The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf Women's Soccer Players of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Women's Soccer Players of the Week for matches played during the sixth week of the 2021 season.  Wingate forward McKenna DeLong was named the offensive player of the week, while Catawba goalkeeper Sierra Davis was named defensive player of the week.

DeLong, a senior from Reading, Pa., led the Bulldogs to a pair of victories last week over Francis Marion (7-0) and Lincoln Memorial (3-2). She started the week with a pair of goals and two assists against Francis Marion. She then closed out the week with an assist on the game-winning goal against Lincoln Memorial. For the week she had two goals and three assists for seven points.

Davis, a junior from Cornelius, N.C., led the No. 14 Catawba Indians to two SAC shutout wins, as they defeated Lenoir-Rhyne (2-0) and Limestone (1-0). Davis has not allowed a goal in 654 minutes of action, and she now has seven shutouts on the year. She made six saves in the win over Lenoir-Rhyne and made one stop in Catawba's victory against Limestone. For the week she made seven saves in 180 minutes of play.

2021 SAC AstroTurf Women's Soccer Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 7 – Hannah Dunn, Catawba
Sept. 14 – Rachel Taylor, Lincoln Memorial
Sept. 21 – Sydney Jimmo, Catawba
Sept. 28 – Hannah Dunn, Catawba
Oct. 5 – Ria Acton, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 12 – McKenna DeLong, Wingate

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 7 – Camryn Miller, Mars Hill
Sept. 14 – Grayson Cameron, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sept. 21 – Lily Ebner, Carson-Newman
Sept. 28 – Katie Beck, Catawba
Oct. 5 – Erica Turner, Queens
Oct. 12 – Sierra Davis, Catawba

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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