INDIANAPOLIS – Notable individual efforts helped Tiffin and Findlay each receive a share of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Players of the Week as announced on Monday.
 
The spring playoffs are looming as eight teams have their sights set on competing for a conference championship. Points in the conference standings will determine the playoff teams for the championship bracket, which includes quarterfinals on Saturday, April 24, at the highest seeds.
 
The final four will then meet in Columbus at Ohio Dominican University, which will serve as host for both men’s and women’s semifinals and final contests. The semifinals are on Thursday the 29th and May 1 will be the championship game.
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Kaelyn Harkness
Tiffin
Forward
Junior
Norwalk, OH (Norwalk HS)
 
The defense of the Ohio Dominican Panthers had not permitted a goal in almost 600 minutes this season prior to facing Tiffin. The Dragons found the net not once, but twice, to secure a very important 3 points in the conference standings.
 
Tiffin handed ODU its first loss and had to overcome an early deficit after falling behind in the fourth minute of regulation.
 
Enter Harkness, who delivered the game winner in the 77th minute in unassisted style. The Dragons were able to fire off 10 shots vs. Ohio Dominican, including the tying score by Kim Nagel earlier in the second half.
 
Harkness took three of those 10 shots in 47 minutes on the pitch and now has two goals on the spring. Both were game winners, including the decisive heroics vs. Walsh on April 1.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Kennedy Slovak
Findlay
Goalkeeper
Freshman
Oregon, OH (Clay HS)
 
Slovak pitched her fourth clean sheet of the season as the Oilers extended their win streak to three straight by taking down Ohio Valley.
 
Findlay has 13 conference points in the standings and have been unbeaten this spring at DeHaven Field with a 4-0 record.
 
The Oilers played a complete defensive game against the Fighting Scots, holding their opponent to just seven shots.
 
Slovak played the entire 90 minutes in net while making four total saves.
 
Slovak has just given up just two goals in almost 500 minutes played as Findlay has outscored their opponents 13-2 in six games.