Posted: Nov 09, 2015
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"Anytime you win offensive or defensive player of the week, it is a very special week for that player and team," said CMU head women's soccer coach Dan Schmidlin.�"When you win it in the postseason, it is even more special.�Congrats to both Nicki (Noreen) and Amy (Clason-Messina) for great games on Saturday. Amy recorded her sixth clean sheet in conference play and Nicki scored her 14th and 15th goals of the season.�Both players are having great seasons.�Very well deserved awards."�
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Nicki Noreen found out around this time last week that she was named to the 1st Team All-Conference list. Now Noreen can add conference player of the week after scoring two goals in a 2-0 shutout victory over Culver-Stockton College in the conference quarterfinals.
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Amy Clason-Messina earned the defensive player of the week award after making six saves and defending eight corner kicks in the 2-0 victory over the Wildcats.
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The Lady Eagles (11-5-3) now head out on the road to face 7th ranked and the #1 seed in The Heart's postseason tournament Benedictine College (17-1-1) on Wednesday November 11th at 7pm. Central Methodist fell to the Ravens back on October 17th by a final of 2-0 in Fayette. This time, the two squads will square off in Atchison, Kansas, with the winner advancing to the conference championship on Saturday November 14th to face the winner of MidAmerica Nazarene/Baker.
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"We are excited for our next match on Wednesday, but it is just another game," said Schmidlin. "That is how we treat all of our games.�Our goal was to win the conference tournament and we are one step closer to reaching that goal.�Most importantly, our girls are playing their best soccer at the right time of the year.�We definitely respect Benedictine, but we are going there to win the game."
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