DENVER – Isabelle Butterfield and Stephanie Spiekerman have been named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for the week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
Butterfield, a sophomore forward from Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS), scored her first goal of the season on Saturday night at Championship Field, leading Seattle U to a 1-0 victory over Utah Valley in a non-conference match. Butterfield found the net in the 56th minute against the Wolverines. Karli White sent a ball into the mix from the left corner, which Hope Fleckner settled in the middle of the box. Unable to get shot off herself, Fleckner tapped the ball to Butterfield who scored from six yards out. Butterfield played the entire 90 minutes and had three total shots, as SU earned a measure of revenge over UVU in a rematch of last season’s WAC Women’s Soccer Tournament final. The win moved SU to 5-5-1 on the season. This is Butterfield’s second career WAC Player of the Week honor.
Spiekerman, a junior from Seattle (Bishop Blanchet HS), anchored the Redhawks’ back line in their lone match of the week – a 1-0 shutout of Utah Valley in a non-conference match. The shutout was SU’s fifth of the season, which ranks second in the WAC. Spiekerman played the entire 90 minutes and was key to holding UVU to just six shot attempts, only two on goal. The Redhawks have allowed just nine total goals in 11 matches, good for a 0.84 GAA. This is Spiekerman’s second career WAC Player of the Week honor this year.
Other offensive nominees included: NM State senior midfielder Gabby Campbell had two assists in the Aggies’ final non-conference match, a 4-0 win against Arizona Christian … Utah Valley junior forward Alexis Peterson came off the bench to score the overtime game-winning goal in the Wolverines’ 2-1 victory over Grand Canyon.
Other defensive nominees included: Utah Valley senior defender Kalli Suesue anchored a Wolverines’ defense that allowed just two goals in two matches on the week.
Butterfield, a sophomore forward from Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS), scored her first goal of the season on Saturday night at Championship Field, leading Seattle U to a 1-0 victory over Utah Valley in a non-conference match. Butterfield found the net in the 56th minute against the Wolverines. Karli White sent a ball into the mix from the left corner, which Hope Fleckner settled in the middle of the box. Unable to get shot off herself, Fleckner tapped the ball to Butterfield who scored from six yards out. Butterfield played the entire 90 minutes and had three total shots, as SU earned a measure of revenge over UVU in a rematch of last season’s WAC Women’s Soccer Tournament final. The win moved SU to 5-5-1 on the season. This is Butterfield’s second career WAC Player of the Week honor.
Spiekerman, a junior from Seattle (Bishop Blanchet HS), anchored the Redhawks’ back line in their lone match of the week – a 1-0 shutout of Utah Valley in a non-conference match. The shutout was SU’s fifth of the season, which ranks second in the WAC. Spiekerman played the entire 90 minutes and was key to holding UVU to just six shot attempts, only two on goal. The Redhawks have allowed just nine total goals in 11 matches, good for a 0.84 GAA. This is Spiekerman’s second career WAC Player of the Week honor this year.
Other offensive nominees included: NM State senior midfielder Gabby Campbell had two assists in the Aggies’ final non-conference match, a 4-0 win against Arizona Christian … Utah Valley junior forward Alexis Peterson came off the bench to score the overtime game-winning goal in the Wolverines’ 2-1 victory over Grand Canyon.
Other defensive nominees included: Utah Valley senior defender Kalli Suesue anchored a Wolverines’ defense that allowed just two goals in two matches on the week.