Fishel Earns Second Pac-12 Offensive Player of Week Honor
October 04, 2021 | Women's Soccer
Fishel scored the first goal in both victories in Arizona. Against the Wildcats on Thursday, she put UCLA on the board first in the 20th minute on a header off a corner kick. She scored in the sixth minute against Arizona State on Sunday, her sixth goal in UCLA's last six games. The Bruins went on to win in overtime, 4-3. Fishel leads the Bruins and ranks second in the Pac-12 with nine goals and 18 points. She has amassed 29 career goals to rank 12th all-time in school history.
This is Fishel's second Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award this season. She and teammates Madelyn Desiano and Lauren Brzykcy are the only players in the Pac-12 to earn multiple Player of the Week honors this year. UCLA has won at least one Pac-12 weekly award in five of the season's seven weeks, with five different athletes earning weekly honors.
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week: Aug. 24 – Nicole Douglas, ASU; Aug. 30 – Maya Doms, Stanford; Sept. 6 – Reilyn Turner, UCLA; Sept. 13 – Zoe Hasenauer, Oregon; Sept. 20 – Mia Fishel, UCLA; Sept. 27 – Croix Bethune, USC; Oct. 4 – Mia Fishel, UCLA.
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week: Aug. 24 – Madelyn Desiano, UCLA; Aug. 30 – Lieske Carleer, Arizona State; Sept. 6 - Bridget Rieken, Washington State; Sept. 13 – Madelyn Desiano, UCLA; Sept. 20 – Kylie Kerr; Sept. 27 – Chai Cortez, Oregon; Oct. 4 – Sydney Pulver, Washington State.
Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week: Aug. 24 – Makena Smith, California; Aug. 30 – Birta Gudlaugs, Arizona State; Sept. 6 - Anna Smith, USC; Sept. 13 – Lauren Brzykcy, UCLA; Sept. 20 – Lauren Brzykcy, UCLA; Sept. 27 – Leah Freeman, Oregon; Oct. 4 – Nadia Cooper, Washington State.
