SEGUIN, Texas -- The awards keep rolling in for Texas Lutheran's Alyssa Simien (San Antonio/Warren) as the sophomore midfielder was selected as the United Soccer Coaches Division-III National Collegiate Player of the Week for the first time in her standout career.

Simien adds the United Soccer Coaches national accolade to a weekly award list tha already included SCAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Simien helped power the Bulldogs to a 2-0 weekend against Dallas and Austin College by scoring five goals for 10 total points on 10 shots (six on goal).

On Sunday, during the 4-0 rout of Austin College, she scored goals at 1:12, 13:17, and 88:26 to complete her first career hat trick and the 26th all-time hat trick in Texas Lutheran program history.

With 14 goals on the season, Simien now matches TLU Hall of Famer Casey Rheman for most goals by a first-year player in TLU Women's Soccer history. Simien now has five game-winners on the season - ranking second in the SCAC and third most in a single-season in program history.

Texas Lutheran will now prepare to visit Schreiner University for a 2 PM match on Friday, Oct. 28, at Mountaineer Soccer Field in Kerrville, Texas. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

For all updates on Texas Lutheran Women's Soccer, follow @tluwsoc on Twitter and Instagram and as always you can find updates on all Texas Lutheran athletics on tlubulldogs.com and all official TLU social media channels (@tluathletics on Twitter, @tlu_athletics on Instagram and TikTok, and @tlubulldogs on Facebook).

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