COLBY, Kan. – Finishing the regular season with two wins each, the Hutchinson Community College and Cowley College women’s soccer teams have the final Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Division 1 Women’s Soccer Player of the Week award winners as Blue Dragon Isabell Van Fleet and Tiger Ana Sofia Velasco each earned their second accolade of the season.
Isabell Van Fleet (Hutchinson) – KJCCC D1 Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
Van Fleet had a five-goal, 11-point week to lead the Blue Dragon women’s soccer team to a pair of wins over Garden City and Coffeyville to close the regular season. The sophomore posted her first career hat trick in Hutchinson’s 4-1 victory over Garden City on Sophomore night in Hutchinson, which was followed by a pair of goals and an assist in a 6-0 victory at Coffeyville on Saturday. Van Fleet now has a team-high 14 goals, five assists, and 33 points.
Ana Sofia Velasco (Cowley) – KJCCC D1 Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Velasco helped Cowley earn a KJCCC Division 1 Women’s Soccer regular season title as the Tigers picked up wins over Coffeyville and at Barton to close out the regular season. Against Coffeyville to start the week, Velasco made two saves and went the distance in net in a 3-1 victory before getting the start and playing the first 75 minutes at Barton on Saturday in a 4-0 victory. This season, Velasco is tied in KJCCC Division 1 Women’s Soccer with the fewest goals allowed by a goalie (nine) and ranks third in the league in goals-against average (1.01).
Other Players Nominated:
Kimi Shimane – Butler
Sara Eckermann – Cowley
Maria Rincon Fernandez – Dodge City
Juliana Salazar – Seward County
Other Goalkeepers Nominated:
Estelle Olive – Butler
