FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (9/26/00)
Contact:  Patrick Netherton, Sports Information Director
Phone - (318) 869-5092, Fax - (318) 869-5128

Lara Brown Named Women's Soccer Independent Player of the Week

SHREVEPORT, LA -- Centenary senior forward Lara Brown has been named the
independent universities’ soccer Player of the Week after her four-goal performance in two wins this week.

Brown scored three goals on three shots in a 5-1 win over McNeese State in Lake Charles, followed by a goal in Centenary’s 2-1 win over Drury University at home.

Currently, Brown is tied for 19th in points per game in the nation at 2.6, as well as leading all independents in scoring with 26 total points, ten more than the next closest competitor. She is also tied for first place in assists with six.

Brown leads a 7-3 Centenary squad that has already won two tournaments this season. Brown was named to the All-Tournament team in both tournaments. This is her first time to be named Player of the Week.

The women’s soccer independents are: Alabama A&M, Albany College, Colorado College, South Carolina State, Stony Brook, Virginia Tech and Centenary.
 

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