BYU's Jeni Willardson-Viernes Named MWC Soccer Player Of The Week

Junior garners honor for first time in her career.

BYU's Jeni Willardson-Viernes was named MWC Soccer Player of the Week.
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Oct. 15, 2001

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - BYU junior midfielder/forward Jeni Willardson-Viernes has been named the Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week after helping the Cougars open league play with two road victories at UNLV and San Diego State. This is Willardson-Viernes' first career weekly honor.

Willardson-Viernes, a product of Murray, Utah, netted two goals and an assist off 10 shots this past week to help BYU extend its regular season conference win streak to 10 matches, dating back to 1999. In Thursday's 3-1 victory at UNLV, she scored the third goal of the match the help secure the Cougars win. Saturday, Willardson-Viernes recorded a goal in the 16th minute to knot the match with San Diego State at 1-1. She also assisted the goal by Kim Devine's at the 48:22 mark to give BYU a 2-1 lead. The Cougars eventually won the match, 3-2.