Offensive Player of the Week
Marissa Foster, Buffalo, Midfielder/Forward
Senior, Wappingers Falls, NY (Arlington)
Senior forward Marissa Foster turned in a historic performance as she recorded a hat trick to lead Buffalo to a dominant 5-0 win at Northern Illinois on Sunday. Foster is the first Bull to accomplish that feat since Jenny Dannecker in 2004 and she did it remarkably fast, scoring the trio of goals in less than 10 minutes. She now ranks third on the team in goals (3) and points (7).
Defensive Player of the Week
Heidi Thomasma, Western Michigan, Midfielder
Senior, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Calvin Christian)
Senior defender Heidi Thomasma helped Western Michigan to an undefeated weekend, collecting a goal while playing the full 90 minutes against both UMass and Ball State. Against the Minutewomen, Thomasma got the offense going, sparking a five-goal outing. Her goal came in the fifth minute and WMU never trailed from that moment on. Defensively, the Grand Rapids native helped WMU's defense limit its opponents to just seven shots on goal. Thomasma has two goals and hasn't missed a minute of game action this season.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Lexie Thompson, Buffalo, Goalkeeper
Junior, Levittown, NY (General Douglas MacArthur)
Junior Lexie Thompson continues to impress between the pipes as she helped lead the Bulls to two shutout victories on the week. The Levittown, NY native has recorded a 9-2-1 overall record and leads the MAC and ranks in the top 25 nationally in goals against average (.51) and shutouts (6) while ranking second in the league in save percentage (.850) across 12 contests.
2025 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1: Jasmine Guerber, Buffalo (Offensive); Luisa Fragnoli, Akron (Defensive); Sara Bower, Akron (Goalkeeper)
Week 2: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Allison Collins, Kent State (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 3: Drew Martin, Western Michigan (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Reagan Sulaver, Western Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 4: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Frederique St.-Jean, Buffalo (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 5: Emma Stransky, Bowling Green (Offensive); Meredith Vance, Western Michigan (Defensive); Celeste Sloma, Ohio (Goalkeeper)
Week 6: Avery Peters, Western Michigan (Offensive); Kelsey Salopek, Kent State (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 7: Jasmine Guerber, Buffalo (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Goalkeeper)
Week 8: Marissa Foster, Buffalo (Offensive; Heidi Thomasma, Western Michigan (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
