Women's Team of the Week: September 9

by TopDrawerSoccer

September 10, 2024

Karlie Lema’s heroic week for California leads to the latest Player of the Week honors.

The senior forward stepped up with an impressive hat trick to defeat Nevada 4-1, followed by two goals and an assist in a 3-0 shutout of San Diego. In all, the California native had a hand in six of the seven goals the Bears scored.

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Player of the Week: Karlie Lema, California

Women’s Team of the Week: September 2-8

GK: Ally Zazzara, Tennessee - Zazzara was unbeatable with five saves in a 0-0 draw with No. 6 UCLA, then secured her sixth clean sheet in a row as the Volunteers defeated Florida Atlantic 2-0.

D: Natalie Bain, Xavier - Continuing her outstanding start to the year, Bain scored two headers in an 8-0 defeat of Valparaiso before going the full 90 as Xavier defeated rival Cincinnati 1-0.

D: Ava Priest, Colorado - Priest was a two-way force as she managed two game-winners in clean-sheet victories over Denver and Weber State.

D: Cameron Roller, Duke - An inspired leader for Duke, Roller assisted the winner in the 1-0 upset of No. 2 North Carolina, then scored in a 5-0 handling of East Tennessee State.

M: Emily Mathews, Michigan State - The Spartan captain lived up to her lofty standards with a hattrick plus an assist versus Queens (NC), followed by 79 minutes in the 1-0 defeat of Loyola-Chicago.

M: Grace Restovich, Notre Dame - The freshman continued her outstanding debut with a goal in a 4-0 defeat of Northern Illinois, then a hat trick of assists to lead a 5-0 takedown of Marquette.

M: Caroline Penner, Seattle - Leading the team to two victories, Penner secured a hat trick in a 4-1 defeat of Oregon State days after scoring versus Hawaii.

M: Kennedy Bell, Maryland - Bell stepped up her game this week with an assist in a 1-1 draw with Towson, followed by another helper and two goals in the 4-0 defeat of VCU.

F: Karlie Lema, California - Five goals and an assist led the Bears to two convincing victories.

F: Sarah Schupansky, Pittsburgh - The Pittsburgh native flexed her creative muscles with six assists to go along with two goals as the Panthers managed 13 combined in defeats of Dartmouth and Mercyhurst.

F: Ella Pappas, Oklahoma - Pappas was one of the beneficiaries of an in-form Oklahoma offense with four goals and an assist in the 7-0 and 8-0 defeats of Stetson and Missouri State.

Honorable Mention: GK Sydney Fuller (Texas A&M), D LJ Knox (Auburn), D Ellie Geoffroy (Oklahoma State), D Ginny Delacruz (New Hampshire), M Emily Colton (Wake Forest), M Addison Chester (Ball State), M Magali Gagne (Pittsburgh), M Savannah Pruitt (Davidson), F Sarah Weber (Nebraska), F Bailey Ayer (Vermont), F Lailah Stewart (American)