2006 WIAC Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week

2006 WIAC Women's Soccer
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 23 - 29
Offense
Amy Todd, Sophomore (Hartland/Arrowhead), Midfielder of UW-La Crosse
Todd scored three goals and added two assists during the week. She had the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), which was tied for fourth in the NSCAA Central Region rankings. Todd then had two goals and two assists in UW-La Crosse’s 5-3 win at UW-River Falls.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Emily Meisinger, Senior, Midfielder/Forward, Green Bay (Notre Dame Academy)
UW-Oshkosh, Beth Kutzke, Sophomore, Midfielder, Beaver Dam
UW-Platteville, Amber Piacentine, Sophomore, Midfielder, Oconomowoc
UW-River Falls, Ashley Peterson, Senior, Forward, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Forest Lake)
UW-Stevens Point, Alison Regal, Junior, Midfielder, Appleton (East)
UW-Stout, Shannon Hermes, Senior, Forward, Prior Lake, Minn.

Defense
Anna Talbot, Junior (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview), Defender/Midfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Talbot helped UW-Eau Claire to a 3-0 victory over St. Scholastica (Minn.) on Oct. 29 as the Blugolds set a school record for wins in a season with 18. She was matched up against the Saints’ top scorer and helped limit her to just one shot in the contest. Talbot also was credited with an assist on the game-winning goal. UW-Eau Claire earned its 13th shutout of the season and ended St. Scholastica’s 15-match winning streak with the win.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amanda Clark, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Minocqua (Lakeland)
UW-Oshkosh, Michelle John, Senior, Midfielder, Whitefish Bay
UW-Platteville, Abbi Schutz, Sophomore, Defender, Monroe
UW-River Falls, Kelly Piersak, Sophomore, Defender, Shoreview, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Meredith DeCaluwe, Senior, Goalkeeper, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
UW-Stout, Katelynn Rindahl, Senior, Defender, Cambridge

Week of Oct. 16 - 22
Offense
Amanda Prawat, Sophomore (Oregon), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Prawat led the Pointers’ offensive attack in a 9-0 victory over UW-Stout on Oct. 21. She registered a school single-match record with five goals and also added an assist. It is just the fourth time in conference history that an individual has registered five goals in a match with the most recent by UW-La Crosse’s Jessica Manchester against UW-Superior on Sept. 16, 2000. UW-Stout had only given up 22 goals all season entering the match against the Pointers.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Maria Iaizzo, Senior, Forward/Midfielder, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Mandy Rue, Senior, Forward, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (White Bear Lake)
UW-Oshkosh, Mindy Vinje, Junior, Midfielder, Madison (La Follette)
UW-Platteville, Ashley Hamilton, Freshman, Forward, Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott)
UW-River Falls, Kim Saufl, Senior, Midfielder, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)

Defense
Becky Westbrock, Senior (Oakdale, Minn./North St. Paul), Defender of UW-Eau Claire
Westbrock led a Blugold defense that allowed just one goal in three matches during the week and earned the WIAC regular season title for the second straight year. UW-Eau Claire clinched the conference crown outright with a 3-0 victory at UW-River Falls on Oct. 21. The Blugolds then upended St. Thomas (Minn.), 3-0, on Oct. 22 with Westbrock being credited with the first goal of the match and assisting on the third goal. UW-Eau Claire suffered just their second loss of the season earlier in the week in a 1-0 defeat at unbeaten and No. 23-ranked Macalester (Minn.) on Oct. 18. UW-Eau Claire had recorded 12 shutouts this season and allowed .42 goals per match.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amanda Clark, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Minocqua (Lakeland Union)
UW-Oshkosh, Amy Konieczka, Freshman, Defender, Milwaukee (Pius XI)
UW-Platteville, Hope Huston, Freshman, Defender, Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley)
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Junior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Schmidt, Junior, Defender, Hartland (Arrowhead)

Week of Oct. 9 - 15
Offense
Michelle John, Senior (Whitefish Bay), Midfielder of UW-Oshkosh
John helped UW-Oshkosh to two wins during the week as she registered one goal and two assists. In a 2-0 victory over Concordia (Wis.) on Oct. 10, she assisted on the second goal of the match. Against UW-La Crosse on Oct. 14, John scored the match-tying goal and assisted on the final goal in the 4-1 triumph.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Maria Iaizzo, Senior, Forward/Midfielder, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Mandy Rue, Senior, Forward, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (White Bear Lake)
UW-River Falls, Amy Jensen, Senior, Midfielder, Plymouth, Minn. (Bloomington Kennedy)
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Prawat, Sophomore, Forward, Oregon
UW-Stout, Mallory Voeks, Freshman, Midfielder, Waukesha (South)

Defense
Jessica Halverson, Sophomore (Delano, Minn.), Goalkeeper of UW-Stout
Halverson recorded two consecutive 1-0 shutouts, downing the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Oct. 11 and St. Catherine (Minn.) on Oct. 14. She turned back eight shots against St. Catherine and accumulated four saves against the Raiders. Halverson lowered her goals against average to 1.25 and improved her save percentage to .900 in the matches.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allie Rivard, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-La Crosse, Amy Cory, Junior, Defender/Forward, Crystal Lake, Ill. (South)
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Sophomore, Mukwonago
UW-River Falls, Julie Sperstad, Junior, Midfielder, Eau Claire (Memorial)
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Chu, Senior, Defender, Wauwatosa (West)
UW-Whitewater, Alyssa Palmer, Junior, Defender, Mukwonago (Kettle Moraine)

Week of Oct. 2 - 8
Offense
Ashley Peterson, Senior (Lino Lakes, Minn./Forest Lake), Forward of UW-River Falls
Peterson played a key role in two Falcon victories during the week, including a 3-0 triumph over UW-Stout on Oct. 4 and a 3-2 decision over UW-Platteville on Oct. 7. She recorded three goals and three assists in the two matches. Peterson scored twice and added one assist against the Blue Devils and came back with a goal and two assists against the Pioneers.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Amy Smith, Sophomore, Forward, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Mandy Rue, Senior, Forward, Vadnais Heights, Minn. (White Bear Lake)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana Gudel, Junior, Defender, Middleton
UW-Stevens Point, Liz Kidd, Junior, Midfielder, Shorewood
UW-Stout, Laura Pizzitola, Sophomore, Forward, Hayward
UW-Whitewater, Mary Donohoo, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wauwatosa (West)

Defense
Sam Neely, Sophomore (Oregon), Goalkeeper of UW-Whitewater
Neely helped UW-Whitewater to a pair of conference wins during the week as the Warhawks ran their unbeaten streak to four matches. In a 1-0 victory against UW-Platteville on Oct. 4, she was credited with seven saves in earning her first shutout of the season. Neely added two more saves in a 3-1 triumph against UW-Stout on Oct. 7.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Weirick, Junior, Goalkeeper, Kenosha (Tremper)
UW-La Crosse, Kris Miller, Senior, Midfielder/Defender, Fitchburg (Verona)
UW-River Falls, Emily Stieler, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Ham Lake, Minn. (Andover)
UW-Stevens Point, Abbey Kirchdoerfer, Senior, Defender, Oregon
UW-Stout, Katelyn Rindahl, Senior, Defender, Cambridge

Week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
Offense
Liz Kooistra, Sophomore (Lakeville, Minn.), Midfielder/Forward of UW-Eau Claire
After not playing for that last two weeks, Kooistra made a solid return to score the winning goal in a 3-0 victory over UW-Stevens Point on September 30. She received the ball from the midfielder and put the close range shot past the Pointer goalkeeper. The goal proved to be the difference in the game and helped the Blugolds beat the Pointers for the first time since 1991, a streak of 24 matches, a keep the Blugolds undefeated in conference play at 4-0.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Ramsey Weyenberg, Sophomore, Midfielder, Appleton (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Junior, Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-Platteville, Ashly Hamilton, Freshman, Midfielder, Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott)
UW-River Falls, Amy Jensen, Senior, Midfielder, Plymouth, Minn. (Bloomington Kennedy)
UW-Stout, Shannon Hermes, Senior, Forward, Prior Lake, Minn.

Defense
Abby Ofstedahl, Junior (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview), Defender of UW-Eau Claire
Ofstedahl made one stop after another as UW-Eau Claire defeated UW-Stevens Point 3-0 on September 30. Her tenacious play would help the Blugolds hold the Pointers to just four shots on goal in 90 minutes. The victory improved the Blugolds' conference mark to 4-0 and ended a 24-match winless streak against the Pointers.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amanda Clark, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Minocqua (Lakeland)
UW-Oshkosh, Amy Konieczka, Freshman, Defender, Milwaukee (Pius XI)
UW-Platteville, Shannon Jacoby, Sophomore, Defender, Hartford (Union)
UW-River Falls, Jen Terry, Sophomore, Midfielder, Shoreview, Minn. (Totino-Grace)
UW-Stevens Point, Meghan Vanden Heuvel, Sophomore, Defender, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Junior, Forward, Racine (Horlick)

Week of Sept. 18 - 24
Offense
Ashley Peterson, Senior (Lino Lakes, Minn./Forest Lake), Forward of UW-River Falls
Peterson helped lead the Falcons to a pair of win during the week, including a 4-1 win over UW-Superior on September 20 and a 7-0 triumph over St. Catherine (Minn.) on September 23. Against the Yellowjackets, she scored the team's first three goals; her second goal was unassisted and was the game-winner. Against the Wildcats, Peterson tallied the team's first, third and sixth goals and also picked up an assist on the fourth goal. Peterson currently leads the league in scoring with 20 points on eight goals and four assists.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Maria Iaizzo, Senior, Forward, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Jennifer Watry, Senior, Forward, Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove-Belgium)
UW-Oshkosh, Erin Rickard, Freshman, Midfielder, Cedarburg
UW-Platteville, Kim Schneckloth, Freshman, Davenport, Iowa (West)
UW-Stout, Shannon Hermes, Senior, Forward, Prior Lake, Minn.

Defense
Hope Huston, Freshman (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley), Defender of UW-Platteville
Huston led the UW-Platteville defense and helped the Pioneers break a collective 0-35 streak against UW-La Crosse and UW-Stevens Point. She led the Pioneers to a 0-0 tie in La Crosse on September 20 and a 1-1 standoff in Stevens Point on September 23. It was the first non-losses against those teams in Pioneer history.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Becky Westbrock, Senior, Defender, Oakdale, Minn. (North St. Paul)
UW-La Crosse, Amy Todd, Sophomore, Midfielder, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana Gudel, Junior, Defender, Middleton
UW-River Falls, Betsy Straub, Sophomore, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Meredith DeCaluwe, Senior, Goalkeeper, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
UW-Stout, Al Smith, Senior, Defender, Chippewa Falls

Week of Sept. 11 - 17
Offense
Kaylee Weise, Sophomore (Brookfield/East), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Weise scored five goals in two matches for the Pointers during the week as they improved to 4-1-1 on the season. She tallied three goals and one assist in a 5-0 victory at Carroll on September 14. In a 5-0 win against Lawrence on September 16, Weise scored two goals to increase her league-leading total to seven.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Emily Meisinger, Senior, Forward, Green Bay (Notre Dame Academy)
UW-Oshkosh, Amanda Matzke, Sophomore, Forward, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Platteville, Kim Schneckloth, Freshman, Forward, Davenport, Iowa (West)
UW-River Falls, Ashley Peterson, Senior, Forward, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Forest Lake)

Defense
Katie Bera, Freshman (Neenah), Goalkeeper of UW-Oshkosh
Bera allowed just one goal and totaled 16 saves as UW-Oshkosh lost 1-0 to 25th-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) on September 13 and posted a 1-0 victory over UW-Stout on September 16. Against the Thunder, she played all 90 minutes. She allowed one goal and halted 14 shots, including 12 in the second half. Against the Blue Devils, she counted two saves to register her first career shutout.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Becky Westbrock, Senior, Defender, Oakdale, Minn. (North St. Paul)
UW-Platteville, Jen Hansen, Freshman, Defender, Port Washington
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Junior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Abbey Kirchdoerfer, Senior, Defender, Oregon
UW-Stout, Jessica Halverson, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Delano, Minn.

Week of Sept. 4 - 10
Offense
Allie Metcalfe, Freshman (Monona/Monona Grove), Midfielder/Forward of UW-Platteville
Metcalfe came off the bench to score five goals in two road matches during the week. She netted a pair of goals in a 9-0 win over Milwaukee School of Engineering on September 7 and then recorded a hat trick in a 6-0 victory at Benedictine (Ill.) on September 10.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Kooistra, Sophomore, Midfielder/Forward, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Jennifer Watry, Senior, Forward, Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove-Belgium)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Junior, Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stevens Point, Ann Van Stippen, Senior, Midfielder, Kimberly
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Junior, Forward, Racine (Horlick)

Defense
Allison Smith, Sophomore (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson), Defender of UW-Eau Claire
Smith keyed a Blugold defense that allowed just one goal during the week in road victories over Millikin (Ill.) and Illinois Wesleyan. The Blugolds allowed their first goal of the season against Illinois Wesleyan in the 86th minute on a penalty kick in a 2-1 win on September 9. UW-Eau Claire allowed just two shots in a 3-0 triumph over Millikin on September 8.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amy Todd, Sophomore, Midfielder, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Sophomore, Defender, Mukwonago
UW-Platteville, Hope Huston, Freshman, Sweeper, Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley)
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Waterman, Sophomore, Defender, Oregon
UW-Stout, Anna Peterson, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Burlington

Week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 3
Offense
Maria Iaizzo, Senior (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Forward/Midfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Iaizzo was named the tournament MVP as UW-Eau Claire won the Rachel Smith Memorial Tournament hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y). She had the game-winning goal in each match as the Blugolds defeated RIT, 2-0, and SUNY-Cortland, 1-0.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Aimee Schneider, Sophomore, Forward, West Bend (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Junior, Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-River Falls, Kim Saufl, Senior, Midfielder, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Liz Kidd, Junior, Midfielder, Shorewood
UW-Stout, Carli Rindt, Senior, Forward, New Berlin (West)

Defense
Jessi Larson, Freshman (Winona, Minn./Cotter), Defender of UW-River Falls
Larson helped UW-River Falls record a pair of shutouts in the Advantage Emblem Cup hosted by St. Scholastica (Minn.). The Falcons opened the tournament with a 0-0 double overtime tie against the host school and followed that with a 7-0 decision over Northland. Larson scored what proved to be the game-winning goal against Northland from just inside the box off a corner kick.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Weirick, Junior, Goalkeeper, Kenosha (Tremper)
UW-La Crosse, Kris Miller, Senior, Midfielder/Defender, Fitchburg (Verona Area)
UW-Oshkosh, Jessica Hoffman, Junior, Defender, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Schmidt, Junior, Defender, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Stout, Al Smith, Senior, Defender, Chippewa Falls

Back to the WIAC home page