INDIANAPOLIS – McKendree University senior Emma Knoebel and University of Illinois Springfield Allison Mirimanian were named Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week for the sport of women’s soccer, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emma Knoebel, McKendree
Sr., M, Maryville, Ill.
Major: Biology
Team Results: 2-0 W at Kentucky Wesleyan (9/8); 2-1 W at Southern Indiana (9/12)
- Tallied four points on two goals for the Bearcats in two wins last week
- Drilled a game-winning penalty kick at in-region Kentucky Wesleyan
- Netted the match’s first score against Southern Indiana
- Earns second career Offensive Player of the Week award (9/13/21, 3/22/21)
- Last Bearcats’ Offensive Player of the Week: Emma Knoebel (3/22/21)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Allison Mirimanian, Illinois Springfield
Fr., GK, Silvis, Ill.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 2-0 W at Parkside (9/7); 1-0 W vs. Maryville (9/12)
- Made 10 saves over two shutouts in two Prairie Star wins last week
- Made five saves in each contest en route to the clean sheets
- Blanked Maryville in league opener on Sunday
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week (9/13/21)
- Last Prairie Stars’ Defensive Player of the Week: Paloma Guijarro (10/29/18)