NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference distinguished Loyola Chicago sophomore Jaimee Cibulka as well as Saint Louis junior Caroline Kelly as the league’s final Women’s Soccer Co-Offensive Players of the Week. Additionally, Billikens junior teammate Emily Puricelli got the nod for Defensive Player of the Week while George Mason freshman Sophie Davidson collected Rookie honors. The awards were announced Monday following the conclusion of the 10th week of contests played Oct. 17-23.
 
Cibulka, a midfielder out of Woodridge, Ill., scored a pair of critical goals as the Ramblers picked up two wins last week to earn a berth to the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. In Thursday's 2-1 win over Massachusetts, the sophomore found the back of the net in the 20th minute, snapping a goal drought of over 480 minutes for the Maroon & Gold. Cibulka levied the deciding strike on Sunday at Richmond as well, firing a shot home in the 35th minute to propel Loyola to a 1-0 win and punch the Ramblers' postseason ticket.
 
Hailing from Kearney, Mo., Kelly tallied two goals and an assist as Saint Louis registered back-to-back victories for the week. The junior scored the game-winning goal in the 66th minute of a 1-0 victory over VCU, a win that clinched the A-10 regular-season title for the Billikens while also adding a score with an assist to help SLU defeat Saint Joseph's, 4-0, en route to a perfect A-10 regular season for the program.
 
Puricelli, a goalkeeper from St. Louis, Mo., recorded her ninth and 10th shutouts of the season behind a 1-0 victory over VCU and a 4-0 rout of Saint Joseph's. The junior swiped three saves against the Rams before following with another two saves versus the Hawks. Puricelli's victory over Saint Joseph's served as her 17th of the year, matching SLU's single-season record, and her 45th career win, which now ranks in a tie for second in program history.
 
Davidson lanced in a pair of goals against VCU on Sunday, good for both her first multi-goal game of her career and the first Patriot multi-goal game this season. The two scores helped George Mason secure a 3-3 draw with the Rams while also lifting the Fulton, Md., native into a tie for most goals on the team this year.


PREVIOUS WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
 

DATE	OFFENSIVE	DEFENSIVE	ROOKIE
Aug. 22	Emily Gaebe, SLU	Chiara Gottinger, SBU	Maya Matesa, DUQ
Aug. 29	Brooke Ditcham, DAV Itala Gemelli, UD	Mackenzie Lutz, UD	Ami Komori, SBU
Sept. 6	Emily Groark, SLU	Naya Lipkens, LUC	Corissa Koontz, LUC Ami Komori, SBU
Sept. 12	Caroline Kelly, SLU	Whitney Horton, VCU	Kendyl Sarver, VCU
Sept. 19	Jaimi Araujo, DUQ Lauren Bonavita, UM	Bella Mendoza, UM	Batoul Reda, UD
Sept. 26	Emily Gaebe, SLU	Mary Grace Bunch, DAV Whitney Horton, VCU	Kendyl Sarver, VCU
Oct. 3	Olivia Gouldsbury, UM	Bella Mendoza, UM	Ryann Lucas, FOR
Oct. 10	Kelli McGroarty, LAS Kanna Matsuhisa, VCU	Katie Cappelletti, SJU	Zoë Vidaurre, MASON
Oct. 17	Anna Walsh, SLU	Chiara Gottinger, SBU	Kendyl Sarver, VCU
Oct. 24	Jaimee Cibulka, LUC Caroline Kelly, SLU	Emily Puricelli, SLU	Sophie Davidson, MASON