MAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Chelsee Washington, Bowling Green, Midfielder
Senior Carrollton, Texas (Hebron)
Washington had a stellar week as the Falcons won two more games to improve to 6-0-0 in the MAC. She had five points, including a pair of goals on the week, and both of her goals came in the 90th minute of the match or later. On Thursday, Washington had a three-point game against Central Michigan. She had an assist on BG’s first-half goal, then scored a goal of her own. The latter goal tied the match with just 35 seconds left in regulation. She was indirectly involved in the winning goal in overtime as well, as her cross into the box began a sequence which saw a teammate hit the crossbar with a shot and another Falcon score on the rebound. On Sunday at Eastern Michigan, Washington hit the crossbar with a second-half shot, and after BG tied the match with just 19.3 seconds to go, she scored the winning goal in the 95th minute for a 2-1 victory. It marked her second ‘Golden Goal’ of the season and the seventh game-winning goal of her career. She is only the third player in BGSU history to score two OT goals in the same season. On the year, Washington now has 13 points on four goals and five assists. She now has 17 career goals, 19 assists and 53 points at BGSU. On the school career lists, she is now 10th in goals, sixth in assists and eighth in points. Washington has scored a goal in three-straight games – all wins – and has a total of seven points in that time. She had six shot attempts in each of last week’s two contests. Washington has eight points, including three goals and two assists, in MAC matches this season. BGSU is off to a 6-0-0 start in the MAC for just the second time in school history, and the second time in as many years.
MAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Maureen Kennedy, Bowling Green, Defender
Senior, Cypress, Calif. (Los Alamitos)
Kennedy again contributed at both ends of the field as the Falcons won two more matches to remain undefeated in the MAC. Kennedy had three points on the week, with a goal and an assist – both coming on game-tying goals with under 30 seconds to go. On Thursday, Kennedy had an assist on Chelsee Washington’s tying goal with just 25 seconds to go in regulation, as the Falcons went on to defeat Central Michigan, 3-2 in double overtime. Then, on Sunday, BGSU was down, 1-0, when she stepped up and blasted a free kick into the net with just 19.3 seconds remaining in the second half. BG would score the winning goal in overtime to down the Eagles, 2-1. Additionally, earlier in the week, she was named one of just 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. Kennedy now has career totals of 15 goals, 28 assists and 58 points as a Falcon. She sits in 12th place on the career goals list, and is sixth in points. Kennedy ranks second in career assists, and is just four shy of tying the school record in that category. This season, she ranks second on the team in points (14) and is tied for second in both goals (five) and assists (four). She currently has a five-match scoring streak, with nine points (three goals and three assists) in that time. In MAC matches only, Kennedy leads the team with nine points. BGSU is off to a 6-0-0 start in the MAC for just the second time in school history, and the second time in as many years.
Other Top Performances
Julia Elvbo, Ball State, Midfielder
Senior Lit, Sweden (Storsjogymnasiet)
Elvbo duplicated the exact same stat line that won her MAC Offensive Player of the Week honors one week ago. She scored the game-winning goal at Western Michigan in double overtime and assisted on the game-winning goal against Northern Illinois. In Thursday's contest against the Huskies, Elvbo helped Ball State in their dominant offensive attack by taking six shots and putting four on goal. It was her passing that proved critical though as she assisted Nicky Potts on the game-winning goal with minutes remaining in double overtime. Then, on Sunday, Elvbo had her turn to put the match away when she scored the game winner to clinch a 2-1 double overtime victory for the Cardinals at Western Michigan. The senior had the exact same result one week earlier when she scored the game winner in double overtime at Buffalo. For the week, Elvbo totaled eight shots, five shots on goal, one goal, one assist and three points in 108 minutes of play.
Marcy Barberic, Buffalo, Midfielder
Junior, Grand Island, NY (Grand Island)
Barberic continued her stellar play as she recorded two goals and an assist to help lead Buffalo to a pair of wins on the week. The junior scored a pair of goals in UB's thrilling 3-2 victory over Kent State on Thursday and recorded an assist on the game-winning goal at Ohio on Sunday afternoon. On the week, Barberic led the team with seven shots, with five attempts on goal. Barberic now leads the Bulls in goals (5), points (12) and shots (35).
Gurjeena Jandu, Buffalo, Defender
Senior, Mississauga, Ontario (John Fraser Secondary School)
Jandu had a strong performance for the Bulls as UB picked up a pair of victories over Kent State and Ohio this week. The senior recorded an assist on UB’s first goal in a 3-2 thrilling win over on Thursday night and she anchored the Bulls’ back line to their fourth clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 win at Ohio on Sunday. Jandu now has a total of five goals, 11 assists and 21 points as a Bull.
Zoie Reed, Central Michigan, Goalkeeper
Senior, Woodbridge, Conn. (Amity Regional)
Reed collected her fifth shutout of the season on Sunday, recording three saves in CMU's 3-0 blanking of Toledo. She has made six stops on Thursday at Bowling Green, including three in extra time to keep the Chippewas alive in a heartbreaking last-minute double-overtime loss to the defending MAC champion Falcons. Reed boats an impressive .670 goals against average and .873 save percentage.
Cameron Shedenhelm, Kent State, Forward
Junior, Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North)
Shedenhelm exploded for her second multi-goal match of the season. She posted two goals in just 17 minutes on the road at Buffalo in a tightly contested battle in the eventual 3-2 setback. Each goal tied the match for Kent State, and she scored in the 67th and 84th minutes. Against Akron, she launched four shots and helped move the ball offensively for the Golden Flashes, who won their ninth straight match against the Zips in the 2-0 shutout.
Kristina DeMarco, Miami, Forward
Sophomore, Perrysburg, Ohio (Perrysburg)
DeMarco provided Miami with a spark off the bench in Sunday's draw at Northern Illinois. The sophomore tied the team lead with six shots and netted her first goal of the season in the 70th minute to give MU a point in the league standings.
Alivia Milesky, Ohio, Midfielder
Senior, Plain City, Ohio
Milesky led the Bobcats on the offense this past weekend, scoring Ohio's lone goal. Overall, she recorded one goal on four shots, with one on goal for two total points. Milesky's goal helped the Bobcats battle to a 1-1 double overtime tie at Akron last Thursday.
Sophia Lewis, Toledo, Forward
Junior, Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers)
Lewis added three assists to her stat line against Eastern Michigan. The crafty playmaker now has 14 career assists and is one away from tying for the fifth most in Toledo history. Lewis' three assists is also a school record in assists in a single game; tying with former Rockets Molly Cornwell, Sara Davidson, and Jamie Appleton.
