Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Tillett Named TSWA Player of the Week
9/11/2018 12:35:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The awards keep on pouring in for the Middle Tennessee soccer team as the Raiders received their second consecutive TSWA Player of the Week. Hannah Tillett earned the honor after Miya Lennon won the award the previous week.
TIllett collected the award as she racked up eight points and four goals in MT's two shutout wins. On Friday against Valpo, Tillett connected on a penalty kick. She is now a perfect, 3-3 on penalty kicks this season. The goal ended up being the game winner over the Crusaders while she also led the team in shots with five. Then on Sunday, Tillett again paced the team in shots with four. Three of those shots were goals as the freshman recorded her first career hat trick and the first hat trick for the Blue Raiders since the 2012 season. Her first goal of the night was again the game winner against the Catamounts, coming in just the 16th minute of the contest. Tillett now leads MT and C-USA in goals with seven and points with 18. She also ranks in the top five in the country in points per game (2.57), goals per game (1.00), total points (18) and total goals (7).
"Hannah was instrumental in both wins this weekend," said Head Coach Aston Rhoden. "For her to get this recognition as a freshman is awesome especially given the strong players in the state of Tennessee."
With the victory, the Blue Raiders improved to 5-2 on the season to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule.
MT will open up the conference slate on Sunday, Sept. 16 when the squad hosts UTSA at 1 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN3.
