FGCU Clinches Championship Spot; Correllus, Elias Earn Honors

Monday, October 17, 2011

MACON, Ga. – An impressive week earned FGCU seniors Olivia Elias and KC Correllus the Atlantic Sun Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors following a week in which the Eagles outscored their opponents, 12-0. With the win on Friday, FGCU clinched its first berth in the 2011 A-Sun Women's Soccer Championship.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Olivia Elias, FGCU
(Sr. – Midfielder – Coral Springs, Fla. – Elementary Education)
• First Career Player of the Week award
• Totaled nine points on the week with three goals and three assists
• Netted first two goals in 3-0 win vs. ETSU; added assist on final score
• Contributed one goal and two assists in 9-0 rout of USC Upstate

OTHER NOMINEES:
• Kait Jones (So., Stetson) – Tallied seven points on the week including three goals vs. USC Upstate
• Raquel Weckhurst (So., Jacksonville) – Notched first career two-goal game in a victory over Belmont
• Michelle Calmeyn (Fr., USC Upstate) – Picked up five points on Sunday with two goals and an assist vs. Stetson
• Jenna Caudle (Fr., ETSU) – Scored first career hat-trick in 6-3 win vs. Stetson
• Gretchen Sutch (Sr., Belmont) – Registered her third goal of the season at Jacksonville
• Washida Blackman (Fr., Mercer) – Scored the deciding goal in 1-0 win vs. Kennesaw State

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
KC Correllus, FGCU
(Sr. – Defender – Merritt Island, Fla. – Communications)
• Second Career Player of the Week award; first of the season
• Anchored FGCU defense to two shutouts on the weekend
• Extended Eagles shutout streak to eight game and 782 minutes
• Held top-two conference point leaders scoreless against ETSU

OTHER NOMINEES:
• Sam Keyes (Sr., North Florida) – Helped Ospreys to two shutouts on the week
• Patricia Anne Upson (Jr., Mercer) – Held Kennesaw State scoreless on Friday; totaled team-high four shots
• Nicole Berner (So., Belmont) – Made 15 saves in two matches; recorded shutout vs. North Florida
• Emily Culbreth (Jr., Jacksonville) – Registered three points in two Jacksonville wins on the week

2011 Atlantic Sun Women's Soccer Player of the Weeks
Date Player of the Week (School)
Defensive Player of the Week (School)
Aug. 22 Alexis Hermosa (Stetson) Megan Dorsey (North Florida)
Aug. 29 Nadja Kolliesuah (Mercer) Stephanie Powers (FGCU)
Sept. 6 Olivia Tucker (Mercer) Sarah Sierra (Jacksonville)
Sept. 12 Meghan McGuire (Lipscomb) Nicole Calder (Kennesaw State)
Sept. 19 Danielle Hesse (Mercer) Stephanie Powers (FGCU)
Sept. 26 Gretchen Sutch (Belmont) Caitlin Gaughan (ETSU)
Oct. 3 Carolina Lencina (North Florida) Megan Dorsey (North Florida)
Oct. 10 Genna Petersen (ETSU) Ashley Ciesielczyk (FGCU)
Oct. 17 Olivia Elias (FGCU) KC Correllus (FGCU)

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