CARMEL, Ind. - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women's Soccer teams competed in week nine of the 2025 season.
Around the League:
HCAC Women’s Soccer Schedule
Athletes of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Sydnee Schuler (Bloomington, Ill.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Midfielder | Sophomore - Sydnee Schuler helped lead Rose-Hulman to a 2-0 record, where they defeated Anderson 2-0 and Bluffton 4-0. In the win over Anderson, Schuler scored one goal while recording a team-high four shots. She followed up that performance by recording one goal and one assist against Bluffton, while once again attempting a team-high four shots with three shots on goal. She finished the week with two goals and one assist.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Notable Performances:
Offensive
- Payton Bugg (Harrodsburg, Ky.) Berea College | Midfielder | Sophomore - Payton Bugg, a Sophomore Midfielder from Harrodsburg, KY, was a key contributor in the Mountaineers' offense during this week. Payton netted her 3rd Goal of the season on Saturday. She scored the equalizer in the 85th minute to keep the Mountaineers' post-season hopes alive.
- Parker Penhorwood (Bellefontaine, Ohio) Bluffton University | Forward | Sophomore - Penhorwood scored a pair of goals in Bluffton's 6-0 shutout of Manchester on Wednesday afternoon.
- Mallory Smith (Oxford, Ohio) Earlham College | Midfielder | Senior - Mallory Smith led the Quakers offensively in a 1-0-1 week. The senior scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 contest against Franklin on Wednesday, she then dished out the lone Quaker assist in a 1-1 draw against Hanover. The results helped give Earlham a shot at its first postseason berth since 2012 heading into the final match of the season.
- Lily Clark (Crestwood, Ky.) Hanover College | Forward | Sophomore - Clark scored the Panthers' lone goal on the week as they tied both Transylvania and Earlham. The sophomore had two points and a perfect 1.000 shot on goal percentage.
- Kendal Fox (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) Mount St. Joseph University | Midfield | Sophomore - Sophomore Kendal Fox needed only 88 minutes of game action to score a pair this week, including the game winner against Manchester. For the week she registered 9 total shots with 7 on frame.
Defensive
- Addison McLaughlin (Cincinnati, Ohio) Berea College | Goalkeeper | Sophomore -Addison McLaughlin, a Sophomore Keeper from Cincinnati, OH led the Mountaineers' defense with 16 saves this week. Addison has helped lead the program this season to a single season shutout record.
- Kiley Bohart (Muncy, Pa.) Earlham College | Defender | Junior - Kiley Bohart anchored a defense that allowed just one goal in a 1-0-1 week.
- Emma Patterson (Owensboro, Ky.) Hanover College | Goalkeeper | Senior - Patterson claimed two starts in goal, playing 180 minutes and leading the team to ties at Transylvania and Earlham. The senior had three saves and a shutout.
- Ellizabeth Birri (Fairfield, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Center Back | First Year - MSJ freshman defender Elizabeth Birri played 149 of a possible 180 minutes for the Lions this week. She helped the team allow only four total shots this week and three on goal, while they held a pair of opponents scoreless. She was also able to come forward and score a pair in the Lions 2-0 win over Berea.
- Camille Clark (Plainfield, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defender | Senior - Camille Clark helped lead Rose-Hulman to a 2-0 record, where they defeated Anderson 2-0 and Bluffton 4-0. Clark played all 90 minutes in both games, where she led a defensive line that allowed three shots on goal against Anderson, and only one shot on goal against Bluffton (2.0 shots allowed on goal per game). Additionally, Clark recorded an assist against Anderson and added the opening goal in Rose's win over Bluffton.
Looking Forward:
HCAC Women’s Soccer Standings