Week 9: CCS Women’s Soccer Players of the Week

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Week 9: CCS Women’s Soccer Players of the Week

Week 9: CCS Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
ATLANTA, Ga. (October 29, 2024) – Sierra Lee (Maryville) was named Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Elle Fair (Maryville) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday.
 
Shaylinn McFarland (Huntingdon) was also tabbed Rookie of the Week.
 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Sierra Lee, Maryville
Forward |  Senior  |  Gallatin, Tenn.
 
Sierra Lee led Maryville to a perfect 8-0-0 finish in CCS regular season play, scoring three of the team’s four goals this week. She netted the game’s only goal in the 22nd minute of a 1-0 victory over Asbury, then followed up with two early goals in Maryville’s 3-0 win at Piedmont, bringing her season total to a career-high 14 goals. Lee scored in every conference match, totaling 10 goals against conference opponents.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Elle Fair, Maryville
Defender |  Junior |  Suwanee, Ga.
 
Elle Fair anchored Maryville’s defense in back-to-back shutouts, helping the Scots secure an unbeaten 8-0-0 CCS season. Fair and the defense allowed just four shots in a 1-0 win against Asbury and ten shots in a 3-0 win at Piedmont. The junior defender also contributed offensively, assisting on the third goal at Piedmont, and played disciplined defense with no fouls, logging 90 minutes against Asbury and 75 minutes at Piedmont.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Shaylinn McFarland, Huntingdon
Forward  |  Freshman  |  Madison, Ala.
 
Freshman Shaylinn McFarland made history for Huntingdon, scoring a hat trick against Wesleyan to lead her team to a 2-0 week and setting the school’s NCAA-era single-season goals record. McFarland has been a consistent scoring threat, tallying 14 goals so far in her impressive debut season with the Hawks.
 

OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Briana Suarez (LaGrange); Angelina Mazza (Huntingdon); Micah Benson (Belhaven); Caroline Preston (Asbury); Sierra Judson (Piedmont)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Marissa Oliver (LaGrange); Libby Williams (Huntingdon); Julianne Wilson (Belhaven); Maggie Perry (Asbury)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Cate VanMeter (Asbury); Nneka Udeh (Belhaven); Morgan Sims (LaGrange); Erin Hudson (Maryville); Madison Johnson (Piedmont)
 

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ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH (CCS)
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
 
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