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2004
Midwest
Conference
Women's
Soccer
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Performers of the Week
Week
#1
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September
8
Offense
Meredith
Whiteley
St.
Norbert
College
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Whiteley,
a
sophomore
forward
from
Wilmette,
Ill.,
(New
Trier
H.S.)
scored
four
goals
in
the
Green
Knights'
9-0
victory
over
UW-Superior
Sunday
and
assisted
on
the
game-winning
goal
Saturday
in
SNC's
2-0
victory
over
St.
Scholastica.
She
collected
a
total
of
nine
points
in
the
two
games.
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Defense
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Sarah
Shepherd
Lake
Forest
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Sarah
Shepherd,
a
junior
stopper
from
Newburgh,
Ontario
(Williston-Northampton),
led
the
Lake
Forest
defense
to
a
pair
of
shutouts
at
the
Sal
Vaccaro
Tournament
over
the
weekend.
The
Foresters
defeated
Mt.
Mercy
College
4-0
Friday
evening
and
then
host
North
Central
College
by
the
same
score
in
Saturday's
championship
game.
Both
opponents
were
held
to
less
than
10
shots.
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Week
#2
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September
15
Offense
Melissa
Stevenson
Lake
Forest
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Stevenson,
a
sophomore
forward
from
Littleton,
Colo,
put
LFC
on
the
board
48
seconds
into
their
3-0
win
over
Dominican
University
Wednesday
and
added
an
assist
in
the
contest.
She
saved
her
best
performance
for
Saturday
when
the
Foresters
topped
Ripon
4-0
in
MWC
action.
Stevenson
scored
her
team's
first
three
goals
in
the
contest.
For
the
week,
she
had
four
goals
and
an
assist.
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Defense
Mei-Yun
Gibson
Lake
Forest
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Gibson,
a
junior
defenfer
from
Aurora,
Col.
(Eaglecrest
H.S.)
helped
her
team
record
a
pair
of
shutouts
during
the
week.
On
Wednesday,
Gibson
and
company
led
Domunican
University
to
just
two
shots
and
then
opened
MWC
play
on
Saturday
with
a
win
over
Ripon,
limiting
the
Red
Hawks
to
just
one
shot
while
scoring
a
goal
of
her
own.
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Week
#3
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September
22
Offense
Krista
Schneider
Carroll
Sara
Evans
Grinnell
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Schneider,
a
junior
forward
from
Crystal
Lake
Ill.
(South
HS),
became
Carroll's
all-time
leader
in
career
goals
in
her
team's
victory
over
Lawrence,
pushing
her
career
total
to
35.
Schneider
tied
the
game
with
under
seven
minutes
remaining
and
then
won
it
in
overtime
with
a
goal
at
2:08
of
the
first
extra
session.
She
also
scored
once
in
Carroll's
victory
over
Ripon.
Grinnell's
E
vans,
a
junior
forward
from
Huntsville
Ala.,
posted
six
goals
during
a
four-game
stretch.
She
scored
the
winner
in
the
Pioneers'
victory
over
Beloit
and
had
her
team's
lone
score
in
a
loss
to
Gustavus
Adolphus.
Evans,
the
MWC
scoring
leader
last
season,
tallied
four
goals
in
Grinnell's
victory
over
Knox.
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Defense
Larissa
Forde
Lawrence
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Forde,
a
senior
goalkeeper
from
Moorhead,
Minnesota
(Moorhead
H.S.),
posted
her
first
shutout
of
the
season
to
help
Lawrence
to
a
1-1
record
on
the
week.
Forde
recorded
eight
saves
in
the
team's
win
over
Edgewood
on
Wednesday
and
then
tallied
16
saves
in
a
loss
to
unbeaten
Carroll
on
Sunday.
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Week
#4:
September
29
Offense
Amy
Horneck
Monmouth
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Horneck,
a
sophomore
forward
from
Hemiston
Ore.,
had
a
goal
and
two
assists
in
her
team’s
5-0
victory
at
Illinois
College
then
scored
twice
as
Monmouth
fell
at
Grinnell.
In
the
last
12
meetings
with
Grinnell,
the
Fighting
Scots
had
scored
only
once
against
the
Pioneers.
Horneck
doubled
that
output
in
90
minutes
on
Saturday.
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Defense
Kristin
Beyer
Carroll
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Beyer,
a
junior
sweeper
from
Waukesha,
Wis.
(Waukesha
South
HS),
led
Carroll
College
to
a
pair
of
shutouts
last
week.
The
Lady
Pioneers
blanked
Beloit
on
Wednesday
and
Carthage
on
Sunday.
Beyer
and
the
rest
of
the
defense
allowed
their
opponents
to
attempt
just
seven
shots
combined.
The
unit
has
surrendered
just
five
goals
this
season
in
eight
games.
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Week
#5:
October
6
Offense
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Buzicky,
a
junior
forward
from
St.
Paul
Minn.
(Highland
Park)
recorded
her
second
career
hat
trick
in
Lawrence’s
win
over
Knox.
Two
of
her
goals
were
unassisted.
She
also
assisted
on
the
Vikings’
other
marker.
In
Saturday’s
battle
with
undefeated
MWC
leader
Grinnell,
Buzicky
jumped
on
a
rebound
in
the
ninth
minute
and
gave
her
team
an
early
lead.
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Defense
Jess
Myers
Monmouth
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Myers,
a
freshman
sweeper
from
Warrenton,
Virginia
(Fauquier),
helped
lead
a
revitalized
Scots’
defense
that
posted
shutouts
in
all
three
matches
last
week.
As
the
last
line
of
defense
before
the
goalie,
Myers
proved
to
be
the
‘keeper’s
best
friend,
helping
limit
Robert
Morris
to
seven
shots
and
Ripon
to
just
two.
Sunday
against
Carroll,
Myers’
efforts
helped
Monmouth
snap
the
Lady
Pioneers’
21-match
regular
season
winning
streak.
Myers
played
every
minute
of
each
game
as
the
Scots
broke
the
previous
school
record
with
three
consecutive
shutouts.
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Week
#6:
October
13
Offense
Sara
Gross
St.
Norbert
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Gross,
a
junior
forward
from
Fond
du
Lac,
Wis.,
scored
a
pair
of
goals
and
added
three
assists
in
the
Green
Knights’
victory
over
Lawrence.
On
the
season,
Gross
has
15
goals
and
seven
assists
for
a
production
of
37
points.
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Defense
Megan
Pulskis
Grinnell
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Pluskis,
a
senior
from
Dyer,
Indiana,
helped
Grinnell
remain
undefeated
in
the
MWC
as
the
team
shut
out
Lake
Forest
College
on
Saturday.
Pluskis
marked
the
conference’s
leading
scorer
and
kept
her
in
check
as
the
Pioneers
blanked
their
fourth
conference
opponent.
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Week
#7:
October
20
Offense
Melissa
Stevenson
Lake
Forest
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Stevenson,
a
sophomore
forward
from
Littleton
Col.
(Dakota
Ridge),
set
LFC
single
season
records
for
assists
(15)
and
points
(45)
when
she
tallied
four
goals
and
four
assists
in
wins
over
Benedictine,
Illinois
C.
and
Monmouth.
She
scored
the
first
two
goals
in
a
win
over
Benedictine
then
assisted
on
her
team’s
first
two
goals
Saturday
in
a
win
at
Illinois
C.
Stevenson
had
a
hand
in
each
of
the
Foresters’
goals
(two
goals,
two
assists)
as
the
Foresters
blanked
Monmouth.
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Defense
Mei-Yun
Gibson
Lake
Forest
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Mei-Yun
Gibson,
a
junior
sweeper
from
Aurora,
Col.
(Eaglecrest
HS),
helped
Lake
Forest
record
three
victories
last
week,
including
a
pair
of
MWC
shutouts.
Gibson
scored
a
goal
in
the
Foresters’
victory
over
Benedictine
and
another
in
the
team’s
win
at
Illinois
C.
on
Saturday.
She
also
led
the
defensive
charge
in
those
games
and
the
victory
at
Monmouth
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Week
#8:
October
27
Offense
Sara
Gross
St.
Norbert
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Gross,
a
junior
forward
from
Fond
du
Lac,
Wis.,
keyed
the
Knights
to
a
spot
in
the
MWC
tournament
with
three
goals
and
an
assist
in
a
critical
5-3
victory
over
Monmouth.
The
next
day,
Gross
opened
the
Green
Knight’s
match
at
Illinois
College
with
an
unassisted
goal
and
helped
her
team
post
a
3-1
win.
For
the
season,
Gross
has
20
goals
and
eight
assists
for
a
total
of
48
points.
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Defense
Kristin
Mertel
Monmouth
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Freshman
stopper
Mertel,
a
freshman
stopper
from
Hoffman
Estates,
Ill.(HS),
made
her
presence
felt
on
both
offense
and
defense
in
Monmouth’s
final
two
games
of
the
season.
Despite
playing
a
defensive
position,
Mertel
notched
a
goal
and
an
assist
against
St.
Norbert,
and
she
also
had
the
Scots’
only
assist
in
a
1-1
tie
against
Lawrence.
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