Milwaukee's Hagen Picks Up Third Player of the Week of Season

INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee senior forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton, Wis.) has been named Horizon League Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, for the week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2.  The award is the 14th of Hagen’s career and third of the season. All time, no other Horizon League player has won more than six player of the week honors in a career.

For the fifth consecutive match, Hagen recorded the game-winning goal for Milwaukee (11-1-0, 3-0-0 Horizon), this one coming in a 3-1 road win at Wright State. With the Panthers leading 1-0, Hagen took a ball played across the field to her just outside the penalty area. Hagen received and settled the ball before unleashing a shot to the far post for the score, her 14th goal of the season.

Hagen added her 15th tally of the year in the 82nd minute, taking a pass from Keara Thompson into the penalty area and sliding the ball far post and into the goal.

The Horizon League’s all-time leader with 82 career goals and 185 career points, Hagen is currently at US U23 Training Camp in Carson, Calif., until Oct. 7. US National Team coaching staff members are at the camp, evaluating players for the 2012 Olympics squad. Hagen has been the U23’s top scorer this year, scoring goals in all six of the team’s international competitions. She started each game and tallied seven goals and while adding an assist.

Sitting at No. 14 in the latest NSCAA poll, Milwaukee will host two matches at Engelmann Stadium this week. The Panthers welcome Valaparaiso on Wednesday, Oct. 5, with the Horizon League Network airing the match at 8 p.m. ET. HLN will also have Youngstown State’s trip to Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 9, with the match streaming live at 2 p.m. ET.

Top Performers for the Week:

• Elise Kotsakis, Butler(Fr., F) - Kotsakis collected her fourth goal of the season in a 2-2 tie with Xavier, converting a penalty kick in the first half. With 10 points on the year, the freshman is tied for the team lead.
• Rebekah Dornbos, Detroit(Jr., D) - Dornbos helped Detroit stay unbeaten at home, knocking home her fourth career penalty kick of the year in the Titans’ 2-0 win over Green Bay. Defensively, Dornbos was part of a defensive effort that held the Phoenix to just two shots on goal.
• Ana Claudia Michelini(Jr., F) - Michelini played a key role as Loyola snapped a seven-match streak without a win, scoring the game-winning goal in the Ramblers’ 2-0 victory over Indiana State on Sunday. The team-leader with three goals, Michelini paced a 17-shot attack with two shots in a 1-1 road draw at Cleveland State on Friday.
• Kristin Manski, Valparaiso(So., GK) - With her fifth shutout in her last six starts, Manski led Valparaiso to a 1-0 win at Loyola. The victory snapped the Crusaders’ nine-match losing streak to the Ramblers.
• Brittany Persaud, Wright State(Sr., F) - Persaud notched Wright State’s lone goal against No. 14 Milwaukee, converting in the final minutes.
• Jade Flory, Youngstown State(Fr., F) - With her seventh goal of the season in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Butler, Flory closed within a single tally of the Youngstown State freshman record of eight. The forward leads the Penguins with 17 points on the year.

Women’s Soccer Players of the Week:
Aug. 15:         Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee
Aug. 22:         Kaitlyn Quarrell, Detroit
Aug. 29:         Jamie Forbes, Milwaukee
Sept. 5:          Nancy Newcomer, Cleveland State
Sept. 12:        Rachel Hoaglin, Valparaiso
Sept. 19:        Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee
                       Maddie Drusch, Green Bay
Sept. 26:       Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee