Michele Dalton honored after weekend performance
November 16, 2009 | Women's Soccer
Nov. 16, 2009
MADISON, Wis. -- Michele Dalton, Wisconsin’s sophomore goalkeeper, was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Women’s college Team of the Week on Nov. 15 for her performance in last weekend’s NCAA Tournament.
In the first round of the tournament, the Badgers tied Arizona State, 1-1 with Dalton contributing seven saves in the double overtime game to force a shootout. She then stopped the final two penalty kicks to give Wisconsin the 4-3 advantage to move on to the second round. Dalton made two saves in Wisconsin’s 1-0 shutout win over Central Florida in the second round of the tournament.
The Badgers now head to Boston to face second-seeded Boston College on Friday, Nov. 20 in the Sweet 16.
The full list of players selected for this week is as follows:
Michele Dalton, Wisconsin
Kelley O'Hara, Stanford
Sinead Farrelly, Virginia
Rachel Givan, North Carolina
Casey Luckhurst, Wake Forest
Marika Gray, Virginia Tech
Sydney Leroux, UCLA
Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame
Jessica Price, Florida State
Amy Caldwell, Boston College
Kayla Grimsley, South Carolina
Co-Players of the Week: Melissa Henderson and Sydney Leroux
Read more at topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer.
