MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee women's soccer team has claimed both Horizon League Under Armour Player of the Week awards, the league office announced this afternoon.
Ashlyn Skinner-Barrett was named the league Offensive Player of the Week, with
Bella Hollenbach picking up league Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
Both played a significant role in Milwaukee's thrilling 1-0 victory over Big Ten for Minnesota last week.
Skinner-Barrett scored the lone goal of the game on a header off a corner kick opportunity. Her goal in the 82
nd minute help Milwaukee to the impressive road win, coming against the regionally-ranked Golden Gophers who were also selected to the preseason national Top 25 poll.
Hollenbach was huge – coming up with eight of her career-best 10 saves in the second half with the game on the line. She came up with big stop after big stop as the game was headed down the stretch, keeping MKE in position for the big victory when the goal finally came. Her 41 total saves and 6.83 saves per game are tops in the league.
The awards are the second and third claimed by the team this season, joining
Zoey Pagels, who was named Offensive Player of the Week August 18.