Pioneers name athletes of the week

Women's Soccer - Amber Lueder, Sophomore (Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo)- Forward

Lueder was a key player in building all attacks for the Pioneers in their two conferences matches between UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout. Lueder scored the opening goals in both matches. Against UWL, she put the Pioneers first goal of the game away less than a minute into the second half, and assisted the second goal for UW-Platteville. Against UW-Stout, Lueder led the scoring after both teams went scoreless in the first half, putting the first goal away at the 55 minute mark. Lueder has 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points on the season.

Women's Soccer - Kathryn Flaherty, Sophomore (Albert Lea, Min./Abert Lea) - Goalkeeper 

Against offensive powerhouse UW-La Crosse, Flaherty put up 15 saves out of the Eagle's 21 shots on goal. Against UW-Stout, she recorded her fourth shutout of the year after saving all 5 shots on goal. Flaherty has the highest number of saves per game in conference while sitting fourth for save percentage.

Men's Cross Country - Zach Klokow, Junior (Sheboygan, Wis./South)

Klokow finished 35th out of 344 runners at the Kollege Town Pre-Nationals Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wis., on Oct. 13. He finished as the second Pioneer, running 25:52.4, only about 7 seconds off his personal best time even in sloppy conditions. 

Women's Cross Country - Janelle Ferguson, Senior (Rockford, Ill./Auburn)

Ferguson ran 24:06.4 at the Kollege Town Pre-Nationals Invitational, finishing in 130th among 349 runners. Ferguson was about 34 seconds away from a season personal best time in the muddy conditions at Lake Breeze Golf Club on Saturday, Oct. 13. Ferguson was the second runner for the Pioneers to finish the 6,000m race. 

Men's Soccer- Defense - Tommy Bitter, Senior (Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead)

Tommy played 200 minutes in the Pioneers' two games this weekend (1-0 win at UD and 2-2 tie vs Dominican). He anchored a defense that allowed little to the other teams and he was a constant threat offensively on set pieces.

Men's Soccer - Offense - Teon Fountain, Sophomore (Madison, Wis./JMM)

Spang played 90 minutes in the ranked battle between #22 UW-Platteville and #14 St. Norbert. Spang effectively shut down his side of the field and made a number of dangerous runs.