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 tenth week of the 2021 season.  Lenoir-Rhyne forward Kara Gavaghan was named the offensive player of the week, while Catawba defender Katie Beck was named defensive player of the week.

Gavaghan, a sophomore from La Crosse, Wisc., scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the Bears' 3-2 win over Carson-Newman in the regular season finale last week. 

Beck, a junior from Clermont, Fla., led the Catawba Indians to a 2-0 win over Newberry last week. She anchored a defense that kept Newberry scoreless, while also scoring the game-winning goal for the Catawba Indians. 

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
Oct. 26 – Sydnee Duncan, Carson-Newman
Nov. 2 – Maddy Leone, Queens
Nov. 9 – Kara Gavaghan, 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
Oct. 26 – Erica Turner, Queens
Nov. 2 – Kristen DeBiase, Wingate
Nov. 9 – Katie Beck, 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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