KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced new women’s soccer athletes of the week from week four of the 2025 season. Emporia State’s Ella Favot was named the Offensive Athlete of the Week, Northwest Missouri’s Emma Cook was tabbed the Defender of the Week and Washburn’s Lili Everley earned Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the second straight week. 

OFFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ella Favot, Emporia State
Ella Favot scored three goals over the weekend as the Hornets ran their winning streak to three matches with a pair of MIAA road wins. She scored two goals in the Hornets 3-1 win at Newman on Friday. She opened the scoring just over 21 minutes into the match. After the Jets tied the score early in the second half, Favot delivered the game winner with less than ten minutes remaining. She iced the win at Central Oklahoma when she blasted a shot past the Broncho keeper in the 83rd minute of the Hornets 2-0 win in Edmond.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Emma Cook, Northwest Missouri
Emma Cook scored her first career goal as a Bearcat on a penalty kick and it resulted in a 1-0 win at Northeastern State. Cook played all 90 minutes and helped contribute to a shutout of the RiverHawks.Northwest won its MIAA opener for the first time since 2012.

GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK: Lili Everley, Washburn       
Lili Everley kept two clean sheets this past weekend, four games in a row, where she has kept a clean sheet. She had five saves Friday night in a 0-0 tie against UCO, and one save in Sunday's win over Newman.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
Offensive – Camrin Peaslee, Missouri Western
Camrin Peaslee proved to be the difference-maker for MoWest. With under a minute left, Peaslee set up Kiara Carr for the Griffons’ first goal, cutting into the deficit with just 35 seconds remaining. Moments later, Peaslee delivered again, linking up with Nicoletta Froehlich to find Kendall Knisley for the equalizer. Peaslee’s back-to-back assists fueled a stunning late rally that turned what looked like a certain defeat into a 2-2 draw against Rogers State.

Defender – Ruby Ryan, Emporia State
Ryan played all 180 minutes over the weekend as Emporia State ran their winning streak to three matches with a pair of wins to open MIAA play. She played all 90 minutes at Newman as the Hornets limited the Jets to just five shots and only two on goal. Newman scored their lone goal on a penalty kick. She logged another 90 minutes in the shutout win at Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos were limited to five shots with two on goal. The Hornets are the only team to go 2-0 on the opening weekend of MIAA play.

Defender – Kortney Davis, Missouri Southern
Davis was a key part of a Lions defense that did not allow a goal across two matches this week. Davis started and played every minute of both contests, totaling 180 minutes on the field, and helped the Lions to back-to-back shutouts on the road at Fort Hays State and Nebraska Kearney. Davis has started and played in all 90 minutes each of the last five games.

Goalkeeper – Lily Ellis, Northwest Missouri
Ellis posted her 30th career shutout with a 1-0 victory at Northeastern State. The RiverHawks fired 17 shots with eight on goal as Ellis secured eight saves. Ellis has recorded 300 career saves in her Bearcat career. Sunday was Ellis's third shutout of the season. Northwest won its season-opening MIAA contest for the first time since 2012.

ALSO NOMINATED:
OFFENSIVE – Leah Henke [Washburn]
DEFENDERS – Nicoletta Froehlich [Missouri Western]
GOALKEEPERS – Mackenzi Goen [Emporia State], Hadley Ostrander [Fort Hays State], Bella Smith [Missouri Southern], Rebecca Partyka [Northeastern State]

WEEK ONE:
Offensive – Delphine Sosu, Newman
Defender – Maddy Harmon, Missouri Western
Goalkeeper – Morgan Byrd, Missouri Western   

WEEK TWO:
Offensive – Mikayla Ernst, Central Missouri
Defender – Saylor Richard, Fort Hays State
Goalkeeper – Kristen Wright, Central Missouri

WEEK THREE:
Offensive – Mikayla Ernst, Central Missouri
Defender – Shaye Taylor, Washburn
Goalkeeper – Lili Everley, Washburn

WEEK FOUR:
Offensive – Ella Favot, Emporia State
Defender – Emma Cook, Northwest Missouri
Goalkeeper – Lili Everley, Washburn