MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the Players of the Week for the week of September 8 – September 14, on Monday afternoon. Nova Southeastern Sharks student-athletes Jillian Thorning (Women's Cross Country) and Oliwia Loeman (Women's Soccer) earned honors following their performances this past week.    

Thorning repeats as Runner of the Week after securing the victory at the Saint Thomas University Bobcat Invitational in Miami, Florida. Her 6,000-meter time of 22:25.40 pushed her to the front of the 60-runner pack. The Doylestown, Pennsylvania native's 6:00.8 mile split at the event led Nova Southeastern to a first-place finish in front of six squads, including conference foes Barry and Lynn. The weekly award is the fourth of her career, third in cross country.

Loeman scored three goals in just 57 minutes on the pitch as Nova Southeastern went 2-0-0 during a Mississippi road trip. In a 4-0 result at Mississippi College, the freshman forward tallied goals in the 41st and 53rd minutes. The Pole followed with a 78th-minute insurance goal in a 4-1 win over Delta State. For the week, Loeman tallied her three goals off three total shots.

Courtesy of the Sunshine State Conference
 

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