SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee's
Stokes McConnell and
Kylene Monaghan were voted Tennessee Sports Writers Association Men's and Women's Soccer Players of the Week, respectively, as announced by the organization Tuesday.
McConnell scored a goal in each Sewanee match and handed out one assist in the team's two road wins, the first road contests of the season for the Tigers. He scored just after halftime in Saturday's triumph at William Peace, giving the Tigers a 3-0 advantage, picking off a poor goal kick before beating his defender for the score in the 51st minute.
In Sunday's victory at Guilford, McConnell gave Sewanee a 2-0 edge in the 11th minute, tracking down a ball that bounced off a defender near the end line. He dribbled back into the field of play before beating the keeper low and left. He also assisted on the first goal of the match, feeding
Noah Bjorkman in the fifth minute. McConnell has four goals and two assists in nine outings this year.
Monaghan posted two goals and two assists in two victories for the Tigers, at Covenant College and at home versus Greenville University.
She scored twice at Covenant on Tuesday, deflecting in a
Stella Martin shot in the 27th minute for the game-winner. She was tackled in the box and converted the PK in the 33rd minute and then started the play for an assist on the final goal of the match in the 48th minute.
Monaghan added an assist to
Mia Ramirez in the 66th minute for the final goal versus Greenville. She has three goals and three assists in six outings this season.
