Veronica Roach of King and Mallory Roughton of Lees-McRae Named Women’s Soccer Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. –Veronica Roach of King and Mallory Roughton of Lees-McRae took home Conference Carolinas women’s soccer weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 24.
Roach was chosen as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Roughton collected Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
Roach, a sophomore forward from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, scored her first two career goals, and also recorded two assists in a 1-0-1 week for the Tornado. She scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in a 2-1 win over Erskine on Wednesday. Roach added an assist on the first goal against Emmanuel on Saturday and netted the equalizer in the 62nd minute of a 2-2 tie.
A sophomore goalkeeper from Nashville, North Carolina, Roughton averaged eight saves per game in two games for the Bobcats. The sophomore opened the week with a career-high 12 saves in a scoreless tie against North Greenville on Tuesday before finishing with four saves in a 1-1 tie against Barton on Saturday. Roughton currently ranks second in the conference in goals against average (.799) and is third in save percentage (.849).
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Fall 2021 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Sept. 7, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Emily Hein, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Averee Andrews, Lees-McRae
Week 2 (Sept. 14, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Megan Biehl, North Greenville
Defensive Player of the Week: Ansley Robinson, North Greenville
Week 3 (Sept. 21, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Ellie Gore, Converse
Defensive Player of the Week: Shaunalee Govia, Mount Olive
Week 4 (Sept. 27, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Sabrina Henderson, Chowan
Defensive Player of the Week: Allison Traub, Chowan
Week 5 (Oct. 5, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Shelby Shepherd, North Greenville
Defensive Player of the Week: Maya Grimes, UNC Pembroke
Week 6 (Oct. 12, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Anna Grossheim, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week: Taylor Lewis, Mount Olive
Week 7 (Oct. 19, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Abigail Lowry, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week: Daelynn Perry, Converse
Week 8 (Oct. 26, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Veronica Roach, King
Defensive Player of the Week: Mallory Roughton, Lees-McRae