DALLAS – WKU’s
Makenna Egan,
Abby Wiedermann and
Maddie Davis earned Conference USA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week honors.
Offensive Player of the Week – Makenna Egan, WKU – Freshman – Palm Harbor, Fla.
Egan garners Offensive Player of the Week honors after guiding the Hilltoppers (6-4-2, 3-0-1 CUSA) to two wins over LA Tech and Sam Houston. In Thursday night’s triumph over the Bulldogs, the freshman forward scored the game-winning goal in the 80
th minute to secure the gritty 1-0 win on the road. In the final seconds of the match on Sunday, Egan assisted teammate Mackenzie Howard for the game-winning goal to defeat the Bearkats 1-0. The Palm Harbor, Fla., native now leads her squad in assists (3) and is second on the team in total goals (4). Her five points since league play began are the second most in CUSA.
Defensive Player of the Week – Abby Wiedermann, WKU – Sophomore – St. Louis, Mo.
Wiedermann claims her second Defensive Player of the Week after a pair of shutout road wins over the weekend. The sophomore defender contributed to four crucial blocked shots with two of those coming in the final minutes of the 1-0 win over Sam Houston. With the two wins, WKU sits alone atop the CUSA standings with 10 points through its first four contests.
Goalkeeper of the Week – Maddie Davis, WKU – Senior – Waterloo, Ill.
Davis completed the weekly award sweep for the Hilltoppers as she recorded back-to-back shutouts in a pair of 1-0 victories over LA Tech and Sam Houston. Davis totaled eight saves across the two matches, including six against the Bearkats. The senior from Waterloo, Ill., was the only CUSA goalkeeper to not allow a goal over the weekend. Davis now has three shutouts on the season and ranks second in the league in both save percentage (.846) and goals-against per game (.706).
2025 CUSA Offensive Players of the Week
A19 Maggie Groh, Delaware
A26 Chinatsu Kaio, FIU
S2 Lilli Lubic, Delaware
S9 Ellie Morgan, Sam Houston
S16 Amelia Jacobs, Jax State
S23 Georgia Liapis, WKU
S30 Jayden Boelter, FIU
O7 Makenna Egan, WKU
2025 CUSA Defensive Players of the Week
A19 Lauren Littleton, Liberty
A26 Abby Wiedermann, WKU
S2 Ashlynn Neireiter, UTEP
S9 Raegan Whitaker, Jax State
S16 Raegan Whitaker, Jax State
S23 Madeline Gray, LA Tech
S30 Cadence Sanders, Sam Houston
O7 Abby Wiedermann, WKU
2025 CUSA Goalkeepers of the Week
A19 Valerie Guha, NM State
A26 Sophia Hall, Delaware
S2 Ainsley Leja, Liberty
S9 Savanah Finley, UTEP
S16 Sophia Hall, Delaware
S23 Ella Becker, Missouri State
S30 Valery Restrepo, FIU
O7 Maddie Davis, WKU