Katie Schoepfer Named to Soccer America Team of the WeekKatie Schoepfer Named to Soccer America Team of the Week

Katie Schoepfer Named to Soccer America Team of the Week

Sept. 18, 2007

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State sophomore Katie Schoepfer (Waterford, Conn.) was named to this week's Soccer America Team of the Week. Schoepfer is a recipient after her offensive performance for women's soccer (3-2-1, 0-0) against James Madison on Friday in the Nittany Lions' 1-0 win and vs. No. 5 Texas A&M Sunday in No. 17 PSU's 1-1 tie. The honor comes after she earned Big Ten Player of the Week earlier this week.

Schoepfer scored the game-winning goal against James Madison early in the soggy second half Friday, which was all Penn State needed to record the win. The No. 5 Aggies thought they had the upper hand Sunday, with the 1-0 lead for much of the game. Schoepfer, however, had nine shots on goal and scored the game-tying blast after sending in her own rebound in with less than five minutes to go.

The forward now has a total of 22 shots this season with two goals, both this past weekend. Schoepfer is coming off a stellar freshman year, being named to the 2006 Big Ten All-Freshman team and leading the team in shots with 76. Schoepfer scored the game-winner in two contests during her freshman campaign against Harvard (9/15) and Ohio State (10-15).

Schoepfer and the Nittany Lions travel to Lewisburg, Pa., to face Bucknell Wednesday at 7 p.m. before heading to South Bend, Ind. Sunday for a 12:30 p.m. start live on ESPNU vs. 2006 national runner-up Notre Dame.

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