MWC Women's Soccer Players of the Week

TCU's Karoly and UNLV's Nero honored

TCU's Lizzy Karoly
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Sept. 25, 2006

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - TCU freshman forward Lizzy Karoly and UNLV sophomore goalkeeper Ciera Nero have been named Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively.

Karoly, from Escondido, Calif., scored two goals and had an assist in TCU's 3-0 win over Texas-San Antonio on Sept. 23. Karoly, the league leader in shots, finished with nine, including seven on goal against the Roadrunners. The goals gave her a total of four on the year, while the assist was her second of the year. For the week, Karoly totaled 11 shots in two games.

Nero, an Alta Loma, Calif., native, posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time in her career to lead UNLV to the Blue Jay Classic title. She made two saves in a 1-0 win over North Dakota State while facing 10 shots. She also came up with seven saves to shutout Creighton on its home field while facing a total of 12 shots.

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