Published

September 9, 2008

AZUSA, Calif. -- Azusa Pacific's Theresa Broad and Katie Rorabaugh have been named this week's NAIA Women's Soccer Players of the Week for their achievements in last weekend's wins over Ohio Dominican University and Bethel College (Tenn.).

Broad helped lead the NAIA's No. 2-ranked Cougars to a 5-0 victory Friday over Ohio Dominican when she scored the first 2 goals of the game and the only goals in the first half.  The junior All-American forward then scored a career-high 4 goals Saturday against Bethel.  In just 2 days, Broad scored 6 goals with 10 shots to take the Cougars to a 3-0 season record and earn the title of NAIA Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.

Junior Alll-American defender Katie Rorabaugh made a Cougar sweep of the award by taking the national defender of the week honor as well.  Rorabaugh led a Coguar defense that limited Ohio Dominican and Bethel to just 5 combined shots on goal.  In the process, she also scored a goal -- the first of the game less than 2 minutes into play vs. Bethel -- and assisted on 2 others.

This is the first NAIA Player of the Week award for Broad and Rorabaugh.  The last Cougar to earn the Player of the Week recognition was goalkeeper Jill Colfer-Martinson, who nabbed the honor 3 times in the 2007 season.