Cleveland State's Sieradzki and Wood, Valparaiso's Rogers Notch Horizon League Women's Soccer Weekly Honors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Cleveland State junior midfielder Allie Sieradzki (Westerville, Ohio) is the Horizon League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while her teammate junior goalkeeper Sarah Wood (Spokane, Wash.) and Valparaiso freshman defender Grace Rogers (Woodbury, Minn.) have been named Co-Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 6-12.

Sieradzki had a goal and an assist last week as Cleveland State scored two League wins. She had an assist on CSU’s game-winning goal in overtime as the Vikings defeated Wright State, 1-0. She scored the game-winning goal in Cleveland State’s 2-0 win over Green Bay. She headed in a corner kick from Katie Bainbridge 8:29 into the match to get the Vikings on the board.

Rogers led a defense that gave up only four shots on goal in two games last week, including just one in an overtime victory over Youngstown State. The freshman from Woodbury, Minn., ended the game against the Penguins as she scored her first career goal in overtime to send the Crusaders to the win.

Wood earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors with Rogers after helping lead the Vikings to a pair of shutout wins last week. She made four saves in the 1-0 overtime win over Wright State and posted three more in the 2-0 win over Green Bay. She has now recorded six shutouts this year, second-most in a single season in school history.

Top Offensive Performers for the Week:
Rita Craven, Valparaiso (Jr., M) - Scored match-winning goal in 2-1 win over UIC. Has four game-winning goals this season, tying a school record.
Mackenzie Fuller, UIC (Fr., MF) - Scored lone goal for UIC last week.
Alice Palmer, Oakland (So., F) - Scored game-winning goal in 1-0 win over UIC.
Natalie Sedlock, Wright State (Jr., F) - Scored lone goal in 1-0 win at Milwaukee.
Maria Stephans, Milwaukee (So., M) - Led the Panther offense with five shots versus Wright State.

Top Defensive Performers for the Week:
Caity Bestwina, Milwaukee (Sr., D) - Helped hold WSU to two shots on the game in Saturday’s match.
Haley Burtraw, Detroit (Sr., D) - Led a backline that did not allow a shot on goal in 1-0 win over Youngstown State.
Kelly Fritz, UIC (Fr., GK) - Saved a season-high 16 shots against Valparaiso.
Alison Holland, Oakland (Fr., GK) - Recorded second career shutout on the season with three saves in 1-0 win over UIC.
Halle Pyle, Wright State (Jr., GK) - Made four saves in shutout win over Milwaukee.

Women’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week:
Aug. 18:           Heidi Hartmann, Green Bay
Aug. 25:           Hannah Kernen, Green Bay
Sept. 1:            Chloe Fadenholz, Cleveland State
Sept. 8:            Alyssa Riley, Detroit
Sept. 15:          Heidi Hartmann, Green Bay
Sept. 22:          Chelsey Haney, Youngstown State
Sept. 29:          Kelly Lewers, Milwaukee
Oct. 6:             Allie Sieradzki, Cleveland State

Women’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week:
Aug. 18:           Sydney Galvez-Daley, Valparaiso
Aug. 25:           Macey Riese, Youngstown State
Sept. 1:            Jackie Podolsky, Youngstown State
Sept. 8:            Sarah Wood, Cleveland State
Sept. 15:          Stephanie Bukovec, Oakland
Sept. 22:          Shelby Oelschlager, Valparaiso
Sept. 29:          Marina Manzo, Detroit
Oct. 6:             Grace Rogers, Valparaiso/Sarah Wood, Cleveland State