September 7
Emily Weber - Defense - Lake Forest College
Senior - Cincinnatti, Ohio
Weber anchored a Lake Forest defense that blanked a pair of opponents last week. She scored a goal and helped limit Concordia Chicago to just two shots in a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. Weber recorded an assist on Saturday as the Foresters began league play with a 5-0 triumph at Knox College and held the Prairie Fire to just one shot on goal.
September 13
Emily Weber - Defense - Lake Forest College
Senior - Cincinnatti, Ohio
Weber contributed to a pair of game-winning goals and helped the Lake Forest defense limit opponents to just two scores in three games last week. The Foresters won 5-1 at Alverno College on Tuesday, defeated MSOE 2-1 at home on Thursday, and blanked visiting Ripon College 5-0 on Saturday. Weber scored in the 64th minute to break the 1-1 tie against MSOE and assisted on the first goal against Ripon.
September 20
Taylor Mclean - Goalkeeper - Carroll University
Freshman - Naperville, Ill.
McLean recorded a combined 12 saves in helping Carroll University to a pair of 1-goal non-conference wins. The goalkeeper recorded seven saves in a 2-1 win over Carthage College then saved five Kalamazoo College shots in Carroll’s 3-2 come-from behind victory. Mclean has a 1.47 goals against average in six games to start her collegiate career.
September 27
Samantha Barranco -Goalkeeper- Monmouth College
Freshman - Highland Park, Ill.
Freshman goalkeeper Samantha Barranco extended her shutout string to three with a pair of MWC wins during the week. Monmouth defeated Grinnell 1-0 in overtime on Thursday, then blanked Beloit 3-0 on Sunday. Barranco came up big in both matches, recording a total of 13 saves. That included nine saves vs. Grinnell, highlighted by a diving stop by the post late in regulation time.
October 4
Cassie Burke -Goalkeeper- Lawrence University
Sophomore - Golden Valley, Minn.
Burke allowed only one goal in two Midwest Conference road matches over the weekend as Lawrence picked up a pair of victories. Burke made three saves in a 3-0 victory over Knox on Saturday to record her third shutout of the season. Burke then made four saves in a 3-1 victory at Grinnell on Sunday. Burke posted an .875 save percentage and a 0.50 goals against average.
October 11
No Nominations This Week
October 18
Becca Carter - Defense - Grinnell College
Junior - Springfield, Mo.
Carter sparked a strong defensive effort by Grinnell against Carroll, as she helped hold the league’s leading scorer without a goal or assist as the Pioneers knocked off the two-time defending MWC Tournament champs 2-1 on Sunday. It was Carroll’s first league loss since the 2008 season. Grinnell has now won three in a row.
October 25
Denise Nelson - Defense - Monmouth College
Freshman - Chicago, Ill.
Nelson helped the Fighting Scots record their team-record eighth shutout in a 3-0 league victory over Illinois College. Nelson, who has played every minute of every Monmouth game this season, also assisted the Scots’ second goal. The victory was Monmouth’s fourth in MWC play, all of them by shutout.
November 1
Samantha Barranco - Goalkeeper- Monmouth College
Freshman - Highland Park, Ill.
Barranco saved a penalty kick in the final two minutes to allow the Fighting Scots to hang on to a 1-0 lead against Lake Forest and advance to the Midwest Conference playoffs for the first time since 2005. The shutout was Barranco’s third in a row and her eighth solo shutout of the season. Earlier in the week, she thwarted a breakaway during a 5-0 win vs. Knox. For the two games, Barranco made a total of five saves.