Martinsen named SAC Offensive Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Women's Soccer Players of the Week for matches played between Sept. 23 and Sept. 29.  Mars Hill forward Sanne Martinsen was named the offensive player of the week, while Carson-Newman goalkeeper Jasmine Rizk was named defensive player of the week.

Martinsen, a sophomore from Skarnes, Norway, was the offensive force for the Lions in their 4-1 win over Coker last week. She scored all four goals for eight points in the match. Martinsen now leads the Lions with five goals for the season. This is her first offensive player of the week honor of the year. 

Rizk, a senior from Andersonville, Tenn., led the Eagles to a 2-0 record last week with a pair of shutout victories. She made four saves in Carson-Newman's 3-0 win over Belmont Abbey. She then posted six saves in their conference win over Anderson, 1-0. For the week she had 10 saves in 180 minutes with no goals allowed. This is Rizk's first defensive player of the week honor of the season.

2019 SAC AstroTurf Women's Soccer Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 10 – Hannah Van Eerden, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sept. 17 – Jessica Cravero, Lincoln Memorial
Sept. 24 – Aqsa Mushtaq, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 1 – Sanne Martinsen, Mars Hill

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 10 – Jayleen Gant, Newberry
Sept. 17 – Erica Turner, Queens
Sept. 24 – Charlotte Warner, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 1 – Jasmine Rizk, Carson-Newman

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.