DALLAS – UAB forward Laura Zemberyova, who scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to beat C-USA rival Southern Miss, UTSA defender Kendall Kloza, who led the Roadrunners to a shutout of North Texas in C-USA play, and WKU goalkeeper Alexis Bach, who had three saves in a shutout of C-USA foe Rice, earned the seventh 2021 Conference USA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week honors, presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
 
Zemberyova was selected as Offensive Player of the Week, Kloza earned Defensive Player of the Week honors and Bach was named C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week – Laura Zemberyova, UAB, Fr., Presov, Slovakia
Zemberyova broke a 1-1 deadlock in the second overtime with a goal in the 109th minute to hand C-USA West Division rival Southern Miss its first defeat in conference play. The Blazers were applying pressure in the second OT, and after a Blazers shot was blocked, a USM defender's clearing attempt hit off a UAB player and went to the freshman forward from Presov, Slovakia. Zemberyova then blasted a shot past the Golden Eagles’ goaltender on the left side for the game-winning goal.
 
C-USA Defensive Player of the Week – Kendall Kloza, UTSA, Sr., San Antonio, Texas
Kloza led the UTSA defense to a 1-0 overtime victory over (RV) North Texas as her efforts helped hold the high-powered Mean Green to 10 shots (four on goal). The senior defender from San Antonio, Texas led the team with 12 interceptions and won 83% of her defensive challenges against UNT. She also tied for the team high with two shots (one on goal) and played all 95 minutes in the contest.
 
C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week – Alexis Bach, WKU, Gr., Lowville, New York
Bach notched her fifth clean sheet of the season against reigning C-USA champion (RV) Rice. Bach made three saves, and the graduate student from Lowville, New York broke several Rice attacks with her aggressive style of play in net. It was only the second time Rice has been shutout this season as the Owls came into the match averaging 1.73 goals per game. Bach’s current 0.54 goals-against average is tops among C-USA netminders.
 
2021 C-USA Offensive Players of the Week
A24     Katie Erwin, WKU
A31      Brina Micheels, WKU
S7        Peyton DePriest, Middle Tennessee
S14       Allie Byrd, North Texas
S21       Sam Stiglmair, Southern Miss
S28      Carla Morich, Old Dominion
O5       Laura Zemberyova, UAB
 
2021 C-USA Defensive Players of the Week
A24     Caleigh Boeckx, Rice
A30     Avery Jacobsen, WKU
S7        Lyric Schmidt, WKU
S14       Josie Studer, Louisiana Tech
S21       Emily Roberts, Old Dominion
S28      Jori Foote, North Texas
            Madisyn Flammia, Southern Miss
O5       Kendall Kloza, UTSA
 
2021 C-USA Goalkeepers of the Week
A24     Bella Killgore, Rice
A30     Jil Schneider, UTSA
S7        Alex Helbling, Southern Miss
S14       Sarah Fuller, North Texas
S21       Kasey Perry, Old Dominion
S28      Kendell Mindnich, Southern Miss
O5       Alexis Bach, WKU