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Sirdah Earns B1G Freshman, Offensive Player of the Week Awards
9/10/2024 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Freshman forward Layla Sirdah earns her first couple of Big Ten awards Freshman and Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Sirdah combined for five goals in two games with two assists out of the team's 14 goals and 13 assists last week. She scored four goals against Lawrence University in the Hoosiers 9-0 win on senior day and scored the gamewinner against Evansville in the fifth minute along with assists in the 5-0 victory over the Aces.
Sirdah, a native of Duluth, Ga., is the second player in program history to score four goals and tied the most points (8) in a match since Paige Webber in 2023. Her performance against Lawrence helped the Hoosiers tie the most goals (9) and points (25) in a single game since 1998 versus IUPUI.
She finished the non-conference portion of the season with 17 points, six goals and five assists. In the Big Ten, she currently ranks second in most points and goals and is tied first in the league with five assists.
2024 Big Ten Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Sept. 10th
Offensive Player of the Week: Layla Sirdah, Indiana
Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Phillips, Northwestern
Goalkeeper of the Week: Reiley Fitzpatrick, Northwestern
Freshman of the Week: Layla Sirdah, Indiana
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers open conference play with Ohio State on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Sirdah combined for five goals in two games with two assists out of the team's 14 goals and 13 assists last week. She scored four goals against Lawrence University in the Hoosiers 9-0 win on senior day and scored the gamewinner against Evansville in the fifth minute along with assists in the 5-0 victory over the Aces.
Sirdah, a native of Duluth, Ga., is the second player in program history to score four goals and tied the most points (8) in a match since Paige Webber in 2023. Her performance against Lawrence helped the Hoosiers tie the most goals (9) and points (25) in a single game since 1998 versus IUPUI.
She finished the non-conference portion of the season with 17 points, six goals and five assists. In the Big Ten, she currently ranks second in most points and goals and is tied first in the league with five assists.
2024 Big Ten Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Sept. 10th
Offensive Player of the Week: Layla Sirdah, Indiana
Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Phillips, Northwestern
Goalkeeper of the Week: Reiley Fitzpatrick, Northwestern
Freshman of the Week: Layla Sirdah, Indiana
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers open conference play with Ohio State on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
@IndianaWSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University women's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWSOC on X, Facebook and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
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