MAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Sabrina McNeill, Eastern Michigan, Forward
Redshirt Junior, Whitby, Ontario (Henry Street)
Sabrina McNeill was the momentum-changer for the Eagles in Thursday's 3-1 win over Central Michigan. Finding the back of the net in the 27th minute, McNeill scored the equalizer for Eastern. Her goal brings her to 6 on the season, which ties the team lead and ranks seventh in the MAC. Additionally, McNeill leads EMU with 26 shots on goal, which is good for fifth in the MAC.
MAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Haley Tausend, Eastern Michigan, Defender
Junior, Barrington, Ill. (Barrington)
Tausend played a crucial role in the Eagles' 3-1 win over Central Michigan to secure their spot in the MAC tournament. Tausend scored the game-winning goal in the 37th minute, helping EMU complete the come-from-behind win. Tausend played all 90 minutes on the back line to help lead the Eagles to the win.
Other Top Performances
Libby Harper, Akron, Goalkeeper
Freshman, Hatfield, England
Freshman goalkeeper capped off a spectacular regular-season for Akron in the net in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against Buffalo on Thursday to pick up a point in the MAC standings and earn the Zips the fifth seed in the MAC Tournament. Against the Bulls, Harper made a career- and season-high nine saves and allowed just one goal. Harper improved her record to 7-7-2, made 56 saves, allowed just 16 goals and lowered her GAA to 0.94
Nicky Potts, Ball State, Midfielder
Junior, Nuneaton, England
Reigning MAC Offensive Player of the Week Nicky Potts scored her ninth goal of the season Thursday to help Ball State defeat Miami, 2-1, in double overtime and finish second in the MAC table. Potts capped off a stellar regular season for the Cardinals with her 20th points of the year in Thursdays match. The junior leads the Cardinals in both goals and points this year and adds two assist to her stat line. She ended Thursday with four shots, one shot on goal and one goal scored for two points.
Chelsee Washington, Bowling Green, Midfielder
Senior, Carrollton, Texas (Hebron)
Washington scored the first goal of Thursday’s match, a 3-1 win at Toledo that enabled the Falcons to clinch the MAC regular-season title outright. Washington settled an attempted clearing ball and quickly blasted it into the upper-right corner of the net just 44 seconds into the second half to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead at that point. On the season, Washington now has five goals and 19 points. She is third on the team in both of those categories. Washington also now has career totals of 19 goals and 59 points. She is tied for eighth in school history and career goals, and has moved into sole possession of seventh place in points. The Falcons are now 12-5-2 overall, and BGSU finished with a 10-1-0 league record.
Audrey Shea, Bowling Green, Defender
Freshman, Upper Arlington, Ohio (Bishop Watterson)
Bowling Green freshman defender Audrey Shea played all 90 minutes of the Falcons’ 3-1 victory at Toledo Thursday, a win that enabled the Falcons to clinch the MAC regular-season championship outright. Shea and the Falcons allowed just one shot on goal in the win, and UT’s only goal came on a penalty kick. After the Falcons graduated two All-MAC performers from last year’s team, Shea stepped into the lineup and helped solidify the BG back line all season long. Shea was injured in the Falcons’ second game of the season, at Xavier, and missed the next contest. She was back in the Starting XI for BG’s next match, on Sept. 5, and has played all but 20 minutes of each of BG’s 16 matches in that time. She has played a team-high 1,626 minutes this season, and played 1,004 of the Falcons’ 1,024 minutes in the 11 MAC matches. The only time she came off of the field was when BG had a five-goal lead late in one of those matches. As a team, the Falcons have a goals-against average of 1.10, including a GAA of just 0.70 in MAC play. BG is now 12-5-2 overall, and the Falcons finished with a MAC record of 10-1-0.
Jennifer Mandarano, Buffalo, Midfielder
Freshman, Caledonia, NY (York)
Freshman Jennifer Mandarano scored the game-tying goal in Thursday's 1-1 double overtime draw at Akron to help the Bulls secure the #4 seed and host a quarterfinal match for the first time since 2015. It was Mandarano's first career goal.
Bailey Korhorn, Western Michigan, Midfielder
Junior, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forrest Hills Central)
Korhorn's performance in WMU's 2-1 win at Northern Illinois helped the Broncos clinch home field advantage in the MAC Quarterfinals. Korhorn set up WMU's first goal of the game in the 34th minute to take a 1-0 lead. She then netted the game-winning goal in the 69th minute. The goal was her sixth of the season and her assist was her team-leading fifth.
