DALLAS – FIU’s Noemi Paquin and Valery Restrepo and New Mexico State’s Jena Johannes earned Conference USA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week honors.
 
Offensive Player of the Week – Noemi Paquin, FIU – Senior – Montreal, QC, Canada
For the third consecutive week, Paquin is awarded CUSA Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals and leading the Panthers (7-3, 2-0 CUSA) to an upset victory at Liberty on Friday. The senior forward played all 90 minutes and has two or more goals in three straight contests. Paquin leads the league in shots (38), shots on goal (24) and is tied for first in total goals scored (8).
 
Defensive Player of the Week – Jena Johannes, NM State – Junior – Kihei, Hawaii
Johannes earns her second CUSA weekly honor of the season after guiding the Aggies (7-4-1, 2-1 CUSA) to a 2-0 week with wins over MTSU and WKU on home turf. The junior from Hawaii was tremendous on the NM State back line, holding their opponents to one goal and just eight shots on goal. Johannes saw action in 171 minutes in two games and recorded one shot in the 2-1 win over WKU.
 
Goalkeeper of the Week – Valery Restrepo, FIU – Sophomore – Envigado, Colombia
Restrepo was crowned Goalkeeper of the Week for the third time this season as she posted a shutout against one of the league’s top scoring offenses in Liberty. The Panther goalkeeper made a season-high six saves while seeing a total of 20 shots from the Flames. Her strong performance in net helped hand Liberty their first loss of the 2024 season.
 
2024 CUSA Offensive Players of the Week
A20     Meredith Scott, NM State
A27      Brooke Schultz, NM State
S3        Loma McNeese, NM State
S10       Halle Engle, Liberty
S17       Noemi Paquin, FIU
S24      Noemi Paquin, FIU
O1        Noemi Paquin, FIU
 
2024 CUSA Defensive Players of the Week
A20     Kayla Magee, Liberty
A27      Reagan Bridges, FIU
S3        Dakota Merino, LA Tech
S10       Lauren Littleton, Liberty
S17       Jena Johannes, NM State
S24      Andrea Nugent, Sam Houston
O1        Jena Johannes, NM State
 
2024 CUSA Goalkeepers of the Week
A20     Sarah Melén, LA Tech
A27      Valery Restrepo, FIU
S3        Peyton Huber, Liberty
S10       Valery Restrepo, FIU
S17       Valerie Guha, NM State
S24      Maddie Davis, WKU
O1        Valery Restrepo, FIU