KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third week in a row, Missouri Western was represented in the MIAA Women’s Soccer Athletes of the Week.

Sarah Blakley was named MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week after Cassidy Menke earned offensive honors each of the last two weeks.

Blakley continued her stellar defensive play and added a goal this past weekend as the Griffons outscored opponents 9-0. She scored the first of Missouri Western’s five goals against Lindenwood on Sunday. Blakley headed in a corner kick from Madeline Cowell just a little more than two minutes into Sunday’s game. The senior from Enid, Oklahoma also led a back line that kept Northwest Missouri and Lindenwood off the scoreboard over the weekend, allowing just 21 combined shots.

The Griffon soccer team is off to a program-best, 6-0 start and was ranked No. 23 in this week’s United Soccer Coaches poll. The Griffons travel to Warrensburg, Missouri this Friday to battle No. 4 Central Missouri.

— MWSU Athletics —