APPLETON, Wis. -- Lawrence University women's soccer player Emily Buzicky was selected as the Midwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Buzicky, a junior forward from St. Paul, Minn., provided virtually all of the Lawrence offense on the week. The former Highland Park High School star scored four of Lawrence's five goals on the week and got her second career hat trick.
In a 2-1 loss to MWC unbeaten Grinnell College on Saturday, Buzicky jumped on a rebound in the ninth minute and scored to give Lawrence a 1-0 lead. In a 4-0 win over Knox on Sunday, Buzicky assisted Greta Raaen on the game's first goal and then scored the next three herself and that included two unassisted goals.
It was her first natural hat trick and the second of her career, with the first coming in 2002 against Monmouth College. It was the first natural hat trick for the Vikings since Danata Janofsky accomplished the feat in 2002 against Illinois College. Buzicky easily leads the team with nine goals and 20 points.
The Vikings are back in action on Friday with a 3:00 p.m. match at home against conference rival St. Norbert College.