BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Southeast Missouri sophomore forward
Natasha Minor was unanimously voted adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday. Minor set career-highs in Friday's victory at Eastern Illinois with two goals and five points.
"Natasha was outstanding against Eastern Illinois," head coach
Heather Nelson said. "Her work rate and dedication to bettering herself every time she puts on her cleats is paying off for both her and the team as a whole."
Minor scored twice in the first 26 minutes of the conference opener to record her first career multi-goal performance. She added an assist in the 67
th minute to account for five points, which is a career-best. She also set career-highs with six shots and four shots on goal while playing only 65 minutes in the contest.
For the season, Minor leads the team in shots (15), ranks second in goals (3) and is tied for the team-lead in assists (3), points (9) and shots on goal (8). She is tied for the OVC-lead with Southeast senior midfielder
Torey Byrd in assists per game (0.5) and ranks third in the OVC in points per game (1.5).
Through just 22 career games, Minor has already made her mark on the Southeast record book. She ranks second in program history in assists per game (0.32), fifth in points per game (0.95), sixth in shots on goal per game (1.23), seventh in goals per game (0.32) and ninth in shots per game (2.14).
This marks the first OVC weekly honor for Minor, who was a second-team All-OVC and OVC All-Newcomer Team selection following her freshman season in 2013. She has seven goals and seven assists in her career, totaling 21 points.