Air Force's Day Named MWC Soccer Player of the Week

Sophomore scored two goals including the game-winner against UNC Greensboro.

Cookie Day was named Mountain West Conference Soccer Player of the Week.
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Oct. 7, 2002

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Air Force sophomore midfielder Cookie Day has been named the Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week for her career-best five-point performance in the Falcons 5-4 comeback victory over UNC Greensboro. This is her first career weekly honor.

Day, a Mansfield, Texas, native, scored two goals (also a career-best), including the game-winner, and added an assist for her five points. She gave Air Force a 1-0 advantage with a goal (assisted by Raegan McDowell) in the 15th minute. After four consecutive goals by the Spartans and a Falcon goal by Raegan McDowell, she assisted Mary Cholko's game-tying goal in the 69th minute then knocked in the unassisted game-winner from the top of the box in the 86th minute, securing the victory. On the season, Day leads the Falcons with five goals, three game-winning, and 12 total points.

Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Players of the Week: Sept. 3 - Jeni Viernes, Sr., M/F, BYU; Sept. 9 - Marte Dolva, Jr., F, New Mexico; Sept. 16 - Julie Herdic, So., F, Utah; Sept. 23 - Erchen Theys, Jr., M, New Mexico; Sept. 30 - Annii Magliulo, F, UNLV; Oct. 7 - Cookie Day, So., M, Air Force.