Economopoulos and McEntarfer Sweep Sun Belt Weekly Awards

NEW ORLEANS - Ashley Economopoulos and Dylan McEntarfer swept this week’s Sun Belt Weekly Awards, the conference announced on Tuesday. Economopoulos earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week while McEntarfer was selected Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week.

Old Dominion went 2-0 last week with back-to-back clean sheets after securing a 4-0 win at Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. The Monarchs followed that performance with a 2-0 victory over Coastal Carolina on Sunday for Senior Day.

Economopoulos scored the game-winning goals in back-to-back games. The Grantville, Pennsylvania native tallied six points over the week’s matches with two goals against LA Tech and one goal against the Chanticleers.

McEntarfer scored her second goal of the season on Sunday afternoon to help give ODU a 2-0 lead in the second half. The Virginia Beach native played every minute on the pitch over the two games and has only sat on the bench for six minutes this season. Old Dominion has kept seven conference clean sheets and nine total, both rank best in the Sun Belt.

Five ODU players have now earned a Sun Belt Player of the Week. Ellie Goodrich got the ball rolling on September 22 after securing a shutout in ODU’s 1-0 win over ULM. Ashlynn Kulha picked up a Defensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 29, it was the fifth time in the fourth-year defender's collegiate career that she earned the selection. Libby Holmes was the latest Monarch to earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on October 6 after she scored the game-winning goal in the Silver and Blue’s 1-0 win against South Alabama.