Shae O'Rourke is the Women’s College Player of the Week after scoring both goals to hand Tennessee a historic victory over No. 1 North Carolina.

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Prior to the season, Tennessee had never defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the country, and it had been 24 years since a defending national champion lost its opening match of the season. O’Rourke changed all of that in one night, scoring two well-taken goals to lead the unranked Volunteers to a shocking 2-0 upset victory over the Tar Heels. The redshirt sophomore then followed that with a goal in just 24 minutes of action as Tennessee ran riot in a 9-0 defeat of Eastern Kentucky.

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Player of the Week: Shae O'Rourke, Tennessee

Women’s Team of the Week: August 14-17

GK: Anna Jenkins, Bellarmine - The redshirt freshman made the most of her collegiate debut, recording eight saves, including a penalty kick, to help the Knights defeat Miami (OH) 2-0. 

D: Jennie Immethun, UCLA - 90 minutes of stellar play and a brilliant goal-line clearance with 30 seconds remaining helped the Bruins secure a dramatic 1-0 opening day victory over Georgia.

D: Elise Evans, Stanford - The 2022 TDS Freshman of the Year is off to a hot start with a goal and two assists to cap off dominant victories over San Francisco and Santa Clara.

D: Ella Raimondi, Dayton - Raimondi was in fine form, playing all 180 minutes as the Flyers earned two cleansheets in a 2-0 defeat of Wright State and a 0-0 draw at No. 11 Michigan State. 

M: Sofia Bush, Iowa - In a matchup of two championship contenders, Bush was far and away the best player on the pitch, recording two assists and forcing a penalty kick to help the Hawkeyes defeat No. 7 Arkansas 3-2.

M: Ellie Garrison, Appalachian State - Garrison was clutch and clinical on the week, scoring three goals and two game winners in defeats of Western Carolina and Miami.

M: Lena Johnsen, Fordham - The junior midfielder made soccer look easy in a nearly flawless performance where she provided three assists to defeat Marist 4-0.

M: Megan Santa Cruz, Purdue - Purdue got off to a 2-0 start largely thanks to Santa Cruz providing a creative spark with two goals and an assist to defeat Indiana State and Ball State.

F: Shae O'Rourke, Tennessee - A record breaking two-goal performance versus No. 1 North Carolina followed by another strike against Eastern Kentucky gave O’Rourke a legendary week.

F: Naomi Clark, Oklahoma - With a brace versus Creigton and another double against heated rivals Oklahoma State, Clark was the superstar the Sooners needed to get off to a perfect start.

F: Mia Minestrella, Duke - Minestrella dominated one of the marquee matchups of the early season, scoring two and assisting another to account for all three goals in a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Penn State.

Honorable Mention: GK Izzy Palmatier (Sacramento State), D Izzy Luebbert (Saint Louis), D Anna Sikorski (Kentucky), D Macy Blackburn (Texas Tech), M Gianna Angelillo (Seton Hall), M Chloe Seelhoff (Montana), M Ai Kitagawa (Memphis), M Ava Morales (Maryland), F Alivia Stott (Tennessee), F Emma Newman (Richmond), F Maggie Groh (Delaware)

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