OMAHA, Neb. – Kiana Dualan captured her first Summit League Offensive Player of the Week honor, the league office announced Monday.
Dualan scored her first two career goals in a 2-1 victory over Western Illinois on Sunday that punched Omaha's first ticket to the Summit League Championship.
Dualan put the Mavericks on the board first with a goal in the closing seconds of the first half, then broke a 1-1 tie in the 61st minute with a goal that eventually cemented Omaha's postseason first postseason berth since joining the league in 2012. With the win, UNO finished fourth in the league standings, one point ahead of South Dakota.
South Dakota goalkeeper Parker Rytz garnered Summit League Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
Omaha opens Summit League tournament play on Thursday, Nov. 1, against South Dakota State. Kickoff in Brookings, S.D. is scheduled for 3 p.m.
2018 The Summit League Players of the Week
August 20
O: Katie Moller, North Dakota
D: Ryliegh Bohnenstiehl, Oral Roberts
August 27
O: Leah Manuleleua, South Dakota State
D: Parker Rytz, South Dakota
September 4
O: Meg Halvorson, Denver
D: Olivia Swenson, North Dakota
September 10
O: Brookelyn Dew, North Dakota State
D: Allyson Hayner, Purdue Fort Wayne
D: Brittany Wilson, Denver
September 17
O: Katie Moller, North Dakota
D: Maggie Smither, South Dakota State
September 24
O: Taryn Labree, South Dakota
D: Haley Lydon, Purdue Fort Wayne
October 1
O: Samantha Feller, Denver
D: Hanna Norman, North Dakota State
October 8
O: Taryn Labree, South Dakota
D: Maggie Smither, South Dakota State
October 15
O: Emily Romero, Omaha
D: Monica Polgar, North Dakota State
October 22
O: Katie Moller, North Dakota
D: Annie Williams, South Dakota State
October 29
O: Kiana Dualan, Omaha
D: Parker Rytz, South Dakota
