2018 Women's Soccer Players of the Week

  • Jillian Barnard, Roanoke, Sr., Midfielder
    October 29, 2018
    Barnard, a senior from Fairfax, Va., put together an eight-point week to help the Maroons lock up the fifth seed in the upcoming ODAC tournament. Barnard opened with six points in a 5-0 win over Emory & Henry as she had a hand in all five goals with one tally and four assists. Then, with scoring much more at a premium, she notched the game's lone goal with an unassisted effort in the 77th minute for a 1-0 win at Shenandoah in the regular season finale. For the year, Barnard has registered 16 points on five goals and six assists. The latter number is tied for fifth in the ODAC.
  • Bailey Kratz, Bridgewater, Sr., Forward
    October 22, 2018
    Kratz, a senior from Telford, Pa., helped the Eagles keep pace at the top of the ODAC standings with a pair of conference victories last week. Kratz opened with a goal on a converted penalty kick and an assist in an 8-0 win over Hollins. Then, in a key top-of-the-table matchup at Randolph-Macon, she stepped up and converted a penalty kick in the 98th minute for the game's lone goal and a 1-0 triumph. For the season, Kratz is tied for the team lead with 18 points on six goals and six assists, the latter number tying third in the ODAC.
  • Caitlin Mertens, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
    October 15, 2018
    Mertens, a senior from Succasunna, N.J., continues to produce results in multiples as she put together a 10-point week featuring a pair of two goal games to help Lynchburg to a 2-0-1 record last week. In a matchup of two nationally 18th-ranked programs, Lynchburg -- ranked #18 by D3soccer.com -- tied Bridgewater -- ranked #18 by the United Soccer Coaches -- tied 2-2. Mertens scored the game's first two goals inside of the first six minutes before BC scored two in the second half to lock the contest. Mertens picked up her third goal of the week in a 10-0 ODAC win over Sweet Briar. She was back to scoring multiple goals in the Hornets third game as she found the net twice in a 6-1 win over Salem College. For the season, Mertens leads the ODAC in points (45) and goals scored (20). She is the sixth player in Lynchburg history to register a 20-goal season, and now ranks sixth all-time at Lynchburg with 54 career goals scored.
  • Megan Engeland, Washington and Lee, Sr., Forward/Midfielder
    October 08, 2018
    Engeland, a senior from Yardley, Pa., put together an eight-point week in helping Washington and Lee to a pair of ODAC wins. Engeland opened the week with the opening goal on a one-timer to the top-right corner in a 3-0 victory at Guilford. She collected her second career hat trick in game two, scoring the third, fourth, and fifth goals of the game in the Generals 4-2 triumph at Shenandoah. For the season, Engeland is fourth in the ODAC in points (19) and third in goals scored (8).
  • Alex Davidson, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., Forward
    October 01, 2018
    Davidson, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., exploded for 11 points on five goals and an assist to help Virginia Wesleyan rack up a pair of conference road win last week. Davidson provided the offensive punch in a 4-0 win at Randolph. With the game scoreless in the 77th minute, Davidson opened up the game's account with the first of her first four tallies, each of which came during a 4:05 span in the 81st minute. She was back at it on Saturday as Virginia Wesleyan traveled across the state for a 5-1 win at Emory & Henry. She assisted Anna Pedicone on the game's first goal in the second minute. After E&H knotted the score 1-all, Davidson put the Marlins ahead for good with an unassisted effort in the 19th minute. For the season, Davidson is fifth in the ODAC in goals scored with her five marks last week.
  • Caitlin Mertens, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
    September 24, 2018
    Mertens, a senior from Succasunna, N.J., makes it three weekly awards in four tries as the Hornets' striker put together a 13-point week with six goals and one assist in a pair of Lynchburg victories. Mertens opened with three goals in a 5-0 home win over St. Mary's (Md.). She followed with her second straight hat trick to with an assist in a 6-0 win at Randolph College in Lynchburg's ODAC opener. Mertens is the first Lynchburg player to notch back-to-back hat tricks since Angela Bosco in 2014. Mertens currently leads the ODAC in points (24) and goals scored (11).
  • Caitlin Mertens, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
    September 17, 2018
    Mertens, a senior from Succasunna, N.J., picks up her second weekly award after registering a five-point week in the Hornets 2-0 showing versus non-league opponents. She struck the first time just after halftime against Emory University as she finished a feed from Rachel Cooke in the 55th minute in what would become a 1-0 triumph for Lynchburg. Mertens was featured twice on the scoresheet in a 4-0 victory over Sewanee. She assisted Kennedy Jakubek on the game's opening goal in the 39th minute, and then beat the keeper in the 56th minute for the contest's third tally as Jakubek returned the favor with the assist. For the season, Mertens is third in the ODAC in points (11) and second in goals scored (5).
  • Catherine Haufe, Bridgewater, Jr., Midfielder
    September 10, 2018
    Haufe, a junior form Springfield, Va., put together an efficient 10-point week to help the Eagles to a 3-0 showing in non-conference action. She scored her four goals on just six total shots with five going on net. Haufe opened with the first two goals and an assist in an 11-0 triumph over Averett University. In the first of two games at the W&L Invitational, registered the first and third goals in the Eagles 3-0 victory over Salisbury University. She kept her name on the scoresheet in Bridgewater's 6-1 win over Franklin & Marshall College as she assisted on Sydney Ryan's tally in the 55th minute. For the season, Haufe is tied for second in the ODAC in both points (10) and goals scored (4) and is tied for third in assists (2).
  • Caitlin Mertens, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
    September 04, 2018
    Mertens, a senior from Succasunna, N.J., scored not one but two game-winners over the weekend as the nationally 16th ranked Hornets opened the season with a pair of one-goal victories. In a victory over Gettysburg, Mertens ran on to a tidy slip pass from Hannah Olds and deposited a low shot past the Bullets goalkeeper for a 97th-minute winner. Mertens game-decider came much sooner in game two of the Shellenberger Classic, a 1-0 win over Marysville (Tenn.) College. She converted off a cross from Kennedy Jakubek in the 51st minute to provide the winning margin.