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Posted by Dave Laketa - Tue, Oct. 16, 2012 - [ Women's Soccer ] - Viewed 364 times
Katie Dirkse
Katie Dirkse

CHICAGO --- Robert Morris University's Florence Dadson (Cape Coast, Ghana) is proving unstoppable this season having captured her fourth Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award in the past five weeks, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.

Joining Dadson on the awards stand this week is Olivet Nazarene University's Katie Dirkse (Downers Grove, Ill.), who claimed the league's defensive accolades for the week ending Oct. 14.

Dadson, a junior forward, played a role in all four Robert Morris goals in a 4-2 upset victory of NAIA No. 22-ranked Trinity International University on Wednesday and then contributed to the Eagles' 5-0 shutout of Cardinal Stritch University on Saturday.  Dadson scored twice and provided two assists in the Trinity International game and collected one goal and one assist in only 25 minutes of play versus Cardinal Stritch.

Adding her three goals and three assists this week to her season totals, Dadson has now authored 17 goals, nine assists and 43 points in ten games played.  The 17 goals and 43 points rank her sixth in the nation in those two categories.

Dirkse, a senior midfielder, keyed a pair of shutouts with her defensive play for the NAIA No. 9-ranked Tigers this past week.  Olivet Nazarene gained identical 8-0 wins over Holy Cross College on Wednesday and Calumet College of St. Joseph on Saturday.  The two opponents combined for just four shots on goal and eight shots total.

Dirkse also got into the act offensively for ONU contributing three assists in the win over Holy Cross.

Olivet Nazarene extended its winning streak to seven games with the pair of victories with all seven contests being shutouts.  The Tigers are 11-2 overall and a perfect 7-0 in league play.

Robert Morris is 9-5 overall and 6-1 in the conference.

The two teams square off against one another Tuesday night in Bourbonnais.