Notre Dame’s Ryan Finley and West Virginia’s Kate Schwindel have each been named Disney Soccer/NSCAA Player of the Week for their on-field accomplishments the week of Oct. 1-7.

This is Finley’s second time being honored with this award, while WVU gets it second such award following Frances Silva’s nod earlier in the season.

Finley notched a pair of multi-goal performances in the No. 7 Fighting Irish’s 2-0 week. The senior forward from Lumberton, N.J., scored twice in Notre Dame’s 7-1 win versus Pittsburgh, then followed up with two goals in a shutout against nationally-ranked Georgetown.

Finley leads the team and the BIG EAST in points (21) and goals (10).

Schwindel’s five-point weekend helped the No. 25 Mountaineers stay in first place in the Big 12 and was the only Big 12 team with a 2-0 record last week. The sophomore forward tallied her eighth game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Kansas.

She followed up with three assists in a 3-2 road win at Iowa State, which was the second time this season she has posted a three-assist performance.

The Livingston, N.J., native leads the team and the conference with 23 points and seven assists.

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

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

This week’s other men’s finalists include, senior goalkeeper Michael Abalos (Cal State Northridge), senior forward Chris Thomas (Elon), junior forward Jason Johnson (VCU) and sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta (Indiana).

The other women’s finalists include junior midfielder Tori Martyn (UTEP), junior forward Lauren Wilson (James Madison), freshman goalkeeper Christiane Endler (South Florida) and freshman goalkeeper Abby Smith (Texas).

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