INDIANAPOLIS – Southwest Baptist senior forward Katelynn Young and Upper Iowa sophomore goalkeeper Avery Harding have been selected as the final Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in women's soccer for the season, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Katelynn Young, Southwest Baptist
Sr. | F | Kansas City, Mo.
Major: Nursing
Team Results: 2-0 W vs. Drury (10/21) | 2-2 T vs. McKendree (10/24) | 0-0 T vs. Rockhurst (10/27)
- Scored three goals over the week for six total points
- Scored all three of the four goals for the Bearcats
- Took seven shots with five on goal in a total of 205 minutes
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Bearcats’ Offensive Player of the Week: Tamerra Gantt (10/21/24)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Avery Harding, Upper Iowa
So. | GK | Council Bluffs, Ia.
Major: Kinesiology
Team Results: 2-2 T vs. Lewis (10/24)
- Made 16 saves and played all 90 minutes
- Faced 24 shots overall
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Peacocks’ Defensive Player of the Week Award: Sienna Johnson (09/15/25)