INDIANAPOLIS – University of Missouri-St. Louis junior midfielder Laura Hurlbut and University of Wisconsin-Parkside senior defender Emily Konior have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week in women’s soccer, it was announced by the league office Monday.

Hurlbut earns her second weekly honor of the season (Sept. 8) and her career after netting two game-winners in the Tritons’ 2-0 conference weekend at Illinois Springfield and Southern Indiana this past week.  At USI on Friday, Hurlbut scored the game-winner on one of her three shots to help jumpstart UMSL to a 3-0 victory.  On Sunday, the Leawood, Kansas, native found the back of the net first in the Tritons’ 2-0 win at UIS.  Hurlbut leads the team and currently ranks tied for third in the conference with four goals on the year.