Women's Soccer

MAC Announces Week 10 Women's Soccer Weekly Honors

Offensive Player of the Week
Tessa Fagerson, Western Michigan, Forward
Redshirt Junior, Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North)
In a week where the Broncos earned stand-alone first place in the MAC Standings, Fagerson was the driver of offense for the Broncos. Against Central Michigan on Saturday, she would score just one minute into the second half before adding a penalty kick goal just 10 minutes later. In total, the redshirt junior generated five shots on goal across her seven shots this week. 

Defensive Player of the Week
Abby Breitschuh, Kent State, Defender
Graduate, Rochester Hills, Mich. (Rochester) 
Flashes Defender Abby Breitschuh scored on a header off a corner kick in a win for Kent State over Bowling Green on Sunday. She also helped anchor a defense that gave up just one goal in two games against Bowling Green and Ball State.

Goalkeeper of the Week
Sara Bower, Akron, Goalkeeper
Senior, Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula)
Bower racked up a combined 10 saves in the Zips' back-to-back shutouts over Central Michigan and Buffalo as she recorded her sixth clean sheet of the season. Against the Chippewas, Bower moved into second all-time in program history in career saves. In the Zips' four shutouts against MAC opponents this season — their best since 2019 — she has combined for 16 saves and has seen 48 total shot attempts (on and off target) in those matches.

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)
Week 10 (October 20): Tessa Fagerson, Western Michigan (Offensive); Abby Breitschuh, Kent State (Defensive); Sara Bower, Akron (Goalkeeper)