Bloomsburg's Kelly Modes (left) and Mercyhurst's Taylor Hilinski (right)
Lock Haven, Pa. - Kelly Modes of Bloomsburg and Taylor Hilinski of Mercyhurst are this week’s PSAC Women’s Soccer Athletes of the Week. Both earn the award for the second time this season, Modes in the Eastern Division and Hilinski in the Western Division. Both of their respective performances helped their teams solidify their spots in the standings as both teams are in good shape for a berth in the upcoming PSAC Tournament.
PSAC East Player of the Week
Kelly Modes, Bloomsburg
Senior, Midfielder
Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy
Modes scored two goals in a 2-0 week for Bloomsburg, who with the two wins, stayed in good shape to earn a playoff spot out of the East in the upcoming PSAC Tournament. She scored the second goal of the game in a 2-0 road win over Chestnut Hill. Her score came in the 67th minute and gave the Huskies some breathing room in a tight game that had been 1-0 since the first minute. Then, against Shippensburg on Saturday, Modes scored the first goal of the game at the 24:00 mark as the Huskies picked up a 3-1 win in an important divisional contest.
PSAC West Player of the Week
Taylor Hilinski, Mercyhurst
Senior, Forward
Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek
Hilinski earns her second PSAC West Player of the Week award of the season after scoring all three of Mercyhurst’s goal in a 2-0 week for the Lakers. With their two wins, the Lakers remain in a three-way tie for first place in the PSAC West with one week to play in the regular season. In a 1-0 win over Clarion last Tuesday, Hilinski netted the lone score of the game in the second half, putting home a rebound off a saved shot by Molly Marsh. In a 2-0 win over Edinboro on Saturday, she scored both Mercyhurst goals, picking up the game-winner just over two minutes into the contest by heading in a free kick and then adding an insurance goal in the second half.