2005 WIAC Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week

2005 WIAC Women's Soccer
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 24 - 30
Offense
Maggie Hoffman, Sophomore (Waukesha/South), Midfielder of UW-Oshkosh
Hoffman had a goal and an assist during the week to help UW-Oshkosh to a pair of victories. In the Titans' 3-1 win over St. Norbert on October 26, she tallied an assist on UW-Oshkosh's first goal. Hoffman recorded the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Elmhurst (Ill.) on October 29.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Maria Iaizzo, Junior, Forward, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Ramsey Weyenberg, Freshman, Forward, Appleton (East)
UW-River Falls, Betsy Straub, Freshman, Midfielder, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Sophomore, Forward, Racine (Horlick)

Defense
Anna Talbot, Sophomore (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview), Defender of UW-Eau Claire
Talbot helped UW-Eau Claire record its league-leading 12th shutout of the season with a 3-0 victory over Hamline (Minn.) on October 29. She won every 50/50 ball that came into her area of the field and helped limit the Pipers to just six shots in the game. The 12 shutouts this year for the Blugolds ties a school single-season record.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amber Leibundgut, Junior, Defender, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Oshkosh, Stacy Stroud, Senior, Defender, New Berlin (West)
UW-River Falls, Julie Sperstad, Sophomore, Midfielder, Eau Claire (Memorial)
UW-Stout, Katelynn Rindahl, Junior, Defender, Cambridge

Week of Oct. 17 - 23
Offense
Jen Schlesinger, Junior (Hartland/Arrowhead), Forward of UW-La Crosse
Schlesinger had two match-winning goals during the week. A transfer from Viterbo University, Schlesinger scored the winning goal at 83:00 in UW-La Crosse's 2-1 victory over city-rival Viterbo on October 19. It was Viterbo's second loss of the season. She then scored the winning goal with :13 remaining in the Eagles' 2-1 win at UW-Whitewater on October 21. The win over the Warhawks clinched a WIAC Tournament berth for the Eagles.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jana Huebner, Sophomore, Forward, Mendota Heights, Minn. (St. Croix Lutheran)
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Sophomore, Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-River Falls, Kelly Piersak, Freshman, Forward, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stevens Point, Erin Walsh, Senior, Midfielder, Waunakee
UW-Stout, Shannon Hermes, Junior, Forward, Prior Lake, Minn.

Defense
Charla Buxbaum, Freshman (Hermantown, Minn.), Goalkeeper of UW-Stout
Buxbaum allowed no goals in 172 minutes of play during the week, playing a half in a 2-1 win over UW-Superior on October 18 and the entire 110 minutes in a 0-0 double overtime draw with UW-Eau Claire on October 21. Buxbaum finished with 16 saves on the week, including 13 against the Blugolds. Buxbaum has not allowed a goal since October 7 and she currently has a 0.50 goals against average.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Freshman, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Swoboda, Senior, Defender, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Christine Barutha, Senior, Goalkeeper, New Berlin (Central)
UW-River Falls, Ashley Peterson, Junior, Defender, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Forest Lake)
UW-Stevens Point, Katie O'Leary, Senior, Defender/Midfielder, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)

Week of Oct. 10 - 16
Offense
Michelle Lizotte, Sophomore (Racine/Horlick), Forward of UW-Stout
Lizotte ran her personal game-winning goal streak to three in a row with a pair of conference game-winners over the weekend as UW-Stout defeated UW-La Crosse, 1-0, and UW-Platteville, 1-0. Against the Eagles, she got the winner 22 minutes into the game, while against the Pioneers, she ended the game with her goal five minutes into the first overtime period.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Marcia Foltz, Senior, Midfielder, Madison (Memorial)
UW-La Crosse, Jen Schlesinger, Junior, Forward, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Amanda Matzke, Freshman, Midfielder, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Platteville, Lindsay Kowaleski, Sophomore, Defender, Naperville, Ill. (North)
UW-River Falls, Amy Jensen, Junior, Midfielder, Plymouth, Minn. (Kennedy)
UW-Stevens Point, Kaylee Weise, Freshman, Forward, Brookfield (East)
UW-Whitewater, Lindsey Kohlbeck, Junior, Forward, Sauk City (Sauk Prairie)

Defense
Laurie Trifone, Sophomore (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert), Goalkeeper of UW-Platteville
Trifone and the Pioneers blanked UW-River Falls, 1-0, on October 14 for UW-Platteville's first-ever victory over the Falcons and their first win over a WIAC school besides UW-Superior since 1995. Trifone made 16 saves in the net against the Falcons. She also made 15 in a 1-0 overtime loss to UW-Stout and 12 in a 1-0 setback to UW-La Crosse. She allowed just two goals and stopped 43 shots in 275:26 of play.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Becky Westbrock, Junior, Defender, Oakdale, Minn. (North St. Paul)
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Swoboda, Senior, Defender, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Stacy Stroud, Senior, Defender, New Berlin (West)
UW-River Falls, Julie Sperstad, Sophomore, Midfielder, Eau Claire (Memorial)
UW-Stevens Point, Anna Van Stippen, Junior, Midfielder, Kimberly
UW-Stout, Katelynn Rindahl, Junior, Defender, Cambridge
UW-Whitewater, Julia Capel, Junior, Defender, New Berlin (West Allis Hale)

Week of Oct. 3 - 9
Offense
Emily Meisinger, Junior (Green Bay/Notre Dame Academy), Midfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Meisinger recorded two game-winning goals against two regionally-ranked teams during the week. In a 1-0 overtime victory over UW-River Falls on October 4, she scored off a corner kick to hand the Falcons their first loss of the season. In a 1-0 win over Loras (Iowa) on October 9, Meisinger scored in the 85th minute on a beautiful through ball from Marcia Foltz to upend the Duhawks.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Michaela Kocon, Freshman, Midfielder/Forward, Plymouth, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
UW-Oshkosh, Melodie Romanovich, Freshman, Forward, Wauwatosa (West)
UW-River Falls, Maranda Simonet, Junior, Midfielder, River Falls
UW-Stevens Point, Liz Kidd, Sophomore, Forward, Shorewood
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Sophomore, Forward, Racine (Horlick)
UW-Whitewater, Lindsey Kohlbeck, Junior, Forward, Sauk City (Sauk Prairie)

Defense
Liz Weirick, Sophomore (Kenosha/Tremper), Goalkeeper of UW-Eau Claire
Weirick helped lead the Blugolds to a pair of shutouts over two regionally-ranked teams during the week. She split time with teammate Allie Rivard in goal in both matches and recorded two saves in the first half in a 1-0 overtime victory over UW-River Falls on October 4. Weirick also added a save in the first half in a 1-0 win against Loras (Iowa) on October 9. UW-Eau Claire has registered a league-best nine shutouts in 12 matches this season, including four consecutive shutouts.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Amy Todd, Freshman, Midfielder/Defender, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Freshman, Defender, Mukwonago
UW-River Falls, Ashley Peterson, Junior, Defender, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Forest Lake)
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Waterman, Freshman, Midfielder, Oregon
UW-Stout, Al Smith, Junior, Defender, Chippewa Falls
UW-Whitewater, Julia Capel, Junior, Defender, New Berlin (West Allis Hale)

Week of Sept. 26 - Oct. 2
Offense
Sarah Carlson, Senior (Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong), Forward of UW-River Falls
Carlson finished the week with three goals and three assists in victories over UW-Superior on September 27 and UW-Stevens Point on October 1. She scored both goals in the Falcons' 2-1 win over the Pointers, including the game-winner in the 85th minute. Carlson scored a goal and assisted on the three more in the 7-0 victory over the Yellowjackets. She leads the conference with 27 points, nine goals and nine assists.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Marcia Foltz, Senior, Madison (Memorial)
UW-La Crosse, Aimee Schneider, Freshman, Forward, West Bend (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Nicole Kunick, Senior, Forward, Green Bay (Southwest)
UW-Stout, Heidi Schultz, Senior, Midfielder, River Falls

Defense
Christine Barutha, Senior (Brookfield/Central), Goalkeeper of UW-Oshkosh
Barutha yielded just one goal and tallied 12 saves in 136 minutes as UW-Oshkosh edged UW-Stevens Point, 1-0, lost to UW-Eau Claire, 1-0, and defeated UW-Superior, 6-0. In the UW-Oshkosh' win over UW-Stevens Point on September 27, Barutha stopped four shots as the Titans became the first WIAC opponent to shutout the Pointers at home, a span of 63 matches. In UW-Oshkosh's loss to UW-Eau Claire on September 30, she yielded one goal and halted seven shots. She concluded the week by saving one shot in UW-Oshkosh's win over UW-Superior on October 2.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allie Rivard, Sophomore, Wayzata, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Swoboda, Senior, Defender, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-River Falls, Tracy Olson, Sophomore, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Chu, Junior, Defender, Wauwatosa (West)
UW-Stout, Alison Smith, Junior, Defender, Chippewa Falls

Week of Sept. 19 - 25
Offense
Amanda Prawat, Freshman (Oregon), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Prawat scored both of the Pointers' goals last week as they went 1-0-1 in WIAC play. In Wednesday's match against UW-La Crosse, Prawat dribbled from midfield and scored off an assist from Erin Walsh just 2:18 into the match. On Saturday, she scored off an assist from Ali Havlik with 21 seconds left in the first overtime to upend previously unbeaten UW-Stout 1-0. Prawat's two goals during the week increased her team-leading total to six this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Maria Iaizzo, Senior, Forward, White Bear Lake, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Jennifer Watry, Junior, Forward, Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove-Belgium)
UW-Oshkosh, Melodie Romanowich, Freshman, Forward, Wauwatosa (West)
UW-River Falls, Diana Hermes, Freshman, Forward, Prior Lake, Minn.
UW-Stout, Liz Eldred, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wentworth (Maple Northwestern)

Defense
Khyl Sircy, Senior (Minocqua/Lakeland), Defender of UW-La Crosse
Sircy helped the Eagles to a 1-0-1 record during the week. UW-La Crosse allowed two goals in the two contests, a 1-1 double overtime tie with UW-Stevens Point on September 21 and a 2-1 double overtime win over 19th-ranked Washington (Mo.) on September 24.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Anna Talbot, Sophomore, Defender, Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
UW-Oshkosh, Stacy Stroud, Senior, Defender, New Berlin (West)
UW-River Falls, Ashley Peterson, Junior, Defender, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Forest Lake)
UW-Stevens Point, Abbey Kirchdoerfer, Junior, Defender, Oregon
UW-Stout, Al Smith, Junior, Defender, Chippewa Falls

Week of Sept. 12 - 18
Offense
Liz Kooistra, Freshman (Lakeville, Minn.), Forward of UW-Eau Claire
Kooistra scored two goals in 1:17 to help give UW-Eau Claire a 2-1 victory over UW-La Crosse on September 17. She scored goals at 52:28 and 53:45 to give the Blugolds a 2-0 lead against the Eagles. The win put the Blugolds on top of the conference standings with a 2-0-0 record.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Harrington, Freshman, Forward, Apple Valley, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Stacy Stroud, Senior, Defender, New Berlin (West)
UW-River Falls, Sarah Carlson, Senior, Forward, Plymouth, Minn. (Armstrong)
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Prawat, Freshman, Forward, Oregon
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Sophomore, Forward, Racine (Horlick)

Defense
Heidi Schultz, Senior (River Falls), Midfielder of UW-Stout
Schultz helped to anchor a defense that has run its shutout streak to 361 minutes, including shutouts of Milwaukee School of Engineering, UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh during the week. UW-Stout had 290 scoreless minutes in the three matches.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Abby Ofstedahl, Sophomore, Defender, Apple Valley, Minn. (East View)
UW-La Crosse, Khyl Sircy, Senior, Defender, Minocqua (Lakeland)
UW-River Falls, Julie Sperstad, Sophomore, Midfielder, Eau Claire (Memorial)
UW-Stevens Point, Tasha Fritsch, Senior, Defender, Cottage Grove (Monona Grove)

Week of Sept. 5 - 11
Offense
Marcia Foltz, Senior (Madison/Memorial), Midfielder of UW-Eau Claire
Foltz scored or assisted on every goal during the week as UW-Eau Claire posted shutout victories over St. Thomas (Minn.) on September 8 and Illinois Wesleyan on September 11. In a 3-0 win over the Tommies, Foltz assisted on all three Blugold goals, which were scored with 29 minutes of each other. She scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Titans on a penalty kick at 34:51 in the first half.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Sarah Harrington, Freshman, Forward, Apple Valley, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Maggie Hoffman, Sophomore, Midfielder, Waukesha (South)
UW-River Falls, Sarah Carlson, Senior, Forward, Plymouth, Minn. (Armstrong)
UW-Stevens Point, Kimie Wiepz, Sophomore, Midfielder, Stoughton
UW-Stout, Michelle Lizotte, Sophomore, Forward, Racine (Horlick)

Defense
Hannah Tvedt, Sophomore (Byron, Minn.), Goalkeeper of UW-River Falls
Tvedt posted shutouts over St. Olaf (Minn.) (1-0) on September 7 and St. Scholastica (Minn.) (5-0) on September 11. She made four saves against the Oles and two against the Saints. Tvedt has not allowed a goal since 28:34 in the first half of the first match of the season against Carleton (Minn.) - a span of 287:26.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allie Rivard, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Wayzata, Minn. & Liz Weirick, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Kenosha (Tremper)
UW-La Crosse, Khyl Sircy, Senior, Defender, Minocqua (Lakeland)
UW-Oshkosh, Christine Barutha, Senior, Goalkeeper, Brookfield (Central)
UW-Stevens Point, Abbey Kirchdoerfer, Junior, Defender, Oregon
UW-Stout, Hilary Smiskey, Sophomore, Defender, Chippewa Falls

Week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4
Offense
Jennifer Watry, Junior (Cedar Grove/Cedar Grove-Belgium), Forward of UW-La Crosse
Watry totaled three goals in two games as UW-La Crosse opened the 2005 with a pair of victories. She scored the Eagles' first goals in a 3-1 season-opening win over Lawrence on September 1. Watry then scored the first two goals in a 7-1 win at Cornell (Iowa) on September 3.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jenny Drott, Freshman, Midfielder, Mukwonago
UW-River Falls, Kim Saufl, Junior, Midfielder, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Amanda Prawat, Freshman, Forward, Oregon
UW-Stout, Kelly Stolarczyk, Senior, Forward, Elk River, Minn.

Defense
Laurie Trifone, Sophomore (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert), Goalkeeper of UW-Platteville
Trifone allowed just one goal in two games, both of which went into double overtime. The Pioneers defeated Dubuque (Iowa), 2-1, on September 1 and tied Coe (Iowa), 0-0, on September 3. Trifone made six saves against Spartans and wasn't challenged against Coe, as the Kohawks had two shots in the match.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Allison Smith, Freshman, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
UW-La Crosse, Stephanie Harbaugh, Senior, Goalkeeper, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-River Falls, Amy Piersak, Sophomore, Defender, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
UW-Stevens Point, Ali Havlik, Senior, Defender, Neenah
UW-Stout, Al Smith, Senior, Defender, Chippewa Falls

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