Tanya Boychuk named AAC Offensive Player of the Week
Mar 29, 2021 | Women's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis junior midfielder Tanya Boychuk has been named American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Freshman midfielder Haylee Spray was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll.
Boychuk scored two goals as No. 17 Memphis defeated No. 6 Vanderbilt 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, giving the Tigers their first-ever win over a Top 10 team.
After scoring the opening goal of the game in the 66th minute, Boychuk scored a golden goal to clinch the victory in the 96th minute. The Edmonton, Alberta, native buried the game-decider into the top right corner on an assist from Mya Jones. Boychuk now has three goals on the season and 15 in her career.
Spray scored the Tigers' second goal of the game in the 77th minute, which gave Memphis a 2-0 lead. She now has goals in back-to-back matches after scoring the first of her career against Temple on March 21.
Memphis (7-1 overall, 5-0 AAC) has won five consecutive games and is tied atop the AAC standings with USF. The Tigers have two regular-season games remaining, at USF on Saturday and at home against ECU on April 11.
