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Sept. 9, 2025
Contact: Layne McNary (mc******@******te.edu)
MAC Release: https://getsomemaction.com/news/2025/9/9/brown-baxter-van-herwijnen-take-home-week-2-field-hockey-accolades.aspx
CLEVELAND – App State Field Hockey junior Sophia Baxter was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
The honor follows a great game against Davidson, in which she scored two goals in last Sunday’s contest.
Against Davidson, she was a two-way force, scoring while also sprinting back on defense to help limit Davidson’s scoring chances. Her defensive presence was felt all over the field, anchoring the defense by intercepting passes, pressuring the ball to make opponents uncomfortable and closing down space to end counterattacks before they could develop.
This is the first player of the week honor Baxter has received since winning offensive player of the week on Aug. 29, 2023, during her freshman year.
The Mountaineers will look to continue their momentum as they head to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on No. 2 North Carolina. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Karen Shelton Stadium.
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