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 seventh week of the 2021 season.  Lenoir-Rhyne midfielder Leonie Proessl was named the offensive player of the week, while Wingate goalkeeper Katrine Thisgaard was named defensive player of the week.

Proessl, a freshman from Cologne, Germany, led the Bears to two conference road wins last week over Mars Hill (5-0) and Tusculum (5-1). She scored two goals in each game, while adding an assist against Tusculum to finish the week with nine points.

Thisgaard, a sophomore from Engesvang, Denmark, earned a pair of shutout victories in goal for the Bulldogs last week over Coker (7-0) and Anderson (4-0). She made one save against Coker and came up with four saves versus Anderson. For the week she had five saves in 180 minutes of action.

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
Oct. 19 – Leonie Proessl, Lenoir-Rhyne

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
Oct. 19 – Katrine Thisgaard, Wingate

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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