Tavana Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
10/2/2023 2:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer
NEW YORK -- For the second time this season, junior midfielder Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.) has been named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals on four shots on goal in a 1-0-1 week for the Seton Hall women's soccer team.
The honor is the third BIG EAST weekly award for Tavana this season. She becomes the first Pirate since Kelly Smith in 1999 to earn multiple BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week awards in the same season.
The junior phenom continued her scorching season with a goal in each of Seton Hall's matches on the week. Tavana's two goals accounted for all of the Pirates' offense in a crucial 1-0-1 slate. She scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over St. John's on Thursday, followed up by a strike to start the scoring in a 1-1 draw against No. 24 Xavier on Sunday. Tavana totaled eight shots over the two games as she continues to apply constant pressure on opponent backlines. She has now totaled ten goals on the season, best in the conference and tied for 12th in the country. The junior midfielder is also tied for the most points in the BIG EAST with 21, while leading the conference in points per game with 1.91 and goals per game with 0.91. She hasn't let up one bit in BIG EAST play either, now totaling three goals over four conference games, tied for the most in conference play.
Tavana is on pace to have a season that hasn't been seen at Seton Hall for a women's soccer player in more than 10 years. Her 10 goals this season is tied for the fourth in program history for scores in a single season and her 21 points rank sixth all-time. Tavana is just one of three Pirates, joining Kelly Smith and Courtney Wood, to score at least 10 goals in a season in school history. Tavana also ranks in the top 10 in both career goals (15, sixth) and career points (37, eighth) at Seton Hall.
The honor is the third BIG EAST weekly award for Tavana this season. She becomes the first Pirate since Kelly Smith in 1999 to earn multiple BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week awards in the same season.
The junior phenom continued her scorching season with a goal in each of Seton Hall's matches on the week. Tavana's two goals accounted for all of the Pirates' offense in a crucial 1-0-1 slate. She scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over St. John's on Thursday, followed up by a strike to start the scoring in a 1-1 draw against No. 24 Xavier on Sunday. Tavana totaled eight shots over the two games as she continues to apply constant pressure on opponent backlines. She has now totaled ten goals on the season, best in the conference and tied for 12th in the country. The junior midfielder is also tied for the most points in the BIG EAST with 21, while leading the conference in points per game with 1.91 and goals per game with 0.91. She hasn't let up one bit in BIG EAST play either, now totaling three goals over four conference games, tied for the most in conference play.
Tavana is on pace to have a season that hasn't been seen at Seton Hall for a women's soccer player in more than 10 years. Her 10 goals this season is tied for the fourth in program history for scores in a single season and her 21 points rank sixth all-time. Tavana is just one of three Pirates, joining Kelly Smith and Courtney Wood, to score at least 10 goals in a season in school history. Tavana also ranks in the top 10 in both career goals (15, sixth) and career points (37, eighth) at Seton Hall.
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