OVC Players of the Week enter Lakeside Field Friday
Austin Peay’s Mary Ruth Locastro defends the Governor’s goal during an Eastern corner kick in a match on Oct. 5 at Lakeside Field. The Panthers beat the Governors 3-1.
October 14, 2014
Eastern senior forward Madison Carter was one of seven other Ohio Valley Conference players nominated for OVC Offensive Player of the Week, but the award went to Murray State’s Julie Mooney.
Mooney recorded her second hat trick of the season in last Friday’s 5-0 win over Morehead State. Mooney leads the OVC with 12 goals so far this season.
The Panthers meet Murray State at 3 p.m. Friday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers beat Murray State 2-1 last season, but the Racers, who
Senior forward Madison Carter leaps for the header in a match against Austin Peay on Oct. 5 at Lakeside Field. The Panthers beat the Governors 3-1. Carter had two shots and one assist during the match for the Panthers.
finished 3-7 in the OVC last year and missed the tournament, are currently tied for first place with 12 points. Murray State is 4-2 in OVC play so far this season.
Carter was nominated along with Gina Fabbro of Austin Peay, Belicia Mendiola of Belmont, Jackie Rush of Jacksonville State, Natasha Minor of Southeast Missouri, Taylor Blazei of Tennessee Tech and Rianna Jarrett of Tennessee-Martin.
Carter had two goals in Eastern’s 2-2 draw Saturday against Tennessee Tech and one more goal in Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Jacksonville State.
Along with Mooney, Murray State took home the conference’s top defensive honor, with junior Taylor Stevens being named OVC Defender of the Week. Murray State recorded two shutouts over the weekend with Stevens on the defensive end. She also recorded one assist in each of the Racers’ two wins.
OVC Goalkeeper of the Week went to Austin Peay’s Nikki Filippone, who recorded two shutouts in wins over Southeast Missouri and top ranked Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Governors currently have nine points in the OVC standings, tied with Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri.
Following its match on Friday, the Eastern women’s soccer team will host Tennessee-Martin at 1 p.m. Sunday. It will be the final home match of the season.
Around the OVC
One of the top teams in the conference, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (14 points), goes on the road twice this weekend, taking on Morehead State (11 points) on Friday and Eastern Kentucky (four points) on Sunday.
Tied with nine points each, Austin Peay and Jacksonville State square off at 7 p.m. Friday in Alabama in an important match, available for streaming on the OVC Digital Network.
Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
