Milwaukee's Lewers, Detroit's Riley Earn Horizon League Women's Soccer Weekly Honors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee junior forward Kelly Lewers (Homewood, Ill.) is the Horizon League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Detroit junior midfielder Alyssa Riley (Whiby, Ontario) has been named Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 16-23.

Coming off two straight losses to nationally ranked teams, Detroit’s defense bounced back to post two shutout wins at home versus Bowling Green (3-0) and Stetson (4-0).

Riley led a Titan defense that gave up a mere three shots on goal over the weekend. The junior midfielder was also a plus on the offense end, scoring two goals on two shots on goal.

Milwaukee scored a 2-1 victory at Illinois State, a team that participated in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and was coming off a 3-2 victory versus No. 22 Marquette.

Lewers led the Panthers offensive attack assisting on the first goal just 1:44 into the game, and later scored the game-winner 25:04 into the contest. The goal was the fourth time this season she’s found the back of the net. The Panthers victory was especially impressive considering they were playing with two starters down and had four freshmen in the starting lineup.

Detroit is in action next versus Madonna on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Titan Field. The game is slated for 3:00 p.m. ET. Milwaukee is in action next on Monday, Sept. 23 against in-state rival Marquette. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. ET kickoff at Englemann Stadium.

Top Offensive Performers for the Week:
Vickie Havas, Cleveland State (So., M) - Led the Vikings with seven points for the week, which included three goals. Had two goals and one assist versus Madonna.
Sarrah Ludwig, Valparaiso (So., M) - The Crusaders won both games over the weekend with Ludwig scoring the game-winner versus Eastern Illinois.
Abby McCollum, Detroit (Sr., F) - Scored a goal in each game over the weekend, including the game winner versus Stetson. 
Meghan Reynolds, Oakland (Sr., F) - Had two goals in the Grizzlies 3-0 win over IPFW, including the game-winner off a penalty kick in the first half.

Top Defensive Performers for the Week:
Paige Lincicum, Milwaukee (Fr., GK) - Held Illinois State to one goal on 10 shots; the Redbirds had scored 11 goals in the previous three contests.
Kristen Manski, Valparaiso (Sr., GK) - Posted her 28th career shutout, second most in Horizon League history, in the Crusaders 2-0 win over Western Illinois.
Sarah Reynolds, Oakland (So., D) - Played all 90 minutes in Oakland’s shutout victory over IPFW, which included just one shot on goal. 
Sarah Wood, Cleveland State (So., GK) - Posted a 1-0-1 mark for the week, allowing one goal in 200 minutes of work.

Women’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week:
Aug. 19: Emilie Fillion, Wright State
Aug. 26: Hekla Palmadottir, Green Bay
Sept. 2: Krissy Dorre, Milwaukee
Sept. 9: Sarah Kaiser, Cleveland State 
Sept. 16: Kelly Lewers, Milwaukee

Women’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week:
Aug. 19: Sarah Wood, Cleveland State
Aug. 26: Martha Dunbar, Detroit
Sept. 2: Kristen Manski, Valparaiso
Sept. 9: Sarah Wood, Cleveland State
Sept. 16: Alyssa Riley, Detroit