Lane, Hayakawa Sweep SCAC Honors

SUWANEE, Ga. - Austin College women's soccer players Kenedie Lane and Jessica Hayakawa have been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, respectively, the league office has announced.

Lane, a junior goalkeeper from Frisco, continued her strong junior campaign as Austin College went 2-0 last week with wins against Howard Payne and Randall University, netting just under 120 minutes of scoreless action in goal for the 'Roos. Layne earned the shutout in a 1-0 road win at HPU, making six saves, and followed that up by getting the win after allowing no goals in 29:48 in a 7-1 win over Randall. Her efforts this year have helped Austin College secure both multiple wins and shutouts in the same season for the first time since 2019. Austin College has allowed just eight goals through the first seven fixtures, the fewest since the shortened 2020-21 season.

Hayakawa, a junior midfielder from Coppell, helped lift Austin College to back-to-back wins for the first time since 2019 last week with victories over non-conference foes Howard Payne and Randall. In the win over Randall, Hayakawa recorded her first career brace, including the game-winner in the 7-1 victory on Saturday. Her efforts have helped Austin College register 11 goals through just seven fixtures this season, the most through the opening seven contests since the 2013 season. The seven goals and six-goal margin of victory also marked program bests since the 'Roos knocked off LeTourneau, 11-0, in the second match of the 2013 season.