INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis senior Kiki Sauceda and Missouri S&T graduate student Kristin Steins earned Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week honors for the sport of women’s soccer, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kiki Sauceda, UIndy
Sr., M, San Bernardino, Calif.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 1-0 W vs. Southern Indiana (9/17); 3-2 W at No. 15 McKendree (9/19)
- Tallied six points on two goals and two assists in a pair of league wins over the weekend
- Finished with two scores and a helper in the Greyhounds’ victory over the 15th-ranked Bearcats
- Was credited with the assist in the match’s lone goal on Friday night against USI
- Earns second career Offensive Player of the Week award (9/20/21, 9/6/21)
- Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Kiki Sauceda (9/6/21)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kristin Steins, Missouri S&T
Gr., GK, Ballwin, Mo.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Team Result: 5-0 W at William Jewell (9/17); 0-0 T vs. Truman (9/19)
- Made nine saves in 155 minutes across two league matches over the weekend
- Turned seven Truman shots away on Sunday to earn the clean sheet
- Finished with a pair of saves in 45 minutes against William Jewell
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week (9/20/21)
- Last Miners’ Defensive Player of the Week: Kaitlyn Deister (10/6/14)