Coker's Clark and LMU's Latenstein Named SAC WePlayed Sports Women's Soccer Players of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Women's Soccer Players of the Week for matches played during week eight of the 2024 season. Coker's Maia Clark was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Lincoln Memorial's Bente Latenstein brought home Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Clark, a freshman from Gloucestershire, England, netted a hat trick in Coker's 4-2 win over Tusculum on Oct. 26. Clark needed just three shots to score her three goals and was credited with the game winner. For the year, Clark leads the conference with 12 goals and 26 points.

Latenstein, a senior from Amsterdam, Netherlands, posted a clean sheet as Lincoln Memorial tied Anderson on Saturday. Latenstein posted a pair of saves in the tie, each in the final 10 minutes. Her 51 saves on the year rank fourth in the league and the result helped LMU move into a fourth-place tie in the conference standings.

2024 SAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week

Sep. 10 – Kira Boelke, Coker
Sep. 17 – Charlotte Stavis, Emory & Henry
Sep. 24 – Camryn Woods, Anderson
Oct. 1 – Evan O'Leary, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 8 – Katherine Ensalaco, Wingate
Oct. 15 – Ava Hartman, Lenoir-Rhyne
Oct. 22 – Addison Rishling, Tusculum
Oct. 29 – Maia Clark, Coker

Defensive Player of the Week

Sep. 10 – Kelly Havens, Catawba
Sep. 17 – Bente Latenstein, Lincoln Memorial
Sep. 24 – Maria Rayburn, Catawba
Oct. 1 – Donna Van Der Zalm, Lincoln Memorial
Oct. 8 – Lillie Rusher, Catawba
Oct. 15 – Laura Holt, Wingate
Oct. 22 – Maria Rayburn, Catawba
Oct. 29 – Bente Latenstein, Lincoln Memorial

WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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