SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga forward Samantha Shaw and Furman defender Camryn Bolick have been named the Southern Conference women’s soccer offensive and defensive players of the month, respectively, for all competition played in August.
 
Shaw, a junior, scored all three goals for the Mocs in the month of August, using just three shots to do so. She recorded the game-winner in a 1-0 win over UAB in the season opener on Aug. 19. The native of Columbia, South Carolina, netted the Mocs’ lone goal in a 2-1 setback at Belmont on Aug. 27 and netted the game-winner and golden goal in a 1-0 overtime win at Tennessee Tech on Aug. 29.
 
Bolick, a sophomore, started all three games at defender and was part of a Furman defense that didn’t allow a goal in 270 minutes over three matches (3-0). The Asheville, North Carolina, native recorded her first career assist in the Paladins’ season opener, a 3-0 win at Presbyterian, on Aug. 20. Bolick and the Paladins held both Presbyterian and UNC Asheville, which Furman defeated 2-0 on Aug. 26, to just five shots each and all three of their opponents, including Longwood on Aug. 22 (2-0 win), to less than five shots on goal each.
 
Chattanooga (2-4) plays at North Alabama on Friday, Sept. 10, and hosts No. 19 Tennessee on Sunday, Sept. 12. Furman (4-1) hosts Georgia State on Friday in its lone game of the week.
  
Also nominated for offensive player of the month: Sophie Saldivar (The Citadel), Hannah Farr (Furman), Payton Schurr (Mercer), Taylor Yount (Samford), Riley Flanagan (VMI), Kirsten Hahn (Western Carolina) and Katie Gilligan (Wofford).

Also nominated for defensive player of the month: Megan McLaughlin (The Citadel), Sydney Somogyi (ETSU), Jordyn Ebert (Mercer), Morgan McAslan (Samford) and Melody Mezzina (Western Carolina).  

2021 SoCon Women’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Month
August  Samantha Shaw, Jr., F, Chattanooga
 
2021 SoCon Women’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Month
August  Camryn Bolick, So., D, Furman