INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee senior forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton, Wis.) has been named Horizon League Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, for the week of Oct. 24-30. The award is the 15th of Hagen’s career and the fourth of the season.
No. 15 Milwaukee (16-2-0, 8-0-0 Horizon) defeated Green Bay, 7-0, to finish a perfect 8-0 in League play. The unblemished League mark is the second in three seasons for the Panthers.
Hagen netted a hat trick on senior night, posting three of the Panthers’ first four goals in the match. The three-goal effort was the first of the year for Hagen and boosted her career totals to 89 goals and 201 points. Both totals are the best in Horizon League history. With 22 goals in 2011, Hagen has the third-best total in League history, trailing her own 24-goal efforts of both 2008 and 2009.
Up next for Milwaukee is the Horizon League Tournament, which will get underway on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Hagen and the Panthers will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament, where they will host the semifinal and championship rounds on Nov. 4 and 6. All rounds from Engelmann Stadium will be available live on the Horizon League Network.
Top Performers for the Week:
- Elise Kotsakis, Butler (Fr., F) - Had nine shots (three on goal) in the game against Loyola. The freshman scored Butler’s only goal in the 10th minute.
- Frederike Dubeau, Cleveland State (So., D) - The defender scored the game-winning goal in CSU’s 2-1 win at Wright State in the 86th minute. With the win, Cleveland State clinched the No. 4 seed at the Horizon League Championship and also helped the Vikings to their first 10-win season in school history.
- Ana Claudia Michelini, Loyola (Jr., F) - The junior led Loyola to a 2-1 victory over Butler in Indianapolis. Scored the game-winner at 36:55. She finishes the season with a team-high five goals.
- Kirsten Manski, Valparaiso (So. GK) - The keeper registered her seventh shutout of the season against YSU. Had seven saves against the Penguins, which lowered her goals against average to 0.86 for the year.
Women’s Soccer Players of the Week:August 15:
Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee
August 22:
Kaitlyn Quarrell, Detroit
August 29:
Jamie Forbes, Milwaukee
September 5:
Nancy Newcomer, Cleveland State
September 12:
Rachel Hoaglin, Valparaiso
September 19:
Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee
Maddie Drusch, Green Bay
September 26:
Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee
October 3:
Nora Abolins, Detroit
October 10:
I’esha King, Wright State
October 17:
Casey Pedersen, Valparaiso
October 24:
Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee
Tags: Horizon League - Women's Soccer · Milwaukee - Women's Soccer
