University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Conant and Reichenberger Earn MVC Honors
8/27/2018 3:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Official ReleaseÂ
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-- Sophia Conant (Hastings, Neb.) and Jami Reichenberger (Wichita, Kan.) have been named the MVC Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference.Â
In her third appearance for the Panthers, Conant made a big impact for the Panthers looking for their first win of the season. In the 87th minute against a tough Colorado State team, Conant flicked the ball in on the right side of the net. This was Conant's first goal of the season.
Reichenberger continued her strong defense of the Panther goal, deflecting six shots on goal from Colorado State. Reichenberger had three saves against Colorado State. Against Wyoming, Reichenberger faced nine shots on goal with four saves. Wyoming had 21 shots against the Panther goal. Reichenberger has made 22 saves in three games this season. UNI is one of ten programs in the nation with a .000 Goals Against Average.
Reichenberger, Conant and the Panthers return to the state of Iowa to take on VCU and Central Michigan, with both matches taking place in Iowa City. VCU and the Panthers will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 31. Central Michigan and the Panthers will meet at 11 a.m. on Sept. 2.Â
Follow along all season long at unipanthers.com and @UNI_Soccer on Twitter.Â
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-- Sophia Conant (Hastings, Neb.) and Jami Reichenberger (Wichita, Kan.) have been named the MVC Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference.Â
In her third appearance for the Panthers, Conant made a big impact for the Panthers looking for their first win of the season. In the 87th minute against a tough Colorado State team, Conant flicked the ball in on the right side of the net. This was Conant's first goal of the season.
Reichenberger continued her strong defense of the Panther goal, deflecting six shots on goal from Colorado State. Reichenberger had three saves against Colorado State. Against Wyoming, Reichenberger faced nine shots on goal with four saves. Wyoming had 21 shots against the Panther goal. Reichenberger has made 22 saves in three games this season. UNI is one of ten programs in the nation with a .000 Goals Against Average.
Reichenberger, Conant and the Panthers return to the state of Iowa to take on VCU and Central Michigan, with both matches taking place in Iowa City. VCU and the Panthers will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 31. Central Michigan and the Panthers will meet at 11 a.m. on Sept. 2.Â
Follow along all season long at unipanthers.com and @UNI_Soccer on Twitter.Â
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