INDIANAPOLIS – Maryville University senior forward Lexi Gentry and Southwest Baptist University senior goalkeeper Ashlynn Edison have been selected as the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week in women’s soccer, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lexi Gentry, Maryville
Sr. | F/MF | San Diego, Calif.
Major: Biology
Team Results: 1-0 W vs. #18 Cedarville (9/7) | 2-0 W vs. Ohio Dominican (9/9)
- Tallied four points on two goals in pair of regional wins
- Scored game-winner in upset over 18th-ranked Cedarville
- Notched first goal against ODU
- Took four shots with three on goal
- Earns second career Offensive Player of the Week Award (9/11/23, 8/29/22)
- Last Saints’ Offensive Player of the Week: Hannah Kostelz (10/3/22)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ashlynn Edison, Southwest Baptist
Sr. | GK | Broken Arrow, Okla.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 0-0 T vs. Northeastern State
(9/7) | 3-0 W vs. Central Baptist
(9/9)
- Recorded 10 saves and two shutouts in unbeaten week, including season’s first win
- Made seven saves against Northeastern State and three against Central Baptist
- Faced 21 shots in 180 minutes of action
- Earns first-ever Defensive Player of the Week Award for SBU