Offensive Player of the Week
Alice O'Hagan, Central Michigan
Midfielder, Sophomore, Surrey, England
Sophomore midfielder Alice O'Hagan started the 2021 season red hot, helping Central Michigan earn a weekend sweep of Bellarmine. She totaled 6 points, registering 2 goals and 2 assists as the Chippewas opened the spring campaign 2-0. On Friday, after falling behind 2-0, O'Hagan got CMU on the scoreboard with her first goal of the game in the 22nd minute. She then assisted on the equalizer, feeding a pass to Kate Biglin who tied the game at 2-2. O'Hagan scored the game winner, her second goal of the day, in the 55th minute. On Saturday, O'Hagan was the focal point of the Bellarmine defense, allowing five other Chippewas to be freed up and score goals in a 5-2 victory. The 2019 Second Team All-MAC honoree helped CMU put the finishing touches on the victory and the sweep, assisting on Anna Riesenberg's goal in the 45th minute.
Defensive Player of the Week Nominees
Luli Rosso, Miami
Midfielder, Sophomore, Mendoza, Argentina (Univ. Nacional de Argentina / Los Tordos)
Rosso organized a defense that did not allow a goal over the weekend as the RedHawks shut out Ohio over two games. Miami allowed only 15 total shots, with only eight on goal. In addition, the RedHawks conceded only nine corners combined in the two games. Her midfield play helped Miami have advantages of 24-9 in corners and 24-8 in shots on goal.
Other Nominees
Sarah Farrell, App State
Forward, Sophomore, Gloucester, Va. (York)
For the second consecutive game, the Mountaineers lit up the scoreboard first. In the second quarter in game one v. Ball State, Sarah Farrell connected on a goal from just inside the circle to give App State a 1-0 advantage with 8:17 left to play before half. The rocket of a flick was Farrell's first of the season and the second of her career. In App State's come-from-behind OT victory over Saint Louis on Monday, Farrell effectively jump started the second half rally with an assist to draw the Mountaineers within one as the third quarter came to a close. With Monday's win, App State is back to .500 overall after suffering back-to-back setbacks.
Floor Schouten, Longwood
Forward, Sophomore, Deventer, The Netherlands (Het Vlier)
Facing Kent State in their home and MAC opener on March 12, Floor Schouten delivered her first career game-winning goal in Longwood's 1-0 win over the Golden Flashes. Ana Paula Lazaro lofted a pass over the Kent State defense which Floor ran down in the Flashes circle. Playing the ball off one bounce, Schouten batted the ball out of the air and into the net for the lone goal in the Lancers' 1-0 win. In the rematch on March 13, the sophomore made her first career start in a 2-1 OT loss.
Claudia Negrete Garcia, Miami
Striker, Freshman, Santander, Spain (Torrevelo-Penalabra/Sardinero)
Negrete scored two of Miami’s four goals on the weekend, scoring twice in the 3-0 win over Ohio in the first game of the series, including the game-winner. She generated five corners between the two games.
Kerrianne McClay, Ball State
MF/D, Sophomore, Madison, N.J. (Madison)
Kerrianne was 1-2 (1 goal on two shots). Her goal proved to be the game winner against App on Friday. Kerri provided attacking momentum and connection that created many Ball State opportunities in both weekend games.
Sydney Washburn, Kent State University
Forward, Sophomore, APALACHIN, N.Y. (VESTAL)
Sydney Washburn, a sophomore for Kent State, demonstrated her offensive aggressiveness and playmaking abilities in the Flashes 2-1 overtime road win in their second game of a back-to-back against Longwood. The forward was on the attack all game registering three shots, two of which were on goal. Washburn positioned herself perfectly in front of the net to secure a rebound and score the game winning goal for the Flashes 4 minutes and 19 seconds into the first overtime period.
Annette Jarosz, App State
Midfield/Defense, Senior, Elkridge, MD (Howard)
The front-to-back defensive effort in game two against Ball State, led by Jarosz, stifled the Cardinals to just three total shots. Jarosz's back line presence included a defensive save in both matchups against Ball State this past weekend, marking her 20th defensive save of her career. Her game two of a swoop in save effort kept the Cardinal's off the board and eventually lifted App State to a 1-0 shutout of a bounce-back victory in conference play. Although no defensive save was recorded against Saint Louis on Monday, the Mountaineer defense has held its opponents in the last two games to only seven shot attempts.
Ana Paula Lazaro, Longwood
Defense, Freshman, Mendoza, Argentina
Freshman Ana Paula Lazaro was key in Longwood's MAC-opening series with Kent State. In Friday's 1-0 win, the defender flipped an entry pass over the top of the Golden Flash defense, where teammate Floor Schouten was able to bat it out of the air and into the net for the lone goal of the match. Making her first career start in game two, the Mendoza, Argentina native never left the field in a marathon, overtime loss to Kent State where she was pivotal across all phases. In total, she logged 106 minutes across two games while limiting the high-powered Kent State offense to just 13 shots in two games.
Nele Graner, Ohio
GK, Junior, Bonn, Germany / Amos-Comenius-Gymnasium Bonn
Junior keeper Nele Graner was a stud in the net this past weekend. Graner played all 120 minutes against Miami, allowing four goals and making 20 saves to record a .833 save percentage. She is currently 13th in the country in total saves. On Saturday against Miami, She made 14 of her saves in 15 shots faced, the most out of any MAC goalie this week.
Audrey Tabor, Ball State
Defender, Senior, Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy)
Audrey’s presence was felt all over the field in the back-to-back matchup against Appalachian State. She had countless interceptions defensively, played a pivotal role on defensive corners, and helped Ball State get their first MAC victory and hold them to sparse attacking opportunities in their close 1-0 game on Saturday.
Maria Cambra, Kent State University
Right Back, Sophomore, Barcelona, Spain (INSTITUCIÓ CULTURAL DEL CIC)
In her second season at Kent State, Maria Cambra proved to be critical in the Flashes 2-1 overtime road win in their second game of a back-to-back against Longwood. The right back led a Golden Flash defense that did not allow more than one goal in each game this past weekend, adding a defensive save in overtime that led to an eventual victory. The sophomore also registered an assist and one shot on goal in their overtime win.
