This season the ECNL will feature the college corner, a section highlighting standout ECNL alums who were named Players of the Week from their respective NCAA Division 1 conferences around the country. This week features a number of players who were outstanding on the field for their college teams.
ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Maycee Bell - North Carolina
ECNL Club - Sporting Blue Valley
Bell was a staple along the North Carolina backline that claimed its fifth shutout of the season, as the Tar Heels blanked Virginia Tech, 1-0. The Sporting Blue Valley alum led a defense that held the Hokies without a second-half shot attempt and just eight shots for the match. UNC has allowed just four goals this season, tied for the second-fewest in the ACC.
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Gracie Brian - TCU
ECNL Club - Sting Soccer Club
Brian scored two goals and registered an assist throughout the week during TCU's contests against BYU and Stephen F. Austin. Facing then-No. 1 BYU on the road in the conference opener, she netted the first goal of the 3-3 draw within the first two minutes of play before dishing out an assist in the 61st minute. Brian then recorded her 30th career goal in TCU's 3-1 win over Stephen F. Austin. The goal made her the third Horned Frog to reach the milestone.
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Lauren Lapomarda - Texas
ECNL Club - Solar SC
Lapomarda earns her first career weekly award after helping Texas register its seventh shutout of the season with a 4-0 win over Baylor. The Bears were held to seven total shots with three landing on target. The senior was very active in preventing any offensive attacks from Baylor on the right side of the field, which kept the Bears scoreless on the night.
Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week
Madison White - Texas Tech
ECNL Club - Sting Dallas SC
White shut down a Houston team that has scored the conference's third-most goals this season. In Texas Tech's 3-0 win over UH, she tallied three saves. The Rockwall, Texas native has recorded five shutouts, extending her TTU program record to 31 career shutouts, which ranks fifth on the NCAA active career list. Earning her eighth career weekly Big 12 award, she leads the league this season with a 0.44 goals against average and has only allowed four goals.
Big 12 Freshman of the Week
Laudan Wilson - Oklahoma State
ECNL Club - Kansas City Athletics
Wilson tied for the most points posted by a Big 12 soccer student-athlete last week, tallying five points between two contests. In the Cowgirls' conference opening 4-1 win over Iowa State, the freshman registered three assists. Her assists tied a program single-game record and was the first time a Cowgirl has posted that many assists since 2011. She ended the week scoring a goal in OSU's 2-0 win over Abilene Christian.
Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Kate Wiesner - Penn State
ECNL Club - Slammers FC
Wiesner scored the opening goals in Penn State's 4-0 win at Maryland. The Slammers FC alum headlined a defensive unit that surrendered just two shots in the victory.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Bella Najera - Michigan State
ECNL Club - Eclipse Select SC
Najera scored the lone goal in the Spartans' 1-1 draw against Ohio State. The Eclipse Select alum has scored a goal in each of her last three matches, as well as four of her last five.
Pac 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Maribel Flores - USC
ECNL Club - Slammers FC HB Køge
Flores scored in USC's 3-0 win over New Mexico State and registered the first two assists of her career last week. The freshman has started every game of the season for the Trojans and has scored three goals in her first six matches.
Pac 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Quincy McMahon - UCLA
ECNL Club - Indiana Fire
McMahon scored the game winning goal to secure UCLA's 2-0 win over Pepperdine last week. The Indiana Fire alum led a defense that held the Waves to just two shots in the match and none in the second half. The win marked the Bruins third consecutive shutout and their fifth in seven matches this season.
Pac 12 Goalkeeper of the Week
Ryan Campbell - Stanford
ECNL Club - SoCal Blues
Campbell recorded her 11th career shutout in the Cardinal's 1-0 victory over No. 12 Santa Clara, making five saves in the match. The shutout marked her third of the season and helped her earn her fifth career Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week award.
SEC Freshman of the Week
Bella Field - Arkansas
ECNL Club - Sporting Blue Valley
Field scored her first collegiate goal just 27 seconds after Grand Canyon had pulled level with Arkansas. The goal also came with just 53 seconds left in the match to give Arkansas the win.
American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week
Jazmin Ferguson - East Carolina
ECNL Club - GSA
Ferguson led the Pirate backline to a pair of shutouts. She scored the game-winning goal and the ECU defense did not allow a shot on goal against Florida Atlantic on Thursday, and only allowed three shots on goal against UNCG on Sunday.
A10 Offensive Player of the Week
Maddie Anderson - St. Joseph's
ECNL Club - FC Bucks
Anderson helped lead the Hawks to a 1-0-1 record to open Atlantic 10 play. Against Rhode Island, the defender anchored a St. Joe's backline that posted a shutout in a 0-0 draw. The Perkasie, Pa., product then put the Hawks on her shoulders on Sunday in a 3-2 win at Richmond as she tallied the game-tying goal in the 77th minute, then connected on the game-winning goal just over five minutes later. On top of the heroics, the two goals on Sunday were the first of her career.
Big East Offensive Player of the Week
Jessica Garziano - St. John's
ECNL Club - SUSA FC
Garziano continued her stellar season with a dominant week, recording a conference-best six points over two games for St. John's. Beginning with a 2-2 draw to Yale on Thursday, Garziano tallied an assist to begin the scoring for the Johnnies, tying the all-time program record for most career assists. She then followed it up with two goals and a record-breaking assist in the Red Storm's 4-3 comeback win over Harvard on Sunday. Garziano netted back-to-back goals to bring the Johnnies back into the game, and then assisted on the game-winner for the club's fifth win on the year. The graduate midfielder now sits alone as the St. John's women's soccer top distributor with 28 over her career. Her five points in Sunday's contest were the most by a Red Storm player this season, and she now leads the Big East in both total points (16) and assists (6) thanks to her performances.
Big East Freshman of the Week
Norah Jacomen - Butler
ECNL Club - FC Alliance
For the second straight week the breakout forward earns Freshman of the Week honors following a brace in Butler's 4-0 win over Ball State on Thursday. Jacomen's two goals in the match included the game-winner in just the fifth minute, along with an insurance strike in the 61st minute. The freshman has been a sensation so far this year, as her two goals added to her seven total on the season, tied for the most in the Big East. She has now netted four goals over her last three games, and leads the Bulldogs in goals, points, shots, and shots on goal.
