ST. LOUIS – Junior Alyssa Brand (Skokie, Ill.) of the Drake University women's soccer team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week while senior Ali Smith (Lenexa, Kan.) has been selected MVC Defender of the Week for the second straight week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. The pair were instrumental in helping Drake beat Illinois State on Sunday to claim the MVC regular season title.
Brand scored the first two goals in the Bulldogs' 3-2 comeback win over the Redbirds in overtime.