CULVER CITY, Calif. – Charlotte junior Martha Thomas, the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, was named to the Nov. 8 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week after helping lead the 49ers to the C-USA Championships title and NCAA Tournament appearance. It marks her second honor this season and third overall by the 49ers in 2016.
Thomas was cited on the site for having "had a hand in a number of critical goals during the 49ers' Conference USA title run." As her description continues, she "scored the lone goal in a 1-1 draw against [WKU] that Charlotte won on PKs, assisted the winner in the semifinal and set up a strike in the final.