Week 7: GPAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following Women’s Soccer Players-of-the-Week for contests played October 2-8, 2023. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Soccer Players-of-the-Week
Women's Offense – Karinna Tel, Dordt University (Forward)
Karinna Tel of Dordt University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Soccer Offensive Player-of-the-Week. Tel, a sophomore from Puyallup, Washington, totaled 10 points with four goals and two assists in wins over Mount Marty and Morningside. Tel recorded her second career hat trick in the Defenders 6-1 against Mount Marty, scoring all three goals in the first half. She followed with a goal and two assists in the Defenders huge 3-0 win against Morningside in Sioux City. Tel leads the GPAC with 30 points this season, ranks second in goals (12) and is tied for third in assists (6).
Women's Defense – Sydney Hooyer, Dordt University (Defender)
Sydney Hooyer of Dordt University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week. Hooyer, a senior from Pella, Iowa, was part of a defense that held opponents to a combined one goal in match wins against Mount Marty and Morningside. Hooyer played 187 minutes in the wins, including all 90 in the Defenders 3-0 shutout win at Morningside. Hooyer added an assist in the Defenders 6-1 victory against Mount Marty.