Mercy Bell and Freya Lodge Whitham of UNC Pembroke Named Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mercy Bell and Freya Lodge Whitham of UNC Pembroke have earned the weekly honors in Conference Carolinas women’s soccer for the week ending Sept. 11.
Bell earned Offensive Player of the Week honors while Lodge Whitham took home Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
A 5-foot-9 forward, Bell scored four goals and dished out two assists to help the Braves to a 3-0 week. The freshman from Jacksonville, Florida opened the week with the game-winning goal in a win over Shaw with three of her five shots on goal. She opened conference play with a goal and two assists in a win over Converse before netting a pair of tallies on four shots with three on goal against Erskine. She tallied 10 points on the week with seven-of-13 shots on goal while playing 198 minutes.
A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Lodge Whitham scored once and keyed the defensive effort that helped UNCP register a trio of shutouts, while limiting opponents to just 5.7 shots per game. The Braves allowed just five shots combined in league wins over Converse, Erskine. The 5-foot-6 freshman defender scored her first career goal in the win over Erskine and played all 270 minutes on the week.
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2022 Conference Carolinas Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Aug. 30, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Barrineau, Lees-McRae
Defensive Player of the Week: Chiara Coppin, UNC Pembroke
Week 2 (Sept. 6, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Emily Hein, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Makayla Willets, Francis Marion
Week 3 (Sept. 13, 2022)
Offensive Player of the Week: Mercy Bell, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week: Freya Lodge Whitham, UNC Pembroke