A duo of Gators are
Southeastern Conference Player of the Week selections by two different outlets.
Senior All-American Erika
Tymrak (Bradenton, Fla.) shares the SEC
Offensive Soccer Player of the Week honor, the league office announced
Monday morning. Also picking up league player of the week honors is junior Adriana
Leon, as College
Sports Madness named her the SEC recipient.
Tymrak
played a part in both of Florida’s game-winning goals on the road this weekend.
At LSU on Friday, she received the ball from outside back Lauren Silver
and then drove end line. She skillfully placed the ball in at the far post in
the 74th minute to score her third goal of the season.
The combination of play
Sunday between Tymrak and Leon in Florida’s 2-1 win at No. 5 Texas A&M led
to their weekly honors. With the match tied in the opening half, Tymrak’s
centering pass found Leon in the box and she pounded a 10-yard shot to
the roof of the net.
Both Leon and Tymrak have turned in
three goals this season. Both have missed 2012 action as Leon was with the
Canadian National Team in Japan for the FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup for
Florida’s opening four matches. Last weekend marked Tymrak’s first appearance
since being sidelined right before halftime of the Sept. 21 Tennessee match with
a sprained left ankle.
This is the fourth SEC Offensive
Player of the Week honor for Tymrak and her second of the 2012 season. She
picked up the honor once as a junior and sophomore. Leon was named to the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers list on Sept.
25. Leon joined the Gators this season after playing at Notre Dame the last two
seasons.
SEC co-leader Missouri is
next for the Gators. Both teams stand atop the league standings with 21 points,
while Texas A&M is in third with 19. There will be a third reigning SEC
Player of the Week on the pitch Friday, as Tymrak shares this week’s SEC
Offensive Player of the Week honor with Missouri junior Alyssa Diggs.
