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Watkins and Faulkner receive SCAC Player-of-the-Week awards
Seniors Rachel Watkins (Chicago, Ill.) and Sally Faulkner (Louisville, Ky.) received SCAC Player-of-the-Week honors for matches played from Monday, Oct.5 through Sunday, Oct. 11. Centre beat DePauw University 1-0 and the University of the South 1-0.
Watkins, the SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week, scored the game winning goal against DePauw University on Saturday, Oct. 10 in the Colonels first match on the turf field at Farris Stadium in Danville, Ky. Watkins' goal came at the 33:00 mark of the first half. In the win over DePauw the Colonels out shot the Tigers 16-5, as well as having a 16 to 5 advantage on penalty corners.
In the game against Sewanee on Sunday, Oct. 11, Watkins had one shot and helped to lead the Colonels to a 1-0 win. Centre dominated play as they had 15 shots on goal, while Sewanee only had three. The Colonels also recorded 13 penalty corners in the match.
On the season Watkins has registered three goals, two of which are game winners, and two assi sts.
Faulkner, the SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week, scored the game winning goal against Sewanee in the Colonels second match on the turf field in Danville, Ky.
Faulkner who plays back for Centre, helped the Colonels hold both teams to a total of eight shots and eight penalty corners in this weekend's matches.
For the season, Faulkner has scored three goals and recorded one assist.
"I'm very proud of these ladies and what they mean to the team. They have done a great job this year and it's nice to see some recognition for them. They are not alone though, and they know that. We have a very good team from top to bottom and I'm most proud of the 'Team First' attitude we've displayed thus far," Centre head coach Tom Hobbs said.
Centre's next match will take place in Delaware, Ohio where the Colonels will take on Ohio Wesleyan. The match will start at 1:00 p.m. |
