ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University freshman forward Sydney Grant has been recognized as the South Atlantic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending October 2, the SAC office announced Tuesday.
Grant scored three goals in two matches to lead the Pioneers to wins over Lincoln Memorial (2-1) on Wednesday and Salem (5-0) on Saturday. The Schaumburg, Illinois native scored in the 22nd minute in the victory at Lincoln Memorial, and picked up goals in the sixth and 66th minutes in the win against Salem.
Grant is tied for second on the team in goals with four and is third with 11 points for the Pioneers (6-3-1 overall, 1-3-1 SAC). She has registered a point in five of the Pioneers' 10 matches and leads the squad with 12 shots on goal.
Tusculum will host Anderson in a SAC matchup on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Pioneer Field.