Highlanders’ Swift Named NAIA Player of the Week
Houghton,
N.Y.— Houghton College’s Hannah Swift has been named national
offensive player of the week in women’s soccer by the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The national
organization followed the lead of the American Mideast Conference,
which had given the junior striker from Perrysburg, N.Y., its weekly
award on Tuesday.
Swift earned the
honor with three goals and an assist in two games against ranked
opponents as the Highlanders won one game and tied another last
weekend.
Swift’s
second-half goal on Friday, August 31, gave the Highlanders a 1-1
tie with 20th-ranked Spring Arbor (Mich.) University at a
tournament in Rochester, N.Y.
The next day, at
the same tournament, Swift struck twice against the University of
Mobile (Ala.) Rams, ranked 19th in the nation. Her first
goal, at 54:42, erased a 1-0 halftime deficit and her second, less
than six minutes later, put the Highlanders ahead for good. The team
went on to win 4-1, with Swift getting an assist on the fourth goal
as well.
The goals gave
Swift a total of five in as many games this season. Previously, she
had scored both goals in the team’s 2-1 victory over Missouri
Baptist.
Houghton takes a
2-1-2 record to Marion, Ind. this weekend to play in the Aflac
Wildcat Classic. The team will face tough tests, taking on Lee
University (Tenn.), the #3 NAIA team in the nation, on Friday
evening at 5 p.m. and then the home team, Indiana Wesleyan
University, on Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
