Women's Soccer Southern Conference

ETSU?s Koren named SoCon Player of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU forward Simona Koren has been named the Southern Conference women’s soccer player of the week for all competition Sept. 21-27. The selection is made by the league office.

Koren scored three goals and added an assist for a seven-point week, leading the Bucs to a 2-0 start to SoCon play.

In Friday’s 2-0 win over VMI, Koren scored the eventual game-winner in the 13th minute of play. The Graz, Austria, junior followed that up with two goals and an assist in ETSU’s 3-1 win over UNCG on Sunday, again scoring the Bucs’ first goal in the 13th minute before assisting on Sarah Zadrazil’s eventual game-winner at the 46-minute mark. Koren added an insurance goal in the 60th minute.

Koren, who has scored in a career-best five straight games, has recorded all six of her seasonal goals and 13 of her 14 points in that span, propelling her to the league lead in goals per game at 0.75 and points per game with 1.75.

The weekly award is the third of Koren’s career, as she took the SoCon honor twice last season.

ETSU (7-4, 2-0 SoCon) opens a three-game homestand this weekend when it hosts Western Carolina (5-4-2, 1-1 SoCon) on Friday at 7 p.m.

Also nominated: Maddie Clark (Mercer), Chloe Buehler (UNCG), Sara Smeltzer (Samford), Kasey Cooke (Western Carolina) and Mary Beth Bleekrode (Wofford).

2015 SoCon Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 25    Stephanie DeVita, Furman
Sept. 1    Malcanisha Kelley, Samford
Sept. 8    Maggie Cropp, Mercer
Sept. 15    Chloe Buehler, UNCG
Sept. 22    Samantha Hogan, Chattanooga
Sept. 29    Simona Koren, ETSU

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