Temple University Athletics
Lafferty Tabbed Defensive Player of the Week
10.26.15 | Women's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – For the second time this season, senior Erin Lafferty has been named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending October 26.
Lafferty helped the Owls win their first game against SMU ever on Thursday, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals in the 3-2 game. These goals gave Lafferty a career-high seven goals on the season and 13 for her total career. Lafferty also set a new school record in career games played with 78 on Sunday in the Owls' 2-1 win against Houston.
Also for the Owls, senior Kelly Farrell was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the third time this season. Farrell notched an assist and her fourth game-winning goal of the season in the 86th minute of Sunday's 2-1 season finale win against Houston. She helped lift the Owls to their 12th win in 2015, setting a program record for most wins in a season.
Offensive Player of the Week
Carol Rodrigues, UCF, Jr., F
Defensive Player of the Week
Erin Lafferty, Temple, Sr., D
Goalkeeper of the Week
Saundra Baron, East Carolina, Sr., GK
Rookie of the Week
Vera Varis, UCF, Fr., GK
Honor Roll
Saga Fredriksson, UCF, So., D
Played every minute of Friday's match and assisted UCF's first goal in its 3-1 win over USF.
Jaycie Brown, Cincinnati, So., M
Scored the lone goal in Cincinnati's 1-0 win over Tulsa, which secured its fourth-place finish in the conference; the team's best finish since 2002.
Sam Pavlika, Cincinnati, Sr., GK
Recorded a clean sheet with two saves in the Bearcats' 1-0 win over Tulsa on Sunday.
Kendall Frey, East Carolina, Sr., F
Registered a career-high five points on Sunday, with two goals and one assist in the Pirates' 3-0 win over Memphis to clinch the No. 8 seed in the conference tournament.
Kelly Farrell, Temple, Sr., M
Notched an assist and her fourth game-winning goal of the season in the 87th minute of Sunday's 2-1 season finale win against Houston. She helped lift the Owls to their 12th win in 2015, setting a program record for most wins in a season.
Lafferty helped the Owls win their first game against SMU ever on Thursday, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals in the 3-2 game. These goals gave Lafferty a career-high seven goals on the season and 13 for her total career. Lafferty also set a new school record in career games played with 78 on Sunday in the Owls' 2-1 win against Houston.
Also for the Owls, senior Kelly Farrell was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the third time this season. Farrell notched an assist and her fourth game-winning goal of the season in the 86th minute of Sunday's 2-1 season finale win against Houston. She helped lift the Owls to their 12th win in 2015, setting a program record for most wins in a season.
Offensive Player of the Week
Carol Rodrigues, UCF, Jr., F
Defensive Player of the Week
Erin Lafferty, Temple, Sr., D
Goalkeeper of the Week
Saundra Baron, East Carolina, Sr., GK
Rookie of the Week
Vera Varis, UCF, Fr., GK
Honor Roll
Saga Fredriksson, UCF, So., D
Played every minute of Friday's match and assisted UCF's first goal in its 3-1 win over USF.
Jaycie Brown, Cincinnati, So., M
Scored the lone goal in Cincinnati's 1-0 win over Tulsa, which secured its fourth-place finish in the conference; the team's best finish since 2002.
Sam Pavlika, Cincinnati, Sr., GK
Recorded a clean sheet with two saves in the Bearcats' 1-0 win over Tulsa on Sunday.
Kendall Frey, East Carolina, Sr., F
Registered a career-high five points on Sunday, with two goals and one assist in the Pirates' 3-0 win over Memphis to clinch the No. 8 seed in the conference tournament.
Kelly Farrell, Temple, Sr., M
Notched an assist and her fourth game-winning goal of the season in the 87th minute of Sunday's 2-1 season finale win against Houston. She helped lift the Owls to their 12th win in 2015, setting a program record for most wins in a season.
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