INDIANAPOLIS – Illinois Springfield junior forward Autumn Diduch and Southwest Baptist junior goalkeeper Cece Alexander have been selected as the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in women's soccer, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Autumn Diduch, Illinois Springfield
Jr. | F | Freeport, Ill.
Major: Education
Team Results: 7-0 W vs. Upper Iowa (09/30) | 2-1 W vs. William Jewell (10/02)
- Scored two goals and tallied three assists with a total of seven points over the two matchups
- Recorded two goals and two assists in win versus Upper Iowa
- Took three shots with three on goal in 102 minutes
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Prairie Stars’ Offensive Player of the Week: Mallory Herber (09/15/25)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cece Alexander, Southwest Baptist
Jr. | GK | St. Louis, Mo.
Major: Kinesiology / Rehabilitative Science
Team Results: 0-0 T vs. Truman (09/30) | 2-0 W vs. Upper Iowa (10/03)
- Posted two shutouts to help SBU to an undefeated week in conference play
- First SBU back-to-back conference shutout since joining the GLVC
- Made six saves and played all 180 minutes
- Highlighted by four-save performance against Truman
- Faced 16 shots overall
- Earns second career Defensive Player of the Week Award (09/23/24)
- Last Bearcats’ Defensive Player of the Week Award: Cece Alexander (09/23/24)