ATLANTA – Lipscomb's Kelli Beiler (Player) and the North Alabama duo of Briana Eads (Defensive Player) and Adriana Wright (Goalkeeper) were awarded their respective honors on Tuesday afternoon following the league office's announcement of the Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer weekly honors.
Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Kelli Beiler, Lipscomb
Graduate Student | Forward | Mount Pleasant Mills, Pa.
- Fourth Career ASUN Player of the Week honor; 18th overall accolade as a program for Lipscomb
- Netted three goals over two matches to help the Bisons put a pair of wins on their record
- Logged 77 minutes on the field in which she recorded two shots, both of which resulted in goals
- Nabbed the game-winning goal in the Bisons' Sunday match against Evansville eight minutes into play
- Recorded three shots in the contest with her one on-target shot setting the squad on the path to Lipscomb's 3-0 win
Other Nominees: Aniyah Mack, Austin Peay; Lauren Bingham, Bellarmine; Maria Vanegas, Central Arkansas; Kylie Fitzgerald, EKU; Giani Agata, Kennesaw State; Alice Bussey, North Alabama; Fugel Brooklynn, North Florida.
Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Briana Eads, North Alabama
Graduate Student | Defender | Orange City, Fla.
- First Career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week award; first overall honor as a program for the Lions
- Helped UNA to earn three consecutive clean sheets over the last three games
- Was the only individual to have played in all 90 minutes of the Lions six games so far this season
- Assisted in allowing zero total shots for Alcorn State against the Lions on Sunday for UNA's first home victory of the season
- Aided a Lions backline that has allowed just three goals and 20 shots on goal all season, both of which represent the fewest in the ASUN
Other Nominees: Lucy Ream, Lipscomb; Zara Siassi, North Florida.
Women's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Adriana Wright, North Alabama
Senior | Goalkeeper | Dothan, Ala.
- First Career ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week selection; fourth overall accolade as a program for North Alabama
- Tallied clean sheets against Western Kentucky and Alcorn State to increase her total to three shutouts in a row
- Stopped all six shots she faced over the last week in a 0-0 draw against Western Kentucky and a 2-0 victory over Alcorn State
- Notched over 326 consecutive minutes in net without allowing a goal, dating back to the 34th minute against Chattanooga on August 24
- Currently leads the ASUN in goals against average with .500 per game after her performances this week
Other Nominees: Cambria Kingman, Bellarmine; Melanie McKeown, EKU; Sara Kile, Lipscomb; Sarah Barrentine, North Florida.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 22: Player: Annika Seem, Stetson;
Defensive: Zara Siassi, North Florida;
Goalkeeper: Erica Turner, Queens
Aug. 29: Player: Erica Zschuppe, FGCU;
Defensive: Emma Badger, FGCU;
Goalkeeper: Olivia Molina, FGCU
Sept. 5: Player: Kelli Beiler, Lipscomb;
Defensive: Briana Eads, North Alabama;
Goalkeeper: Adriana Wright, North Alabama