Women's Soccer

MVC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors

This week's Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer awards go to Penny Warner of Southern Illinois; Alanna Pennington of Drake; and Addie Ford of Drake.

Player of the Week: Penny Warner, Southern Illinois

Defender of the Week: Alanna Pennington, Drake

Goalkeeper of the Week: Addie Ford, Drake

Warner had SIU's first hat trick since 2019 as the Salukis reset their school record with eight goals in a shutout of Alabama A&M Sunday in Carbondale. The Pearland, Texas, native scored all three goals in just 4 minutes, 10 seconds of game time. She is now tied for second in the Missouri Valley Conference with the three goals on the season. She played just 16 total minutes against Alabama A&M.

Pennington helped Drake to a 2-0 week with victories over Grand View and SIUE…Both wins were by shutout…Part of a Bulldog backline that has now produced four consecutive shutouts during its current four-match winning streak…Scored her first goal of the season in Drake's 5-0 rout over Grand View…Played a key role in Drake allowing just two shots to its opponents (one in each game) for the week.

Ford helped Drake to a 2-0 week producing two shutouts against Grand View and SIUE.
 

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


MVC WSOC IN THE NCAA STATS

  • Assists Per Game: Indiana State (2nd, 5.00)

  • Goal Differential: Indiana State (4th, +18)

  • Points Per Game: Indiana State (5th, 13.00)

  • Total Assists: Indiana State (2nd, 25)

  • Total Goals: Indiana State (4th, 20)

  • Total Points: Indiana State (4th, 65)

  • Game-Winners: Angela Gutierrez, Drake (t1st, 3)

  • Total Assists: Emely Lopez, Indiana State (t1st, 5)

  • Assists Per Game: Nao Katamoto, Southern Illinois (t1st, 1.00)

  • Assists Per Game: Emely Lopez, Indiana State (t1st, 1.00)

  • Goal Minutes Played: Greta Genie, Belmont (t1st, 540)

MVC WOMEN'S SOCCER HEADLINES

  • Drake's Angela Gutierrez led the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week to continue their four-match winning streak with wins over Grand View and SIUE…Scored three goals on the week with one against the Vikings and two against the Cougars…Has scored in four consecutive games…Has five goals on the season now, which leads Drake and the MVC…Currently leads the league in total points with 12…Also added an assist against Grand View giving her seven points for the entire week.

  • Southern Illinois women's soccer put together a dominant performance at home, defeating Alabama A&M 8-0 and setting a new school record for goals in a single match. The previous mark was five goals against Western Illinois on Aug. 16.

  • Illinois State's Rowann Law scored the first goal of her Redbird career against Northwestern on Thursday. The equalizer helped ISU remain unbeaten through the first four games of the season for the first time since 2012. The draw also marks the Redbirds' first tie or win against a Power Four opponent since a 1-0 shutout over Pittsburgh on Sep. 3, 2017.

  • Belmont's Reagan Ross scored a career high two goals within the first 20 minutes of the match against Marshall.

  • Evansville fell for the first time on the young season to Lindenwood last week (2-1). Lily Kytasaari (Platte City, Mo./Platte County HS) found the back of the net from in front of the goal to record her first goal of the season. Brooklyn Robinson had the assist, giving her a team-leading three points on the season.

  • UIC fell to No. 22 Wisconsin last time out. The Flames return to Flames Field on Sunday to host Western Kentucky in a non-conference contest. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT. Prior to kickoff, the Flames will celebrate their five seniors. Then, following the conclusion of the match, the Flames will hold a post-game autograph session on the team player card that fans will receive upon arrival.

  • UNI went 0-1-1 in a pair of matches last week, tying St. Ambrose on Thursday. UNI leads the all-time series with a 13-0-1 record, having outscored St. Ambrose by a 35-5 margin in the series. Ella Ubben notched her first assist of the season and second of her career on Thursday as part of Abi Roberts' first half goal.

  • Meagyn Riffle delivered a strong attacking week for the Sycamores, totaling one goal, five shots, and three shots on target across Indiana State’s road contests at Eastern Illinois and Austin Peay. Despite a low-scoring week, ISU still ranks among the national leaders in total goals (4th, 20) and in total assists (2nd, 25).

  • Valpo battled Western Michigan on Sunday, falling 2-0, in Kalamazoo, where the hosts haven't lost since 2023. Sunday's matchup was the first between the two programs since 2017. Valpo was taking on a WMU team which won 16 matches a season ago and claimed MAC regular season and tournament titles. The Broncos were coming off a draw against #12 Colorado on Thursday.

  • Murray State picked up a 2-2 draw against UT Martin on Thursday. The Racers scored twice after halftime, including a Breece Bass equalizer in the 87th minute, to earn the 2-2 draw. The Racers trailed 2-0 four minutes into the second half before answering.