio, MSU
Oct. 13	Brielle LaBerge, UE	Brooke Gosse, SIU	Griselda Revolorio, MSU
Oct. 20	Victoria Hassan, SIU	Zoey Mahoney, DU	Madi Valenti, ILS

MVC WSOC Remaining Schedule
Saturday - Oct. 24 -- Valparaiso at Belmont
Sunday - Oct. 25 -- UNI at UIC
Sunday - Oct. 25 -- Illinois State at Evansville
Sunday - Oct. 25 -- Drake at Southern Illinois
Sunday - Oct. 25 -- Indiana State at Murray State

Sunday, Nov. 1 -- Belmont at Indiana State
Sunday, Nov. 1 -- Illinois State at Drake
Sunday, Nov. 1 -- UNI at Southern Illinois
Sunday, Nov. 1 -- Murray State at Evansville
Sunday, Nov. 1 -- UIC at Valparaiso

Thursday, Nov. 5 -- Valparaiso at Illinois State
Thursday, Nov. 5 -- Southern Illinois at Indiana State
Thursday, Nov. 5 -- Evansville at UIC
Thursday, Nov. 5 -- Drake at UNI
Thursday, Nov. 5 -- Belmont at Murray State

 

• Southern Illinois has won a program-record 11-straight matches. The 11-match win streak is the longest current streak in the nation (Liberty is second with 10-straight wins.) The Salukis are the league's top-rated RPI team, at No. 84 in the most-recent report. SIU's .857 win percentage is third-best in the nation.
• Indiana State (+22) and Southern Illinois (+22) lead the MVC and rank 16th nationally in goal differential. Drake (+21) ranks 20th-best nationally. SIU's team goals against average leads the league and ranks 11th in the nation (0.50). Two other league teams - Drake (16th, 0.533) and Illinois State (23rd, 0.600) rank in the Top 25.
• Murray State's Abbey MacDonald helped lead the MS back line to just one goal scored in their Iowa road swing at Drake and UNI. MacDonald and the Racers recorded their fourth clean sheet at UNI, holding UNI to zero shots in the first half, the first time Murray State has held an opponent without a shot in a half since Oct. 24, 2021 vs. Austin Peay.
• UIC celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Day during the SIU match over the weekend, wearing pink warm-up shirts pre-game. The Flames conceded a late goal (83rd) minute to fall to the league-leading Salukis, 1-0. The Flames will close out their three-game homestand on Sunday when they welcome the Northern Iowa Panthers to Flames Field.
• Drake's Angela Gutierrez continues to lead the MVC and ranks sixth in the NCAA with five-game winning goals this year. Gutierrez leads the league with 23 points. Southern Illinois' Nao Katamoto leads the league and ranks sixth nationally with nine assists this year. Katamoto is tied for 5th in the MVC in total points.
• Belmont's Lillie Tabor leads the Bruins with five assists this year -- she is tied for fourth in the MVC with her 0.36 assist-per-game average.
• Brielle LaBerge of Evansville tops the Purple Aces with 13 points this season (5 goals and 3 assists). She ranks eighth in the league with 13 total points. Her points-per-game average (1.18) is third-best in the Valley.
• Indiana State's Madison Ziebarth scored ISU's lone goal in a 1-1 road draw at Illinois State, becoming one of the few players in the Missouri Valley Conference to find the back of the net against the Redbirds' defense. The junior midfielder played all 90 minutes and placed both of her shots on target, helping the Sycamores earn a valuable conference point against one of the league's top teams.
• UNI's Hailey Luedtke started both of UNI's matches against Evansville and Murray State, allowing just one goal to the Purple Aces on the week. She notched six saves on the week, including four against the Racers. Luedtke posted her second career shutout vs. Murray State.
• Valpo's Martha Goddard scored a brace to help Valpo earn key three points in win over Evansville, including Beacons' first goal after falling behind early. Tied for the conference lead in goals scored (9). Moved into Valpo's single-season top-10 for both goals and points. Became first Valpo player since 2005 with three braces in a single season.
• Illinois State defender Grace Petrie scored the game-winning goal over Belmont in the 40th minute, heading in a corner kick to give Illinois State a 1-0 lead. The goal marked Petrie's second of the season and the first game-winning goal of her career. She helped Illinois State record its seventh shutout of the season against the Bruins, which leads the MVC and is tied for the 10th-most in a single season in program history.