Offensive Player of the Week
Jen Blitchok, Western Michigan, Forward
Graduate Student, Grandville, Mich. (Grandville)
 
Western Michigan graduate student forward Jen Blitchok totaled seven points on three goals and one assist this past week. All of her damage came against Miami in a 6-0 victory for the Broncos. She tallied her first career hat trick in the win. 
 
She recorded her first goal of the game off of a corner kick to give WMU a 3-0 first-half lead. Following that, she used some nice passing to chip a ball past the keeper to make the score 5-0. She closed out a 6-0 win by getting a foot on a crossing pass, which beat the keeper. 
 
Blitchok leads the MAC in goals (10) and points (22).
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Frederique St.-Jean, Buffalo, Defender
Graduate Student, Quebec, Canada (College Francais)
 
Graduate student defender Frederique St.-Jean made an impact on both ends of the field to lead Buffalo to a pair of wins to open conference play. 
 
On Thursday, she scored the game-winning goal off a set-piece header to lead UB to a 2-0 win at Akron and then on Sunday, she helped guide Buffalo to its third straight, and sixth overall, shutout in a 1-0 win over Eastern Michigan. The Bulls lead the MAC and rank in the top 30 nationally in goals against average (.33), save percentage (.912) and shutout percentage.
  
2024 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1: Taylor Hamlett, Miami (Offensive); Ava Wilberding, Western Michigan (Defensive)
Week 2: Jen Blitchok, Western Michigan (Offensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Defensive)
Week 3: Scout Murray, Ohio (Offensive); Celeste Sloma, Ohio (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Defensive)
Week 4: Delaney Caldwell, Ball State (Offensive); Celeste Sloma, Ohio (Defensive); Maya Galko, Buffalo (Defensive)
Week 5: Kelsi McLaughlin, Northern Illinois (Offensive); Penelope Cuirinier, Akron (Defensive)
Week 6: Jen Blitchok, Western Michigan (Offensive); Frederique St.-Jean, Buffalo (Defensive)