Tigers Nab Two Big 12 Awards
10/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Oct. 26, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Senior Paula Pritzen and freshman Danielle Nottingham each won weekly awards as announced by the Big 12 Conference today. Pritzen earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for her shutout against Baylor on Friday night and a 5-2 victory over Texas Tech on Sunday. Nottingham was named Newcomer of the Week after her three-goal weekend with one coming of Friday and two, including the game winner, coming on Sunday.
 Danielle Nottingham was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week based on games played Oct. 22-24.  |
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"This weekend was a total team effort," head coach Bryan Blitz said. "But Paula really came up for us big, especially against Baylor. Dani's numbers speak for themselves but it was great to see her come alive in the scoring column and see her teammates rally around her. It's a great honor for both of them."
Pritzen had six saves on the weekend while making her fourth and fifth starts of the year. She started over the injured Jessica Gwin. Her shutout on Friday evening against Baylor marked both her and the team's second blank sheet this year.
Nottingham tallied seven points on the weekend, scoring her first goal as Tiger with five minutes remaining in the 2-0 victory against Baylor. On Sunday, she scored on a rocket from 25 yards out in the first half and buried the game winner in the 49th minute against Texas Tech.
The Tigers conclude their regular season on Friday evening as they travel to Ames, Iowa to take on the Iowa State Cyclones at 6:30 p.m.
