Washington senior goalkeeper Kari Davidson and Old Dominion junior forward Tim Hopkinson have been named Disney Soccer/NSCAA Players of the Week for their on-the-field success, Sept. 3-9.

Davidson, a native of Portland, Ore., notched 11 saves and two shutouts against Gonzaga and Notre Dame last week. Against the Bulldogs, she faced 14 total shots and recorded seven saves in the 1-0 win. On Sunday in the 3-0 win against the Fighting Irish, she notched four saves on 17 total shots.

Her efforts earned her Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors and she now sits at 7-0-0 on the season. Davidson also ranks in the top five in Washington’s program history in saves, shutouts and goals-against average.

Hopkinson posted a stellar week at the ODU Stihl Soccer Classic. The Nottingham, England, native recorded four goals and four assists in wins over Seton Hall (6-0) and Winthrop (3-2). He posted a hat trick and added two assists against the Pirates and followed up with a goal and two more assists against the Eagles.

Hopkinson was named MVP of the Classic and also earned a Colonial Athletic Association’s Player of the Week award.

The Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Players of the Week are announced every Wednesday. One male and one female player is selected by a committee from nominations submitted by NCAA Division I conferences.

Winners will also be recognized during the NSCAA College Game of the Week broadcast on FOX Soccer.

Other women’s nominees included senior forward Kaley Blanton (Samford), senior forward Tiffany Cameron (Ohio State), senior goalkeeper Shannon Coley (Oakland), senior goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire (Oklahoma), senior goalkeeper Cynthia Jacobo (Cal State Northridge), senior forward Jillian Kinter (Colgate), senior forward Ana Claudia Michelini (Loyola, Ill.), junior forward Shannon Fay (Fairfield), junior forward Kristen Hamilton (Denver), junior forward Caroline Kastor (Kansas), junior goalkeeper Kristen Manski (Valparaiso), junior defender Molly McGuigan (Army), sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Dilling (UTEP), sophomore goalkeeper Kathleen Early (Fairfield), sophomore forward Annie Kunz (Texas A&M), sophomore goalkeeper Linda Rosas (Army), sophomore forward Jaclyn Softli (Washington), sophomore midfielder Erin Yenney (Louisville), freshman forward Summer Green (North Carolina), freshman midfielder Makenzie Koch (TCU), freshman goalkeeper Veronica Saez (Fairfield), freshman forward/midfielder Diamond Simpson (Memphis) and freshman forward Catherine Williams (Colgate).

Other men’s nominees included senior forward Martin Murphy (North Carolina), senior forward Chris Thomas (Elon), senior midfielder Chris Ritter (Northwestern), junior midfielder Adam Bedell (Detroit), junior goalkeeper Conor Leland (Vermont), junior midfielder Aaron Long (UC Riverside), sophomore forward Colby Burdette (FIU), sophomore midfielder Tyler Engel (SMU), sophomore defender Max Lachoweski (Notre Dame), sophomore goalkeeper Max Nimmo (Wisconsin-Green Bay), freshman midfielder Devin Diego (Nebraska-Omaha), freshman forward Ghiles Harmouche and freshman goalkeeper Robin Spiegel (FIU).

[+] Previous Disney Soccer/NSCAA Players of the Week

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