WIAC Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week

WIAC Women's Soccer
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 22 - 28
Offense
Jamie Schiesel, Freshman (Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong), Midfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Schiesel helped the Blugolds clinch their third straight WIAC championship with a 6-0 victory over UW-River Falls on Oct. 27. She picked up her third and fourth goals of the season in the contest with the first at the 35:50 mark of the first half off a header from a corner kick to give UW-Eau Claire a 2-0 lead. About five minutes later, Schiesel tallied an unassisted goal.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amy Cory, Senior, Forward, Crystal Lake, Ill. (South)
UW-Oshkosh, Erin Rickard, Sophomore, Forward, Cedarburg
UW-Stevens Point, Liz Kidd, Senior, Midfielder, Shorewood
UW-Stout, Kaitlin Arjes, Freshman, Midfielder, Owatonna, Minn.

Defense
Katie Waterman, Junior (Oregon), Midfielder of UW-Stevens Point
Waterman helped lead the Pointer defense to their ninth shutout of the season with a 3-0 victory at UW-Stout on Oct. 27. The Pointer defense limited the Blue Devils to five shots in the win.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Kelleen Gorene, Freshman, Defender, De Pere (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Danielle Grable, Sophomore, Defender, Neenah
UW-Stout, Mone’t Morning, Junior, Defender, Hayward

Week of Oct. 15 - 21
Offense
Ramsey Weyenberg, Junior (Appleton/East), Midfielder of UW-La Crosse
Weyenberg scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 20. The win clinched a winning season for the Eagles. Weyenberg scored at 25:06 to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage over the Titans. She then registered the match-winning goal less than a minute after UW-Oshkosh tied it at 1-1 in the second half.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Amy Smith, Junior, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-Oshkosh, Caitlin Casey, Freshman, Midfielder, Waukesha (West)
UW-River Falls, Julie Sperstad, Senior, Midfielder, Eau Claire (Memorial)
UW-Stevens Point, Mary Jean Cornelius, Freshman, Midfielder, West Bend (West)
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Senior, Forward, Racine (Horlick)
UW-Whitewater, Mary Donohoo, Sophomore, Forward, Wauwatosa (West)

Defense
Jessica Halverson, Junior (Delano, Minn.), Goalkeeper of UW-Stout
Halverson stopped six shots in a 2-1 win at St. Mary’s University (Minn.) on Oct. 21 and seven shots in a 3-1 triumph over UW-River Falls on Oct. 17. The win over St. Mary’s halted the Cardinals’ 23-match non-conference winning streak.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Michaela Kocon, Junior, Defender, Plymouth, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
UW-Oshkosh, Danielle Grable, Sophomore, Defender, Neenah
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Senior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Schmidt, Senior, Defender, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Whitewater, Alyssa Palmer, Senior, Defender, Mukwonago (Kettle Moraine)

Week of Oct. 8 - 14
Offense
Amanda Prawat, Junior (Oregon), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
In a 5-1 win over St. Norbert College on Oct. 14, Prawat scored her 14th and 15th goals of the season. Earlier in the week against UW-Superior, she had three goals and a pair of assists as the Pointers earned their seventh shutout of the year. UW-Stevens Point also defeated Edgewood College on Oct. 8 by a 1-0 margin.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Ramsey Weyenberg, Junior, Midfielder, Appleton (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Amanda Matzke, Junior, Midfielder, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-River Falls, Kelly Piersak, Junior, Forward, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stout, Rachel Herzog, Junior, Defender, Owatonna, Minn.

Defense
Laura Neve, Freshman (Waukesha/South), Goalkeeper of UW-Oshkosh
Neve allowed one goal and made eight saves as UW-Oshkosh played to a 1-1 double overtime tie with two-time defending WIAC champion and nationally-ranked UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 13. Neve participated in all 110 minutes of the match. She stopped two UW-Eau Claire shots in the first period, five in the second and two in the first overtime session. The lone goal scored by the Blugolds came with just 3:53 left in regulation. UW-Eau Claire entered contest ranked sixth in the NCAA Division III by D3Kicks.com and eighth by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amanda Clark, Junior, Goalkeeper, Minocqua (Lakeland)
UW-River Falls, Emily Stieler, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Ham Lake, Minn. (Andover)
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Waterman, Junior, Defensive Midfielder, Oregon
UW-Stout, Andrea Greer, Freshman, Defender, Woodbury, Minn.

Week of Oct. 1 - 7
Offense
Amy Smith, Junior (Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson), Forward of UW-Eau Claire
Smith increased her goal total to eight on the season and assists total to seven in the Blugolds’ three victories during the week. In a 3-0 win at UW-Stout on Oct. 3, she assisted on the game’s second and third goals. In a 4-3 overtime victory at UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 6, Smith assisted on the match-winning goal with just under three minutes remaining in the first overtime. In a 3-0 win over Loras College (Iowa) on Oct. 7, Smith had a hand in each of the Blugolds’ goals. She scored the team’s first goal at the midway point in the first period and also registered the team’s third goal, while assisting on the second.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Erin Wilson, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Oshkosh, Caitlin Casey, Freshman, Midfielder, Waukesha (West)
UW-River Falls, Kelly Piersak, Junior, Forward, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Prawat, Junior, Forward, Oregon
UW-Stout, Kaitlin Arjes, Freshman, Defender/Midfielder, Owatonna, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Becky Cera, Sophomore, Forward, Wauwatosa (West)

Defense
Amy Bailey, Freshman (Whitefish Bay), Goalkeeper of UW-Whitewater
Bailey helped the Warhawks record a pair of 2-0 victories during the week. At UW-La Crosse on Oct. 6, she recorded eight saves en route to her eighth shutout of the season. It was the first victory for the Warhawks over the Eagles since Sept. 21, 2002. Earlier in the week, against Milwaukee School of Engineering she played the first half in goal.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Kelleen Gorenc, Freshman, Defender, De Pere (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Junior, Defender, Mukwonago
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Senior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Liz Kidd, Senior, Midfielder, Shorewood
UW-Stout, Jessica Halverson, Junior, Goalkeeper, Delano, Minn.

Week of Sept. 24 - 30
Offense
Kaylee Weise, Junior (Brookfield/East), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Weise recorded a goal in each of the Pointers’ wins during the week to increase her season total to six. Against the University of Chicago (Ill.) on Sept. 25, she scored 8:13 into the match on a header off a pass from Katie Waterman and assisted Amanda Prawat for the game-winning goal as the Pointers snapped the Maroons’ 35-match home unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win. In a 1-0 win over UW-Platteville on Sept. 29, Weise scored unassisted with 7:09 remaining in the match from 15 yards out to help the Pointers improve to 3-0-0 in WIAC contests.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Amy Smith, Junior, Forward, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Aimee Schneider, Junior, Midfielder, West Bend (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Senior, Forward/Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-River Falls, Betsy Straub, Junior, Midfielder, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Senior, Midfielder, Racine (Horlick)

Defense
Amanda Clark, Junior (Minocqua/Lakeland), Goalkeeper of UW-La Crosse
Clark recorded a pair of shutouts during the week. She had six saves in the Eagles’ 1-0 victory over city-rival Viterbo University on Sept. 27 and five saves in a 2-0 win over UW-Stout on Sept. 29. Clark now has six career shutouts.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Abby Ofstedahl, Senior, Defender, Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana Gudel, Senior, Defender, Middleton
UW-River Falls, Jen Terry, Junior, Midfielder, Shoreview, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Meredith DeCaluwe, Senior, Goalkeeper, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
UW-Stout, Mone’t Morning, Junior, Midfielder, Hayward

Week of Sept. 17 - 23
Offense
Gina Christenbury, Freshman (Pleasant Prairie/Kenosha Tremper), Midfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Christenbury helped the Blugolds to their highest scoring match this season with a 4-0 win over conference rival UW-La Crosse on Sept. 22 after recording one goal and one assist. In the third goal of the match, Christenbury had her first assist of the season, with Haelee Maurer scoring. Thirty minutes later, Christenbury would take a cross from Brittany Burant to score the fourth and final goal of the contest.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Aimee Schneider, Junior, Midfielder, West Bend (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Torri Hoffman, Freshman, Forward, Phillips
UW-Platteville, Kim Schneckloth, Sophomore, Forward, Davenport, Iowa (West)
UW-River Falls, Anna Gutknecht, Freshman, Defender, Buffalo, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Jackie Spees, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Senior, Midfielder, Racine (Horlick)
UW-Superior, Ashley Wirth, Senior, Midfielder, Duluth, Minn. (Denfeld)
UW-Whitewater, Becky Cera, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wauwatosa (West)

Defense
Meghan Vanden Heuvel, Junior (Naperville, Ill./Central), of UW-Stevens Point
Vanden Heuvel was key player for the Pointers in their 1-0 shutouts of UW-La Crosse and Carroll College (Wis.) during the week. Vanden Heuvel, returning to the Pointers’ starting lineup after an injury, helped the squad record their third consecutive shutout and fifth of the season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Chelsea Gilbertson, Junior, Midfielder, Waunakee
UW-Oshkosh, Laura Neve, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Waukesha (South)
UW-Platteville, Shannon Jacoby, Junior, Defender, Hartford (Union)
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Senior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stout, Laura Howard, Junior, Defender, Hudson
UW-Whitewater, Amy Bailey, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Whitefish Bay

Week of Sept. 10 - 16
Offense
Amy Smith, Junior (Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson), Forward of UW-Eau Claire
In two games this weekend, the Blugolds stayed unbeaten (5-0-1) with a tie and a win. In Saturday’s contest against the University of Chicago (Ill.), it only took Smith less than a minute into the second half to shoot one off the crossbar, which came directly back to a teammate for the game’s first goal. Unfortunately, Chicago tied the score with only 15 seconds remaining in the match and the Blugolds would have to settle for a 1-1 tie. In the second match of the weekend, Smith found the net for the Blugolds’ first score of the match against University of St. Olaf (Minn.) in a 2-0 triumph.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Kaili Trieloff, Sophomore, Forward, Ridgeway (Dodgeville)
UW-Oshkosh, Jennifer Nebsitt, Freshman, Midfielder, Sturgeon Bay
UW-Stevens Point, Kaylee Weise, Junior, Forward, Brookfield (East)
UW-Stout, Michelle Hahn, Freshman, Midfielder, Hartford (Union)
UW-Superior, Elyse Dowdell, Senior, Forward, Willmar, Minn.

Defense
Laurie Trifone, Senior (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert), Goalkeeper of UW-Platteville
Trifone played 310 minutes in the net and allowed just two goals for UW-Platteville. She shut out Augustana College (Ill.) for 110 minutes in a 0-0 tie, then held University of Dubuque (Iowa) to one goal in 110 minutes the next night in a 1-1 draw. The Spartans had been averaging more than five goals per game, while starting the season 4-0. Trifone yielded one goal to UW-Stout off a corner kick in a 1-0 setback on Saturday.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brittany Burant, Freshman, Defender, Stevens Point
UW-La Crosse, Erin Oilschlager, Junior, Defender, Appleton (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Junior, Defender, Mukwonago
UW-Stevens Point, Megan Schmidt, Senior, Defender, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Stout, Kaitlin Arjes, Freshman, Defender, Owatonna, Minn.

Week of Sept. 3 - 9
Offense
Amy Cory, Senior (Crystal Lake, Ill./South), Forward of UW-La Crosse
Cory scored five goals in three road matches during the week. She had one goal in the Eagles’ 3-2 loss to University of St. Thomas (Minn.) on Sept. 5. Cory then scored two goals each in a pair of UW-La Crosse wins as the Eagles defeated Cornell College (Iowa), 5-1, on Sept. 8 and Simpson College (Iowa), 2-1, on Sept. 9. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the victory at Simpson.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Amy Smith, Junior, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Senior, Forward/Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Prawat, Junior, Forward, Oregon
UW-Stout, Holli Swisher, Freshman, Midfielder, Benton Harbor, Mich. (Michigan Lutheran)
UW-Whitewater, Melanie Billinghurst, Freshman, Midfielder, Lake Mills

Defense
Amy Bailey, Freshman (Whitefish Bay), Goalkeeper of UW-Whitewater
Bailey helped UW-Whitewater record three shutouts during the week and improve to 4-1 on the season. The Warhawks shutout Carroll College on Sept. 5, Finlandia University (Mich.) on Sept. 8 and Edgewood College on Sept. 9. Bailey was credited with three saves against Carroll and four saves against Edgewood.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Anna Talbot, Senior, Defender, Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
UW-La Crosse, Amanda Clark, Junior, Goalkeeper, Minocqua (Lakeland Union)
UW-Oshkosh, Dana Gudel, Senior, Defender, Middleton
UW-River Falls, Emily Stieler, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Ham Lake, Minn. (Andover)
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Waterman, Junior, Midfielder, Oregon
UW-Stout, Rachel Herzog, Junior, Defender, Owatonna, Minn.

Week of Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
Offense
Amy Cory, Senior (Crystal Lake, Ill./South), Forward of UW-La Crosse
Cory scored both goals in UW-La Crosse’s 2-1 overtime victory over University of Minnesota-Morris in a season-opening contest on Sept. 2. She scored at 12:15 to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead and then scored the game-winning goal just 28 seconds into overtime as the Eagles earned the win.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Liz Kooistra, Junior, Midfielder, Lakeville, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Bailey Williams, Sophomore, Midfielder, Omro
UW-Platteville, Sarah Miller, Freshman, Midfielder, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)
UW-River Falls, Dianna Hermes, Junior, Forward, Prior Lake, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Kaylee Weise, Junior, Forward, Brookfield (East)
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Senior, Forward, Racine (Horlick)

Defense
Meredith DeCaluwe, Senior (Naperville, Ill./Central), Goalkeeper of UW-Stevens Point
DeCaluwe recorded a pair of shutouts and seven saves in the Pointers’ season-opening matches at the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament. UW-Stevens Point defeated Elmhurst College (Ill.), 5-0, and tied Illinois Wesleyan University 0-0.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Erin Oilschlager, Junior, Defender, Appleton (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Junior, Defender, Mukwonago
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Senior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.

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