Women's Team of The Week: November 15

by Tom Hindle

November 15, 2022

Caroline DeLisle guessed early, diving to her right. And the UCF goalie was correct in her decision, parrying away an NC State penalty to give her team a chance to advance to the NCAA second round. Darya Rajaee dutifully tucked away the winning penalty kick, but it was DeLisle who played hero, producing two massive saves in the shootout.

The two-time AAC goalkeeper of the year has lifted her side to big results before. But no performance was more important than hers last weekend. And no player was more valuable to their team last week, either.

Player of The Week: Caroline DeLisle, UCF

Women's Team of the Week: November 7-13

GK Caroline DeLisle, UCF - DeLisle saved two penalties as the Knights upset NC State in the first round. It was one of the best goalkeeping moments of the season to date.

D Tori Hansen, North Carolina - Hansen has captured her best form at the right time for the Tar Heels. She provided two assists in their 5-0 thrashing of Old Dominion in the first round.

D Maddy Chavez, UC Irvine - Chavez was instrumental in one of the biggest upsets of the first round, leading an impervious defense to shut out USC.

D Julia Leas, Georgetown - Leas was pure quality throughout, putting in yet another excellent defensive showing to herd the back line as Georgetown beat Hofstra.

D Lauren Flynn, Florida State - Flynn helped out from the back Saturday afternoon, scoring while also helping limit FGCU to just two shots on goal.

M Felicia Knox, Alabama - Knox was at her excellent best last week, scoring and providing three assists as Alabama beat Jackson State to open NCAA Tournament play.

M Jilly Shimkin, Texas - Shimkin was one of the standouts in a solid performance from Texas, opening the scoring in a 3-1 win over Texas A&M Opened the scoring in a 3-1 win over Texas A&M

M Ella Rogers, Xavier - goal, 103 mins played against Tennessee in 4-1 win.

F Jasmine Aikey, Stanford - Aikey turned in the best attacking performance of the weekend, scoring four goals in the Cardinal’s NCAA Tournament opener. 4 goals in NCAA tourney

F Olivia Wingate, Notre Dame - Notre Dame went to work quickly against Omaha, and Wingate was crucial in that effort — she bagged a brace in the first half.

F Emma Sears, Ohio State - Sears scored the overtime winner as the Buckeyes squeaked past Bucknell in the first round.

Honorable Mentions:

F Ava Seelenfreund (Brown), F Izzy D'Aquila (Santa Clara), M/F Mya Jones (Memphis), F Lexi Wright (UCLA), M Anna Bout (Pittsburgh(w)), F Leah Pais (Pittsburgh(w)), M Haley McWhirter (Mississippi State), D Jyllissa Harris (South Carolina), D Jordan De Vernerio (Harvard), GK Sara Wojdelko (Vanderbilt)