INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis senior Kiki Sauceda and Drury University junior Kaitlyn Knetzke earned the first Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week honors of the 2021 season for the sport of women’s soccer, the league office announced Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kiki Sauceda, UIndy
Sr., M, San Bernardino, Calif.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 4-1 W vs. Cedarville (9/2); 1-0 W vs. Ohio Dominican (9/4)
- Tallied eight points on four goals in two regional wins over the weekend
- Netted a hat trick in the season-opening victory against Cedarville
- Added the game-winning goal on Saturday in a 1-nil win versus Ohio Dominican
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week award (9/6/21)
- Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Peck (11/4/19)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kaitlyn Knetzke, Drury
Jr., GK, Ozark, Mo.
Major: Criminology
Team Results: 2-0 W at Newman (9/3); 2-0 W vs. No. 19 Delta State (9/5)
- Posted a pair of shutouts over the weekend between the pipes for the Panthers
- Blanked No. 19 Delta State on Sunday, facing eight shots and making three saves
- Totaled four saves between the wins
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week (9/6/21)
- Last Panthers’ Defensive Player of the Week: Tina Haberberger (9/28/15)