McCormick named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week

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University of Southern Indiana freshman forward Taylor McCormick (Rapid City, South Dakota) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week during her efforts against 14th-ranked Quincy University and Truman State University last weekend. The GLVC Player of the Week honor is the first for McCormick and the first of the year for the Screaming Eagles women’s soccer team.

The last Eagle to win the GLVC Offensive Player of the Week was junior midfielder Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin), who received the honor in week one of last season.

After being held scoreless in Friday’s loss to top-20 Quincy, McCormick rebounded and earned the weekly honor by leading the Eagles to a 2-1 victory over Truman State University Sunday. The freshman forward scored both of USI’s tallies in the win, tying the game, 1-1, during the first half and scoring the eventual game-winning goal during the last 20 minutes of the second half.

The goals on Sunday were McCormick’s second and third of the season, tying her for the team lead with freshman defender Madelyne Juenger (Columbia, Illinois), freshman forward Maggie Winter (St. Louis, Missouri), freshman midfielder Sunny Lehman (Evasville, Indiana), and senior forward Haley Rheinlander(Evansville, Indiana) with three each. McCormick also is tied for second on the team in total points with eight on three goals and two assists.

USI (5-3-4, 3-2-4 GLVC) and McCormick resumes GLVC action Friday when they travel to William Jewell College for a 5 p.m. match in Liberty, Missouri. The Eagles, currently, are tied for fifth in the GLVC standings with WJC, a game-and-a-half behind fourth-place University of Indianapolis.