UW-Milwaukee's Erin Kane earns NSCAA Player of the Week honors

Sept. 20, 2006

Milwaukee, Wis. - Sophomore goalkeeper Erin Kane, of the UW-Milwaukee women's soccer team, has been named the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA) Player of the Week for Sept. 20, the organization announced Wednesday.

Kane, who was named the Horizon League Player of the Week Monday, was selected from a pool of players of the week from all the Division I conferences.

She also will be recognized at halftime of the NSCAA College Game of the Week on Fox Soccer Channel. This week's schedule features a key ACC women's battle as No. 2 Florida State (6-0-0) travels to Chapel Hill to face No. 4 North Carolina (8-1-0) on Thursday.

Kane led the Panthers to a 2-0-1 record last week, shutting out all three opponents and tallying an assist. She made seven saves in shutting out Marquette Tuesday, Kentucky through two overtimes Friday and No. 16 Missouri Sunday. Against Mizzou, she had three saves and assisted on the game's lone goal. It was UWM's first win over a ranked opponent since 1998.

The St. Charles, Ill., native now has five shutouts in seven games this season and 18 shutouts for her career. She is just one shutout shy of the school record of 19 set by Kerri St. Aubin (2000-04) and Kathy Hoverman (1995-98).