APSU Sports: Women’s Soccer
Clarksville, TN – Sophomore Tatiana Ariza, of the Austin Peay State University women’s soccer team was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week, Tuesday.
Not only did Tatiana tally 14 points in the Lady Govs’ season-opening road trip sweep of Alabama A&M and Chattanooga, she did it in an efficient fashion. The Bogota, Colombia native – who recently participated in the FIFA Women’s World Cup – scored five goals on nine shots.
In the season-opener at Alabama A&M, Ariza registered her first career hat trick as the Lady Govs scored a program-record 14 goals against the Bulldogs. She also tallied two assists in the contest, matching a career best.
The goals kept coming for Ariza at Chattanooga, Sunday. She scored the first and last goal, while assisting on a pair of middle goals, in a 4-0 win against the Mocs.
Her offensive prowess already has begun rewriting the Austin Peay record books. Her five weekend goals increased her career total to 20, making her the program’s second all-time leading scorer.
