Offensive Player of the Week
Kayla Perfect, Miami, Forward/Midfielder
Senior, Medina, Ohio (Medina)
Kayla Perfect dazzled this week setting new career highs in goals (two) and shots on goal (three), while tying her career high in assists (one) and shots (three). Scoring or assisting on all three RedHawk goals Sunday afternoon, Perfect's five points were instrumental to the RedHawk victory over Eastern Michigan.
Defensive Player of the Week
Ainsley Schaufele, Ball State, Defender
Junior, Mason, Ohio (Mason)
Schaufele went the full 90 minutes in leading the Ball State defense to a shutout effort in Saturday's 1-0 decision over Bowling Green. The junior led a back line that limited the Falcons to only five shots on goal for the contest. Ball State handed Bowling Green its first MAC loss of the season and only its second conference loss since the start of the 2025 season. Schaufele has played 90 minutes now in 12 straight matches.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Leah Shaffer, Kent State, Goalkeeper
Senior, Rochester, N.Y. (Pittsford Mendon)
Senior Goalkeeper Leah Shaffer produced her third clean-sheet of the season on the road in a big 4-0 win over Ohio. On 11 shots faced, she was able to produce four saves including an impressive save in the final minutes to keep the shutout alive for the Flashes.
2026 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1 (August 18): Meaghan Cochrane, Ohio (Offensive); Eva Blatz, Buffalo (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 2 (August 25): Ella Zoerhoof, Toledo (Offensive); Taylor Green, Bowling Green (Defensive); Payton O’Malley, Bowling Green (Goalkeeper)
Week 3 (September 1): Monica Curry, UMass (Offensive); Reese Carpenter, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 4 (September 8): Monica Curry, UMass (Offensive); Coltie Carson, Miami (Co-Defensive); Emme Butera, Bowling Green (Co-Defensive); Payton O’Malley, Bowling Green (Co-Goalkeeper); Leah Shaffer, Kent State (Co-Goalkeeper)
Week 5 (September 15): Caroline Dickson, UMass (Offensive); Libby Fisher, UMass (Defensive); Leah Nisenfield, UMass (Goalkeeper)
Week 6 (September 22): Rachel Wenzel, Akron (Offensive); Christie Fransen, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Paige Dornheggen, Toledo (Goalkeeper)
Week 7 (September 29): Simone Sharpless, Western Michigan (Offensive); Christie Fransen, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 8 (October 6): Annalyse Bauer, Eastern Michigan (Offensive); Rosalie Takacsy, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Goalkeeper)
Week 9 (October 13): Kayla Perfect, Miami (Offensive); Ainsley Schaufele, Ball State (Defensive); Leah Shaffer, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
