CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State sophomore midfielder Vital Kats earned Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time this season, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Kats poured in a six-point performance on Sunday against Northern Illinois, with two goals and two assists, in the Golden Flashes 6-0 victory. She came up just short of the program record for most points in a match and is now tied for second in school history. The Toronto, Ontario native is tied for eighth in school history with 23 points this season.
Kats scored her first goal in the 35th minute while sliding to beat the keeper for her sixth goal of the year.